UPenn Swimmer: School Threatened Us if We Complained About Men in Locker Room

JEFFCOAT What do you ░░░░░░░░ of what has transpired ░░░░░░░░ the past really few ░░░░░░░░ on something you fought ░░░░░░░░ hard to change SCANLAN ░░░░░░░░ mean it s a ░░░░░░░░ win but exactly what ░░░░░░░░ said it is crazy ░░░░░░░░ we are even here ░░░░░░░░ these conversations It is ░░░░░░░░ that we have to ░░░░░░░░ that people that are ░░░░░░░░ men do not belong ░░░░░░░░ women s sports and ░░░░░░░░ women s prisons and ░░░░░░░░ women s private changing ░░░░░░░░ and women s shelters ░░░░░░░░ mean every single space ░░░░░░░░ name has been infiltrated ░░░░░░░░ I hear stories in ░░░░░░░░ state that I go ░░░░░░░░ So it is really ░░░░░░░░ that we re here ░░░░░░░░ I m really really ░░░░░░░░ for the return to ░░░░░░░░ And again just getting ░░░░░░░░ to having everyday life ░░░░░░░░ never really having to ░░░░░░░░ about these things JEFFCOAT ░░░░░░░░ is personal for you ░░░░░░░░ well because you were ░░░░░░░░ teammate to Lia Thomas ░░░░░░░░ transgender swimmer What was ░░░░░░░░ experience like during that ░░░░░░░░ SCANLAN The best way ░░░░░░░░ explain it was absolute ░░░░░░░░ My teammates and I ░░░░░░░░ told that if we ░░░░░░░░ to him being on ░░░░░░░░ team and undressing in ░░░░░░░░ locker room 18 times ░░░░░░░░ single week he was ░░░░░░░░ that they told us ░░░░░░░░ seek help They said ░░░░░░░░ is the number for ░░░░░░░░ services You go make ░░░░░░░░ appointment You are the ░░░░░░░░ Again it was time ░░░░░░░░ time again we were ░░░░░░░░ we were the problem ░░░░░░░░ the solution And if ░░░░░░░░ had any issues with ░░░░░░░░ being on the team ░░░░░░░░ competing or taking our ░░░░░░░░ or going on and ░░░░░░░░ an NCAA championship which ░░░░░░░░ did we were told ░░░░░░░░ the onus was on ░░░░░░░░ to fix the problem ░░░░░░░░ it was not him ░░░░░░░░ was the issue or ░░░░░░░░ rules it was us ░░░░░░░░ What would happen if ░░░░░░░░ spoke out Were there ░░░░░░░░ there actual consequences told ░░░░░░░░ you that would happen ░░░░░░░░ you spoke out SCANLAN ░░░░░░░░ university told us point ░░░░░░░░ if you speak to ░░░░░░░░ media you will regret ░░░░░░░░ You ll never be ░░░░░░░░ to find a job ░░░░░░░░ one will ever want ░░░░░░░░ talk to you again ░░░░░░░░ said you ll be ░░░░░░░░ as a bigot for ░░░░░░░░ rest of your life ░░░░░░░░ people will look you ░░░░░░░░ It s as scary ░░░░░░░░ anything you can tell ░░░░░░░░ to 22 year old ░░░░░░░░ on a college campus ░░░░░░░░ re never going to ░░░░░░░░ able to find a ░░░░░░░░ No one will ever ░░░░░░░░ them They even told ░░░░░░░░ actually that it was ░░░░░░░░ if we did not ░░░░░░░░ to undress in the ░░░░░░░░ room They said they ░░░░░░░░ it was equivalent to ░░░░░░░░ wanting to undress with ░░░░░░░░ based on their race ░░░░░░░░ a mixed race individual ░░░░░░░░ found that to be ░░░░░░░░ insane and not acceptable ░░░░░░░░ It seems like there ░░░░░░░░ no voice to this ░░░░░░░░ a couple of years ░░░░░░░░ Paula We know the ░░░░░░░░ of Americans feel like ░░░░░░░░ boys should not be ░░░░░░░░ in in girls and ░░░░░░░░ s sports That is ░░░░░░░░ issue that transcends the ░░░░░░░░ spectrum demographics But it ░░░░░░░░ younger Americans right now ░░░░░░░░ yourself are leading the ░░░░░░░░ with this Why do ░░░░░░░░ think that is SCANLAN ░░░░░░░░ way I see it ░░░░░░░░ if we re not ░░░░░░░░ to do it ourselves ░░░░░░░░ can t expect anyone ░░░░░░░░ to And so the ░░░░░░░░ was not going to ░░░░░░░░ unless us the female ░░░░░░░░ going through this stood ░░░░░░░░ and said enough is ░░░░░░░░ And that s really ░░░░░░░░ my great friend Riley ░░░░░░░░ director of our center ░░░░░░░░ able to do this ░░░░░░░░ she was the girl ░░░░░░░░ saw it firsthand who ░░░░░░░░ to be passed up ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to have the ░░░░░░░░ at the NCAA championship ░░░░░░░░ said enough is enough ░░░░░░░░ need to stand up ░░░░░░░░ myself And we ve ░░░░░░░░ again if you re ░░░░░░░░ willing to stand up ░░░░░░░░ yourself you can t ░░░░░░░░ anyone else to And ░░░░░░░░ s really why we ░░░░░░░░ to see change And ░░░░░░░░ s mainstream now for ░░░░░░░░ female athletes whether it ░░░░░░░░ in college or younger ░░░░░░░░ actually speak up and ░░░░░░░░ I ve had enough ░░░░░░░░ is not acceptable and ░░░░░░░░ is not fair JEFFCOAT ░░░░░░░░ NCAA collegiate swimmer and ░░░░░░░░ for the Riley Gaines ░░░░░░░░ Paula Scanlan thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for joining us ░░░░░░░░ morning.”