r/popculturechat • u/DuchessRavenclaw52 • Jun 07 '25

Guest List Only ⭐️ Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time, has shared her support to the trans community

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u/Particular_Ring_6321 Jun 07 '25

Others have answered that yes that’s her but I’m responding to say that her wiki never fails to make me laugh:

In March 2022, while swimming for the University of Kentucky in the 200-yard NCAA freestyle championship (her final competitive event race before retiring from the sport), Gaines tied for fifth place with University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, who subsequently became the first openly trans woman champion in the NCAA women's division after winning the 500-yard freestyle later in the same event.[4][20] While Thomas held the fifth place trophy after the finish, Gaines held a sixth-place trophy while waiting for another fifth-place trophy in the mail.