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Riley Gaines Welcomes Daughter, Advocates for Women's Sports Fairness

10/3/2025

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Riley Gaines welcomed her daughter Margot on September 29.
During pregnancy, she swam 1.25 miles near Alcatraz at 31 weeks.
Gaines is a leading advocate for women's sports, opposing transgender participation after facing Lia Thomas in 2022.
She says the aim is fairness, not exclusion, despite criticism from Simone Biles.

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Story summary

Riley Gaines welcomed her daughter Margot on September 29.
During pregnancy, she swam 1.25 miles near Alcatraz at 31 weeks.
Gaines is a leading advocate for women's sports, opposing transgender participation after facing Lia Thomas in 2022.
She says the aim is fairness, not exclusion, despite criticism from Simone Biles.