US Masters Swimming competitor says her grievance for trans athlete comments has been resolved
Masters Swimming competitor Angie Griffin says she has been cleared of an unsportsmanlike-conduct grievance that left her wondering for eight months whether she would be expelled from the organization, simply for speaking out against trans athletes in women's competitions.But Griffin says she still cannot access the organization’s online community forum—the same platform where she sought support for changing its transgender-athlete policy."I had the actual hearing last month, and in less than a week, I received the resolution, which was that I was not found guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct," Griffin told Fox News Digital.CAMPUS CONFLICT EXPOSED AT THE CORE OF SJSU'S MESSY FIGHT VS TRUMP ADMIN OVER VOLLEYBALL SCANDAL"It was eight months of wondering if I was gonna be kicked out of swimming over a grievance that should have never been brought up in the first place."The grievance stemmed from Griffin’s posts on the USMS community forum, where she advocated for aligning the organization’s eligibility rules more closely with World Aquatics and referred to a transgender competitor as a man.USMS previously confirmed that an individual member—not the organization itself—filed a grievance related to its code of conduct. Griffin said at the time that the case could have resulted in the removal of her swimming times and honors or her expulsion from USMS.SJSU VOLLEYBALL SCANDAL PROBE FINDS TEAM ALLEGEDLY RECRUITED MALE FOR ADVANTAGE WITHOUT TELLING FEMALE PLAYERSThat threat is now gone, Griffin said.Her forum restriction is not."Unfortunately, I’m still banned from using the U.S.
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Masters Swimming competitor Angie Griffin says she has been cleared of an unsportsmanlike-conduct grievance that left her wondering for eight months whether she would be expelled from the organization, simply for speaking out against trans athletes in women's competitions.But Griffin says she still cannot access the organization’s online community forum—the same platform where she sought support for changing its transgender-athlete policy."I had the actual hearing last month, and in less than a week, I received the resolution, which was that I was not found guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct," Griffin told Fox News Digital.CAMPUS CONFLICT EXPOSED AT THE CORE OF SJSU'S MESSY FIGHT VS TRUMP ADMIN OVER VOLLEYBALL SCANDAL"It was eight months of wondering if I was gonna be kicked out of swimming over a grievance that should have never been brought up in the first place."The grievance stemmed from Griffin’s posts on the USMS community forum, where she advocated for aligning the organization’s eligibility rules more closely with World Aquatics and referred to a transgender competitor as a man.USMS previously confirmed that an individual member—not the organization itself—filed a grievance related to its code of conduct. Griffin said at the time that the case could have resulted in the removal of her swimming times and honors or her expulsion from USMS.SJSU VOLLEYBALL SCANDAL PROBE FINDS TEAM ALLEGEDLY RECRUITED MALE FOR ADVANTAGE WITHOUT TELLING FEMALE PLAYERSThat threat is now gone, Griffin said.Her forum restriction is not."Unfortunately, I’m still banned from using the U.S. Masters community forum, which is the only place I can possibly discuss policy change with any other members," Griffin said. "I’m really upset about it because I was cleared of the wrongdoing, and I’m still not allowed back in the one place where members can discuss the policy.""I’ve been silenced, basically," she added.
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- Masters Swimming competitor Angie Griffin says she has been cleared of an unsportsmanlike-conduct grievance that left her wondering for eight months whether she would be expelled from the organization, simply for speaking out against trans athletes in women's competitions.But Griffin says she still cannot access the organization’s online community forum—the same platform where she sought support for changing its transgender-athlete policy."I had the actual hearing last month, and in less than a week, I received the resolution, which was that I was not found guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct," Griffin told Fox News Digital.CAMPUS CONFLICT EXPOSED AT THE CORE OF SJSU'S MESSY FIGHT VS TRUMP ADMIN OVER VOLLEYBALL SCANDAL"It was eight months of wondering if I was gonna be kicked out of swimming over a grievance that should have never been brought up in the first place."The grievance stemmed from Griffin’s posts on the USMS community forum, where she advocated for aligning the organization’s eligibility rules more closely with World Aquatics and referred to a transgender competitor as a man.USMS previously confirmed that an individual member—not the organization itself—filed a grievance related to its code of conduct. Griffin said at the time that the case could have resulted in the removal of her swimming times and honors or her expulsion from USMS.SJSU VOLLEYBALL SCANDAL PROBE FINDS TEAM ALLEGEDLY RECRUITED MALE FOR ADVANTAGE WITHOUT TELLING FEMALE PLAYERSThat threat is now gone, Griffin said.Her forum restriction is not."Unfortunately, I’m still banned from using the U.S.
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