Hungarian Swimmer Blames Trans Swimmer For Stealing Her Place In NCAA Final—After Coming In 17th

WOW: Virginia Tech swimmer Reka Gyorgy says her finals spot was stolen from her by Lia Thomas because of "the @NCAA's decision to let someone who is not a biological female to compete."pic.twitter.com/vrtEfqZ0LW

— Mary Margaret Olohan (@Mary Margaret Olohan) 1647799989

She got 17th place and blames Lia Thomas? 15 other women beat her in the 500m. She should've swam faster.https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1505608396564832268\u00a0\u2026

— Alejandra Caraballo \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 (@Alejandra Caraballo \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7) 1647827617

Wanting to change rules bc it didn't work out in their favor wow

— \ud83c\udd71\ufe0fth.roast (@\ud83c\udd71\ufe0fth.roast) 1647835984

She finished 17th, so not the last competitor bumped out of the final.

— Katelyn Burns (@Katelyn Burns) 1647836766

Or maybe it does give you a picture of what\u2019s going on: the obsession over trans bodies paired with the silence about the attacks on our community is, in fact, quite telling.

— The Chris Mosier (@The Chris Mosier) 1647709749

Just coming right out and saying it, huh? "Members of this minority group being successful means they take spots that rightfully should go to members of the majority group." She doesn't want fairness, she wants a guarantee of victory.

— Matthew Prorok (@Matthew Prorok) 1647802802

Bruh she got 17th place. Lia beating her means nothing when 15 other swimmers were ahead of her. It\u2019s sad that she\u2019s using transphobia to cope with the negative emotions of losing. She should\u2019ve trained more and swam faster. This should motivate her to do better, not be bitter.

— #SayGay (@#SayGay) 1647828644

it\u2019s weird that the other 16 swimmers who \u201ctook her spot away\u201d are somehow not a problem \n\nswim faster next time - it\u2019s a race, not little league.

— \ud83e\udd88\ud83c\udf3b shonks for ukraine \ud83c\udf3b\ud83e\udd88 (@\ud83e\udd88\ud83c\udf3b shonks for ukraine \ud83c\udf3b\ud83e\udd88) 1647824695

Congratulations Lia!!!!

— The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (@The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein) 1647721346

Congratulations to Lia Thomas for winning the 500m free! It was close until the very end, where she was a second and a half ahead.\n\nShe endured so much hate and vitriol, but trained through it all, and is our first national trans woman NCAA champion of any sport!pic.twitter.com/4Va9uCg189

— Erin, Trail Mom (@Erin, Trail Mom) 1647561314

Lia Thomas deserves all the celebration for her success this season, but instead is being met with nationwide misogyny and transphobia.\n\nLia, we need people like you. Not only as a swimmer, but to inspire women athletes\u2014cis and trans\u2014everywhere.https://www.newsweek.com/why-im-proud-support-trans-athletes-like-lia-thomas-opinion-1689192\u00a0\u2026

— National Women's Law Center (@National Women's Law Center) 1647646380

Congratulations to Lia Thomas. What a brave student athlete. She attends my school (Penn State) and we're all behind her. She represents our school with pride and courage. Not to mention she's dominant as hell & would destroy any woman who steps in her path.

— J. Mulholland (@J. Mulholland) 1647622278