Swim Star Riley Gaines ‘Ambushed,’ ‘Bodily Hit’ In Battle W/ Trans Activists

Swimming star Riley Gaines says she was attacked by protestors on Thursday night time and compelled to barricade inside of a faculty classroom for hours … after she gave a speech arguing that transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete towards organic females.

The heated confrontation went down at San Francisco State College’s campus in Northern California … the place Gaines had arrived to talk with college students at a Turning Level USA occasion.

In her chat with a small gathering within a classroom on campus, Gaines — who famously spoke out towards the NCAA and transgender swimmer Lia Thomas earlier this yr — defined why she believes trans athletes have an unfair benefit over organic ladies.

However, minutes into her speak, she was interrupted by a gaggle of protestors … who solely bought louder and louder all through the night time.

Finally, Gaines stated as she made her method out of the classroom … trans activists who had entered the constructing to object to her stance attacked her.

“I used to be ambushed and bodily hit twice by a person,” she stated of the scene on her Twitter web page. “That is proof that girls want sex-protected areas.”

Gaines shared a video of her encounter with protestors within the SFSU campus constructing … displaying her in a blue sweater being ushered to a different classroom by police as folks hurled chants and insults at her.

SFSU’s student-run media outlet, the Golden Gate Xpress, reported Gaines was compelled to remain locked within the classroom with police safety for roughly three hours.

Cops finally ordered folks to disperse — and Gaines, a former swim champ on the Univ. of Kentucky, was in a position to go away safely.

Gaines’ agent, Eli Bremer, blasted the protestors in an announcement to Fox Information Digital after the occasion … saying, “It’s beautiful that in America in 2023, it’s acceptable for organic male college students to violently assault a lady for standing up for ladies’s rights.”

Bremer added, although, it might not affect Gaines’ determination to talk out going ahead.

Caitlyn Jenner voiced her assist for Gaines after she turned conscious of the incident, writing in a tweet, “Pray for Riley Gaines! You’re a brave voice of motive, an unimaginable athlete, and past courageous. Praying!!!”

We have reached out to each SFSU officers and the San Francisco Police Dept. for touch upon the matter … however to date, no phrase again but.