Swimmer Riley Gaines decries transgender athletes competing in women's sports: 'We are eradicating women'

All-American swimmer Riley Gaines weighs in on the debate over transgender athletes in women's sports on 'America Reports.'

Twelve-time NCAA All-American swimmer Riley Gaines is praising Republicans for putting forward legislation to ban biologically male transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. 

"If you believe in science, you know there is man and woman," Gaines told "America Reports" on Thursday. "To deny that is to deny science, it’s to deny logic, it's to deny reason and, quite frankly, common sense." 

The athlete pointed out many leftists have changed their language about women, barring words such as "motherhood" or "breastfeeding." 

"We are eradicating women as a whole," she said. "We're changing dictionary definitions. We have a sitting Supreme Court justice who can't define what it is to be a woman because she claims she's not a biologist. I'm also not a biologist, but it doesn't take one to acknowledge what a woman is and the struggles that we go through and we deserve to be celebrated on our own physical limitations." 

I AM A 12X NCAA ALL-AMERICAN SWIMMER. FEMALE ATHLETES SHOULD COMPETE ON THE BASIS OF SEX, NOT GENDER 

Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines speaks during a rally on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, outside of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio.  (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

The swimmer ripped a recent court decision saying USA Powerlifting must allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. 

"If there's one sport where the difference between male and female in terms of sheer strength and athleticism would shine, it's powerlifting," she explained. 

"We know testosterone has an effect on performance, outcome and strength. Men, on average and this is not opinionated, it's a