Female Swimmer Beaten By Male Faces Lifetime Competition Ban For Talking About It |
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Female Swimmer Beaten By Male Faces Lifetime Competition Ban For Talking About It
‘Coming in second to a biological male at a national championship is not fair. That’s not hate. That’s my new reality.’
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Angie Griffin swims like a woman, a skill that earned her the title of a top ten U.S. Masters Swimming competitor in her age group for more than a decade.
The 46-year-old’s dedication to the sport means Griffin does, as she humbly told The Federalist in a phone interview, “all right” at USMS competitions. At first glance, Griffin’s second-place performance last April in her USMS age division’s national championship breaststroke event seemed to fit that bill.
It wasn’t until after the meet that Griffin realized she was only runner-up because a man took first place.
Lost a national title to a man.⁰Spoke up.⁰Now facing a lifetime ban.Women’s sports—and free speech—are on the line. pic.twitter.com/HH7DYJNp9W— ICONS (@icons_women) March 19, 2026
Lost a national title to a man.⁰Spoke up.⁰Now facing a lifetime ban.Women’s sports—and free speech—are on the line. pic.twitter.com/HH7DYJNp9W
One year later, instead of focusing on winning at this year’s USMS Spring Nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina, Griffin is gearing up to argue against a lifetime ban from the organization that made her fall back in love with the water for saying men in women’s sports is unfair.”
“I swim for fun,” the Bay Stater said. “I don’t participate in the committees and the making of these policies and the rules. I didn’t know they had little bylaws that they could say, ‘Hey, you’re speaking your mind and using facts for your opinion. So we’re gonna silence you for having a different opinion than us.’”
Griffin started swimming as a child and eventually worked her way up to........