Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines gave an emotional opening statement at the Senate hearing on ‘Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.’ Rep.
Greg Steube, R-Fla., met with N.C. State swimming star Kylee Alons on Wednesday, and he wrote on social media that she told him a story from the 2022 NCAA Championships.
Steube said Alons told him that she decided to change in a storage closet instead of out in the open because Lia Thomas was allowed to change in the women’s locker room. "Today I met with Kylee, the most decorated swimmer in NC State history," Steube tweeted. "She told me how she changed in a storage closet at the NCAA finals rather than experience the sexual harassment that comes with undressing in front of Will ‘Lia’ Thomas – a biological male who insisted on being in the female locker room." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Alons was in her senior year with the Wolfpack when she participated in the NCAA Championships.
Thomas became the first transgender woman to win a national title that season. Alons, who wrapped up her collegiate career this year after opting into her fifth season, was a two-time national champion, having won the 400 medley relay and the 200 medley relay in 2021.