Nashville native advocating protection of women’s sports

Riley Gaines, who makes her home at Nashville, talks with State Representative Dennis Powers.

NASHVILLE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- Riley Gaines, a national ambassador for the protection of women’s sports, visited the Tennessee House of Representatives Thursday morning.

Gaines, a Nashville native and former All-American swimmer at the University of Kentucky, was on hand to advocate for women and to speak about her experience of men participating in her swimming championships and violating her privacy in the dressing room.  

State Representative Dennis Powers with Riley Gaines who is a national ambassador for the protection of women’s sports.

A proclamation was presented to her working in standing up for keeping men out of women’s sports. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-04/18/2025-6AM-PHOTOS SUBMITTED)

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