""Kyle Chalmers is the first athlete to announce that he will WITHDRAW from the Australian team if tickets are sold to LGBT athletes. He declared, "WE DON'T PLAY TO CELEBRATE THEIR STUPID PRIDE," and compared them to Lia Thomas, calling her a fraud: "IF YOU WANT EQUALITY, WHY BE PROUD?" His shocking statements have stunned fans around the world, forcing World Aquatics to speak out immediately!""
"Thomas has since become a key figure in the right's war against trans athletes and trans inclusion in sport and has been banned by World Aquatics and had her records modified by her old university. The titles won by Thomas were removed from UPenn's website listing "All-Time School Records by Event". It now adds at the bottom of the list: "Competing under eligibility rules in effect at the time, Lia Thomas set program records in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle during the 2021-22 season.""
Swimming Australia asked Meta to remove fabricated anti-LGBTQ+ quotes falsely attributed to Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers. The fake Facebook post used a composite image and a breaking-news style caption claiming Chalmers would withdraw if tickets were sold to LGBT athletes and insulting queer people. Similar fabricated quotes targeted teammate Mollie O'Callaghan two weeks earlier. The fake posts attacked trans swimmer Lia Thomas, who won an NCAA title in 2022 and later faced bans and record changes by World Aquatics and her university. Swimming Australia clarified Chalmers never made those comments and urged Meta to remove the content.
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