Former NCAA swimmer forced to compete with Lia Thomas details 'extreme discomfort' in the locker room

University of Kentucky NCAA swimmer Riley Thomas shares the realities of competing against biological men during the national championship in a preview of 'Tucker Carlson Today' on Fox Nation.

After speaking out against the NCAA’s decision allowing biological males to compete against women in her sport, former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines says she’s garnered more words of encouragement than hate mail.

"I have received so much support, like it's insane," Gaines told Fox News host Tucker Carlson, "which tells me who the majority is, what the general population thinks even if you're not an athlete, if you're not a female. It's like we said – common sense."

On the newest episode of Fox Nation's "Tucker Carlson Today," streaming now, Gaines gave a deep dive into the events leading up to transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas "blowing everyone out of the water" and eventually tying with Gaines for a national title.

The former Kentucky swimmer explained how she and her teammates first learned about Thomas and her extremely competitive swim times in November 2021.

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"Your better swimmers know of your better swimmers regardless of what school or what conference you're at… You compete internationally together. Even if you're not on the same collegiate team, you've probably been on teams together before," Gaines noted. "All of a sudden, out of nowhere, there's this article posted that says, ‘Lia Thomas, swimmer at UPenn, posts 1.41 200m freestyle,’ which is a very, very fast time."

After discovering that Thomas competed in the men’s division the past three seasons before transitioning to a woman, Gaines claimed she