Riley Gaines
American swimmer and activist
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| August 2024 | Gaines announced the launch of the 'Riley Gaines Center' at the Leadership Institute in Arlington, Virginia. |
| March 2024 | Gaines was one of sixteen female student athletes who initiated a legal case against the NCAA concerning the participation of transgender athletes in women's sports. |
| 2023 | In November, Gaines confirmed her collaboration with FIDE to prevent transgender women from participating in women's chess and testified to the Ohio Senate Government Oversight Committee about her experiences with Lia Thomas. |
| 2023 | Riley Gaines began hosting the weekly podcast Gaines for Girls on OutKick and Fox Nation, focusing on issues related to women in sports. |
| August 2023 | Gaines accompanied Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt during the signing of an anti-trans executive order, which included provisions banning transgender women and girls from using women's bathrooms and locker rooms. |
| June 21 2023 | Gaines testified as a witness at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding civil rights for LGBTQ Americans, sharing her personal experiences competing with trans swimmer Lia Thomas. |
| June 2 2023 | On June 2, 2023, Riley Gaines endorsed Ron DeSantis in the 2024 US presidential election. |
| April 2023 | During a Turning Point USA event at San Francisco State University, Gaines spoke against transgender athletes in women's sports and was later physically struck during a protest, requiring police escort for her safety. |
| March 2023 | Gaines was an invited speaker at a Texas Senate committee, advocating for legislation to prohibit transgender college athletes from competing in sports that align with their gender identity. |
| January 2023 | Gaines participated in a small protest at the NCAA Convention, appeared in campaign advertisements for former US Senate candidate Herschel Walker, and spoke at a rally for Donald Trump. |
| 2022 | Riley Gaines received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. |
| 2022 | Riley Gaines graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in health sciences. |
| 2022 | Riley Gaines married British swimmer Louis Barker. |
| 2022 | Gaines was named the Southeastern Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year. |
| September 2022 | Gaines appeared in a TV ad supporting US Senator Rand Paul's campaign, where she criticized the participation of transgender women in women's sports. |
| April 2022 | Riley Gaines lobbied her state representatives to pass a law prohibiting transgender women from competing in women's sports. |
| April 2022 | Gaines retired from competitive swimming. |
| March 2022 | Gaines competed in the 200-yard NCAA freestyle championship, tying for fifth place with Lia Thomas, which was her final competitive event before retiring from swimming. |
| 2021 | Gaines made the All-SEC First Team. |
| 2021 | Gaines participated in the NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, finishing second in the 4 × 200 yd freestyle relay and seventh in the 200 freestyle race. |
| 2021 | Gaines qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials. |
| 2020 | Gaines made the All-SEC Second Team for the second consecutive year. |
| 2019 | Riley Gaines began dating British swimmer Louis Barker after meeting him at the University of Kentucky. |
| 2019 | Riley Gaines joined the University of Kentucky's swim team and made the All-SEC Freshman Team. |
| 2019 | Gaines made the All-SEC Second Team. |
| 2017 | As a junior, Riley Gaines won the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard freestyle at the TISCA High School Swim & Dive Championship held in Knoxville. |
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