Former All-American swimmer Riley Gaines lashed out at rival Lia Thomas after the transgender-identifying athlete complained that “trans kids lose out on opportunities” because many states and athletic bodies have barred biological males from competing against females.
In an appearance on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Gaines, a former University of Kentucky star, cited the words of Thomas, who competed for the University of Pennsylvania men’s team before switching to the women’s team. Gaines, who has become increasingly outspoken in the cause for protecting female athletes from unfair competition, said it is men posing as women who are stealing opportunities.
“Lia Thomas [was] quoted saying, you know, ‘It breaks my heart to see trans kids lose out on opportunities,” Gaines told Morgan. “Replace that with word ‘woman.’ Does it still break Thomas’s heart to see women lose out on opportunities? Because that’s what’s happening.”
Thomas last year tied Gaines…