(Christian Headlines) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation Tuesday naming Virginia swimmer and Florida native Emma Weyant the “rightful winner” of the NCAA Championship’s 500-yard freestyle, one week after she finished second to Penn’s Lia Thomas, a transgender woman who is biologically male.
Weyant would have won the national title in the event if not for NCAA rules that allow biological males who identify as female to compete following one year of hormone suppression. Thomas swam for the Penn men’s team for three years.