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| Birth name | Riley Marie Gaines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 21, 2000 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (136 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Louis Barker[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | rileygaines.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Riley Marie Gaines[2] (born April 21, 2000),[3][4] also known as Riley Gaines Barker,[5] is an American former competitive swimmer, political activist and a 12-time NCAA All-American[6] who competed for the University of Kentucky NCAA swim team. She was the 2022 Southeastern Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[7][8][9] Gaines has campaigned against the participation of trans women in women's sports. She began her activism after tying for fifth place with a trans swimmer.[10]
Since 2023, she has hosted the weekly OutKick and Fox Nation podcast Gaines for Girls.[11][12][13]
- ^ White, Nic. "Riley Gaines says her immigrant husband has been waiting two years for a green card as she joins Elon Musk in calling for expedited immigration for 'anyone who is talented, hard-working and honest'". Daily 'Mail. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ "LSC: SE For Dates 9/1/2012 - 8/31/2013" (PDF). USA Swimming. p. 9. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Keith, Braden (October 13, 2022). "NCAA Establishes New Policy For Championship Ties Amid 2022 Controversy". SwimSwam. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Gaines, Riley [@rileygbarker] (April 21, 2024). "cheers to 24🥂🥳❣️ thanks for all the love & birthday wishes". Retrieved April 22, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Goldenstein, Taylor (March 14, 2023). "Three female athletes back Texas college transgender sports ban as LGBTQ activists warn of harm". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Bird, Darrel (March 5, 2021). "Women athletes are crushing it at Kentucky, and nationally". 24/7 Sports. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Riley Gaines Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year". The Sports Ledger. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Vaught, Larry (February 14, 2021). "Success nothing new for Riley Gaines but she would like to add SEC title this week". Your Sports Edge 2021. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Vaught, Larry (February 11, 2021). "Junior Riley Gaines expects UK to contend for title in unique SEC Championships". The State Journal. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SFGate 2023was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ahmad Austin Jr. (July 10, 2023). "OutKick Announces New Podcast Hosted by Riley Gaines". Mediaite. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Heather Hamilton (July 10, 2023). "Riley Gaines to join OutKick with new show Gaines for Girls - Washington Examiner". Washington Examiner. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "OutKick Shows Launch on FOX Nation". Business Wire. July 31, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2024.