GOP Rep. Boebert Introduces Resolution Recognizing Emma Weyant As Rightful Winner Of NCAA Swim Final Over Biological Male – By John Rigolizzo (Daily Wire) / March 30, 2022
A group of Republicans in Congress is introducing a federal resolution to recognize University of Virginia swimmer Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle swimming championship.
The resolution, authored by Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, and co-sponsored by 21 House Republicans, seeks to recognize Weyant as the rightful winner of the championship after Weyant placed second behind biologically male swimmer Lia Thomas, who competed as a transgender female.
The resolution recognizes Weyant as a “world-class student-athlete,” and touts her accomplishments, including her silver medal finish in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2020-21 Summer Olympics in Tokyo; her relay team finishing second in the 800-yard freestyle relay; her contribution to the Virginia Cavaliers swimming team winning the NCAA Division I swimming championship overall; and her four-time All-American titles in high school, among other accolades. It describes Weyant as “a role model for girls across the country.”
