Simone Biles took aim at former U.S. NCAA swimmer turned conservative pundit Riley Gaines on Friday over the latter's recent comments advocating for the exclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports .
Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a l awsuit against the NCAA in March 2024 , accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022. In that championship, Thomas and Gaines tied for fifth but only Thomas was handed the fifth-place trophy in the 200-yard final. Since then, Gaines has become an activist staunchly opposed to having transgender athletes in women's sports.
Recently, Gaines' commentary has also included spotlighting and, in some cases, vilifying t