OutKick's Riley Gaines, along with 15 other former and current female college athletes, are among those championing the critical lawsuit regarding transgender athletes. ICONS previously sent a demand letterto the NCAA in 2023 to keep women's sports exclusive to female athletes, but is now taking the next step in the form of legal …An internet source close to Riley Gaines claims the swimmer has settled her lawsuit against the NCAA for more than a million dollars…and a guaranteed spot at this year's finals. "Ms. Gaines was treated unfairly and as a result, her career has suffered," said entertainment attorney Joe Barron, "This is a huge leap to her getting her ...At the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in March 2022, Riley Gaines tied with Lia Thomas for fifth place in the 200 freestyle. Amid hateful media scrutiny of Thomas, who is transgender, and ...Former NCAA swimmer and activist Riley Gaines encountered difficulties gaining entry to the NCAA annual convention despite her previous nomination for Woman of the Year, as reported by Outkick. According to Gaines, individuals overseeing entry denied her access even when presented with the appropriate credentials. In her account to …Riley Gaines speaks during a discussion on transgender athletes In women's sports during a National Girls and Women in Sports day event on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Feb. 01, 2023, in Washington DC.Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines said the battle to let trans athletes born biologically male, like Lia Thomas, compete in women's sports is "the opposite" of "progressive."Nov 22, 2023 · The X post purports that Gaines has been accepted to the United States women’s swim team for the upcoming summer Olympics and Thomas was rejected. The post shares side-by-side images of the two with Gaines pointing at the camera while looking enthused and Thomas looking down and disappointed.Riley Gaines, a former Kentucky swimmer, along with a group of 16 current and former college female athletes, has filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate …There’s no doubt we were created equal – but we’re not the same. That’s why I launched the Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute . My team of Ambassadors and I are building a movement of students, athletes, and concerned citizens who are fed up with the attack on our freedoms and rights – and who dare to defy the dangerous ...15 Jan 2024. Former NCAA swimmer and activist Riley Gaines was reportedly denied entry at the NCAA annual convention despite having previously been nominated Woman of the Year. Speaking with Outkick, Riley Gaines said that people in charge of entry would not let her into the convention even after she showed the proper credentials.Is Riley Gaines a millionaire after suing Whoopi Goldberg? Find out the truth behind the viral claim and the source of the fake news.MSNNCAA swimming champion Riley Gaines and other women leaders will appear before a House Oversight subcommittee next week on the Biden administration's proposed Title IX changes.Riley Gaines Settled a Lawsuit Against Swimmer Lia Thomas for $1.2M? ... 2023 Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines has criticized an NCAA decision that allowed Thomas, ...Riley Gaines is scheduled to give the commencement address to Adrian's graduating class on May 5. ... Thomas had become the first transgender female to win an NCAA Division 1 championship title ...In this episode, Riley interviews Jennifer Sey, CEO and founder of XX-XY Athletics. Jennifer shares her journey from being an elite gymnast to confronting abuse in the sport, which led to her advocacy for women and truth. After leaving a long career at Levi's due to her stance on children's rights during the pandemic, she founded XX-XY Athletics.Oct 19, 2023 · On Oct. 9, 2023, SpaceXMania published an article claiming former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines had won a $10 million "defamation lawsuit" against "The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg:In a shocking turn of events, former swimmer Riley Gaines has filed a $2 million lawsuit against fellow athlete Lia Thomas, claiming that Thomas "took everything" from her. The lawsuit alleges ...Gaines has been vocal on the national level about banning transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. She tied with Lia Thomas, who was born a biological male and transitioned to female ...She competed in the 2022 NCAA swimming and diving championships against the University of Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas, who became the first trans woman to win a national title. Gaines and Thomas tied in the 200 freestyle, with both placing fifth. The NCAA has allowed transgender athletes to compete since 2010.Riley Gaines. Riley Marie Gaines [2] (born April 21, 2000), [3] [4] also known as Riley Gaines Barker, [5] is an American former competitive swimmer from Gallatin, Tennessee, [6] who competed for the University of Kentucky NCAA swim team. She was the 2022 Southeastern Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.Riley Gaines & large anti-trans coalition to rally against trans athletes at NCAA convention. The NCAA allows trans students to compete as their gender if they meet certain hormone requirements.March 14, 2024 2:56 pm. . Athlete and women's rights advocate Riley Gaines, alongside the Independent Council on Women's Sports, filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, the University System of ...Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing Lia ...Mar 15, 2024 · ATLANTA (AP) — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta ...At the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in March 2022, Gaines and Thomas tied for fifth place in the finals of women's 200-yard freestyle, but Thomas was the one to receive a medal.The complaint highlights an alleged incident at the 2022 NCAA national swimming championship -- weeks after the NCAA's ruling -- involving former University …The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta.Riley Gaines and over a dozen other female athletes filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the NCAA over its policies that allow men to compete in women’s sports.. Gaines, a former swimmer with the University of Kentucky, and other female athletes say that the NCAA’s policies allowing men to compete in women’s sports violate their privacy and has cost them opportunities.NCAA swimming legend and women's sports advocate Riley Gaines hit back against a "Squad" Democrat after she called her and other witnesses' testimony against transgender males in women's sports ...by Lexi Lonas - 03/15/24 11:11 AM ET. (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images) Dozens of college swimmers and volleyball players are suing the NCAA over its transgender policies, according to a lawsuit filed ...Claim: In November 2023, swimmer Riley Gaines earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, while Lia Thomas, the first transgender swimmer to win a national championship, was rejected.Riley Gaines was a swimmer from the University of Kentucky, who faced trans athlete Lia Thomas at the 200-yard NCAA freestyle championship. Both tied for fifth, but Riley Gaines was denied the podium.R iley Gaines visited Phoenix on January 11 ahead of the annual NCAA Convention. The former swimmer, along with many coaches, students, and their parents, rallied outside the convention to demand ...Posted on November 30, 2023. In a surprising and unprecedented move, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has decided to revisit the distribution of medals between Lia Thomas and Riley Gaines, acknowledging a mistake in their initial assessment. The decision, which reflects the complex intersection of fairness, inclusivity, …Riley Gaines, the swimmer from Kentucky who was robbed of her lifelong dream by a biological male swimming as a female, has settled with the NCAA. The league will give Gaines $1.2 million after she leaves school to pay for the year of her life lost, along with the emotional distress of what she went through. “I saw his genitals,” she told ...March 14, former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, together with 15 other female athletes, filed a lawsuit against the NCAA claiming the organization violated Title IX: "The NCAA's Transgender Eligibility Policies on their face and in practice deprive women of equal opportunity in comparison to men in college sports governed by the NCAA.".Riley Gaines visited Phoenix on January 11 ahead of the annual NCAA Convention. The former swimmer, along with many coaches, students, and their parents, rallied outside the convention to demand ..."I'm suing the NCAA along with 15 other collegiate athletes who have lost out on titles, records, & roster spots to men posing as women," Gaines, a member of OutKick and host of the Gaines for ...An internet source close to Riley Gaines claims the swimmer has settled her lawsuit against the NCAA for more than a million dollars…and a guaranteed spot at this year’s finals. “Ms. Gaines was treated unfairly and as a result, her career has suffered,” said entertainment attorney Joe Barron, “This is a huge leap to her getting her life back.”Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines speaks at a rally on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, outside of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate) Darren Abate/APATLANTA —. Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by ...In October 2023, former NCAA swimmer Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, decided to swim with a men's team after facing "extreme criticism." ... Liles, Jordan. “Riley Gaines Settled a Lawsuit ...Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022.. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, details the shock Gaines and other swimmers felt when they learned they ...Gaines analogizes the NCAA practices at issue to refusals to deal and argues that, because the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down arrangements in *746 which a firm with monopoly power refuses to deal with other firms in order to exclude them from business, this Court similarly should find that the NCAA is unlawfully …EXCLUSIVE: The San Fransisco State University Police Department has suspended its investigation into women's sports activist and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines' hostage incident and assault last year, saying the alleged charges are "unfounded." Gaines said she was assaulted and held hostage for ransom in April 2023 after speaking at San Francisco State University about Read More >According to a reliable internet source close to Riley Gaines, the swimmer has reached a settlement in her lawsuit against the NCAA, securing a sum exceeding one million dollars and a confirmed spot in this year's finals. Entertainment attorney Joe Barron, representing Gaines, emphasized the perceived unfair treatment she endured, which ...In 2022, Gaines, then a University of Kentucky student, tied for fifth place with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in the 200-yard NCAA freestyle championship. Thomas also won the 500-yard NCAA ...University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas and Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines tied for 5th in the 200 Freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 18th, 2022 at the ...F ormer University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines is holding strong to her criticism of the NCAA for its leaders' reluctance to meet with female athletes who say they have been adversely ...WASHINGTON (TND) — She is on the front lines leading the charge to ban transgender athletes from competing in girl's and women's sports. NCAA champion swimmer Riley Gaines joined The National Desk’s Jan Jeffcoat to speak about the issue and discuss the latest transgender sports ban in North Carolina. "So like most athletes, I trained my ...Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss her reaction to the South Carolina women's basketball coach's comments on trans athletes in women's sports.Riley Gaines explains on "OutKick The Morning" why female athletes had to launch a legal battle against the NCAA over its transgender policy.Riley Gaines smacked the director of operations of the NCAA during the annual convention this week in Phoenix. ... Along with Gaines, former NCAA swimmers, coaches, students, and their parents ...Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines called out Dawn Staley's stance on transgender athletes in women's sports after the South Carolina basketball coach said anyone who identifies as a woman should be ...Riley Gaines recently sued the NCAA along with her other collegiate athletes. On March 14th, Riley Gaines sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association and other entities for a loss of women's ...Aug 16, 2023 · Riley Gaines Settles Civil Suit Against Lia Thomas for $1.2 Million. Riley lost more than a race. The article claimed: The NCAA had nothing to say about it, so Riley did what she had to and got a lawyer. After more than a year, it finally paid off. Gaines settles out of court with Thomas for $1.2 million.Rating: On Aug. 15, 2023, The Dunning-Kruger Times published an article positing that former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines settled a lawsuit with former University of Pennsylvania ...Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing ...LAS VEGAS (March 14, 2024) — The Independent Council on Women’s Sports has announced exclusive funding support for a critical lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).The lawsuit on behalf of 16 former and current female collegiate athletes includes Riley Gaines (Swimmer, Gallatin, TN), Reka Gyorgy …Gaines is known for criticizing an NCAA decision that allowed Thomas, who is transgender, to compete against Gaines in a women's championship race, as The Associated Press reported. The Dunning ...Jennifer Graham is the Ideas and Culture editor of the Deseret News. Riley Gaines, the former Kentucky swimmer who rose to prominence for speaking out against transgender women competing against biological women in college sports, says that a speech she was asked to give at Penn State University today was canceled because of her views. In a ...An internet source close to Riley Gaines claims the swimmer has settled her lawsuit against the NCAA for more than a million dollars…and a guaranteed spot at this year's finals. "Ms. Gaines was treated unfairly and as a result, her career has suffered," said entertainment attorney Joe Barron, "This is a huge leap to her getting her ...The National Collegiate Athletic Association and the five most prominent athletic conferences agreed to a $2.77 billion settlement of a class-action lawsuit on Thursday, ushering in a new era of ...The NCAA had nothing to say about it, so Riley did what she had to and got a lawyer. After more than a year, it finally paid off. Gaines settles out of court with Thomas for $1.2 million. “It’s justice,” said Gaines, “for every little girl who tries her hardest and loses to someone who cheats.”The lawsuit is led by former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines. The athletes' grievance is the NCAA allowing men who say they are women to compete in women's sports. ... make unprecedented investments in women's sports and ensure fair competition in all NCAA championships." Gaines and others have advocated for Virginia to pass a ...Riley Gaines & large anti-trans coalition to rally against trans athletes at NCAA convention. The NCAA allows trans students to compete as their gender if they meet certain hormone requirements.In this new framework, each NCAA sport will cede to the policies set by either their respective national or world governing bodies to decide the eligibility of transgender women. Riley Gaines ...Riley Gaines was among the 16 current and former female athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, saying the organization's transgender policy violates Title IX.Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines after tying for fifth place with University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas in the 200 freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 18 ...Riley Gaines said she had to take a she/her pronoun "training" during her senior year at Kentucky, the same year she faced transgender national champion swimmer Lia Thomas. "Senior in college.Riley Gaines Ambassador Independent Women’s Voice Tuesday, December 5, 2023. My name is Riley Gaines, and I am an Ambassador for Independent Women’s Voice. I am here today to urge you to protect women’s sports and Title IX. My story is, by now, well known: Prior to joining IW, I was a student at the University of Kentucky where I was a ...Gaines is a 23-year-old American former competitive swimmer from Gallatin, Tennessee. As a swimmer, she competed for the University of Kentucky NCAA swim team. She was named the 2022 Southeastern Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In addition, she campaigned against the participation of trans women in …Gaines also took part in a protest at the NCAA convention and spoke about the matter at a Donald Trump rally. While visiting San Francisco State University for a Turning Point USA student chapter ...It was the 2022 NCAA Championships, where she and Thomas finished fifth and the scores were tied, and to the surprise of Gaines, she had to settle for sixth place, which was unfair according to her.Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and several other college athletes, past and present, delivered a petition to the NCAA at its annual convention in Phoenix on Thursday calling ...TRUE: The NCAA Settled With Riley Gaines For $1.2 Million And A Spot In This Year's FinalsQ Riley, what did you experience when you tied with transgender student- athlete Lia Thomas in the women's 200-yard freestyle at the NCAA Tournament? Gaines: The NCAA told me Lia would take home the fifth place championship trophy because it was necessary for photo purposes and that mine would later come in the mail.College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies. FILE - Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, second from right, stands during a rally on Thursday, Jan. 12 ...Claim: Former collegiate swimmers Riley Gaines and Lia Thomas settled a lawsuit with an agreement that awards Gaines $1.2 million. Rating: Labeled Satire (About this rating?On Aug. 15, 2023, The ...A Kentucky jury reached a swift verdict in the case of Gaines v. Thomas and the NCAA, deliberating for only 15 minutes. Upon their return, visibly emotional, they awarded Riley $3.9 million from the NCAA and an additional $1.2 million from Thomas. Expressing her satisfaction, Gaines shared with her followers on platform X, "This verdict ...Gaines is known for criticizing an NCAA decision that allowed Thomas, who is transgender, to compete against Gaines in a women's championship race, as The Associated Press reported. The Dunning ...