Everything you need to know about Riley Gaines, the former D1 swimmer turned Fox News pundit who’s made a career out of attacking trans women in sports.

Here's what happened: in 2022, Gaines tied for fifth place in a swim meet with Lia Thomas, who is trans. At the time, she seemed to take issue with some of the NCAA rules; over the next few years, however, Gaines became more and more radicalized, and is now one of the leading faces of the anti-trans-women-in-sports movement as well as MAGA.

“Comments off, lol. To be expected when your star player is a boy,” Gaines replied to the league's post on X. According to Fox News, she was referring to Marissa Rothenberger, a transgender athlete who is a pitcher for the team. Rothenberger helped secure the win by pitching a shutout, as their opponents failed to score any runs.