Top swimmer slams NCAA for ‘eradicating’ women’s rights in sports

Former NCAA swimmer Kylee Alons and Concerned Women for America CEO Penny Nance discuss this topic on The Ingraham Angle.

A renowned former North Carolina State University swimmer blasted NCAA league policies over biological men being allowed to compete in women's sports after she addressed lawmakers on the divisive issue.

Kylee Alons, considered the most decorated swimmer in the university's history, told Fox News Digital she felt "powerless" after being forced to compete against and change in locker room with a biological man.

"That’s really how I felt throughout this whole thing," Alons said after meeting last week with House lawmakers who passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which would ban athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls. 

"I felt like they had made a decision, and they had power over everyone and accountability from no one," she added. "So I felt powerless to even speak out about my feelings, even though I knew that there were so many girls in my corner. Sadly the support from the NCAA wasn't there to help me share my voice."

Alons, a 31-time All American, 2-time NCAA National Champion and 5-time ACC Champion competed in 2022 against transgender star athlete Lia Thomas. Alons said she felt so "violated" and "unsafe" changing in front of Thomas in a locker room. Alons changed in a utility closet. 

"I have been a competitive swimmer for probably about 15 years, and the past 10 years of that has been, a majority of my time has been swimming," Alons said. "I have sacrificed a lot of social outings. I’ve sacrifice vacations in order to be able to swim and get to the level that I was at."

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