Women's sports activist responds to personal attack from Keith Olbermann after SCOTUS trans athlete hearing

Former NCAA swimmer Kaitlynn Wheeler discusses the Supreme Court's oral arguments on cases challenging state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports on 'Fox & Friends First.'

Former University of Kentucky women's swimmer Kaitlynn Wheeler fired back at unemployed media personality Keith Olbermann after Olbermann levied a personal insult against Wheeler on social media. 

Olbermann responded on X to Wheeler's post celebrating a woman's rights rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday during oral arguments for two cases focused on the legality of biological male trans athletes in women's sports. Wheeler and several other prominent activists including Riley Gaines, Brooke Slusser and Stephanie Turner spoke outside the court in support of the protection of women's sports. 

"It's still about you trying to find an excuse for a lifetime wasted trying to succeed in sports without talent," Olbermann wrote in response to Wheeler's post. 

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Wheeler was one of the women's college swimmers who had to compete against and share a locker room with transgender former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas at the 2022 NCAA championships. Wheeler, who was Gaines' teammate at the time, also earned All-SEC First Team honors and is an SEC champion in the 800m free relay.

Wheeler provided a statement to Fox News Digital in response to Olbermann's attack, suggesting the pundit is an "angry old man," attempting to stay relevant. 

"When women refuse to be silent, angry old men like Keith Olbermann lash out. That doesn’t bother me. It proves why this fight matters. We’re fighting for fairness.