Elite female college swimmer begins competing against men, finishes nearly last

Elite female college swimmer begins competing against men, finishes nearly last

Though much of the controversy regarding so-called “transgenderism” and athletic competition focuses on biological males infiltrating women’s sports, a recent op-ed in the New York Times highlights the story of a female college swimmer who has begun competing against men — and has more or less tanked her collegiate career.

Iszac Henig, a senior earth and planetary sciences major at Yale University, spent most of her life competing against other females — and winning. She grew up “in progressive California,” where she and her teammates broke a national relay record when she was just 14. By 2016, she was so good that she qualified to try out for the U.S. Olympic team.

 

Elite female college swimmer begins competing against men, finishes nearly last

Elite female college swimmer begins competing against men, finishes nearly last