Elite US women’s swimming has long been a site for performances of white supremacist heteronormative ideals of womanhood.
Early swimming stars were praised for their attractiveness (to men)
+ the presence of white girls/women in swimsuits was used as rational for racially segregating public pools
@atrupar.comRiley Gaines: "I went to the WNBA game in Minneapolis. It was a bunch of, like, disgruntled lesbians."
