🔗 Share this article Australian Swimming Organization Takes Action to Stop False Comments Linked to Champion Athlete Mollie O’Callaghan The national swimming federation has taken steps to shut down what it calls “false information” and “made-up statements” attributed to swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan concerning trans swimmer Lia Thomas. Social Media Posts Circulate False Claims A statement credited to O’Callaghan but not published from her social media accounts has appeared in posts on the social media site Facebook, as well as on the platform X, and suggested the swimming star would boycott in the Los Angeles Olympics if a trans athlete is allowed to participate. The statement wrongly credited to O’Callaghan contained a provocative statement that “sharing a pool with Lia Thomas is absolutely an disgrace and a embarrassment”. Formal Statement from Swimming Australia The national body stood by the Olympic champion in a statement titled with “false statements linked to Australian team member Mollie O’Callaghan”. “Currently, we see false statements attributed to Dolphin Mollie O’Callaghan appearing on online content,” the organization stated this past Sunday. “At no stage has O’Callaghan been interviewed and given remarks on trans swimmers. “Facebook’s parent company has been notified of the false information, and O’Callaghan and the federation have asked the posts to be deleted.” Latest Developments and Context Updates that include the quote credited to O’Callaghan were still online on the platform on Monday, while a Meta spokesperson said that “we are looking into the request”. The organization refused to give more details. American transgender athlete Lia Thomas is prohibited from racing in the female category under existing World Aquatics rules and was unable to challenge the rules in the lead up to the Paris Olympics. The international federation enacted regulations in 2022 which prohibit anyone who has experienced “any part of male development” from the female category. About Mollie O’Callaghan O’Callaghan is a five-time champion after outpacing teammate Ariarne Titmus in the freestyle event final at the recent Olympics along with being part of several team victories. O’Callaghan earned a freestyle world title to her honours in Tokyo in recent months. O’Callaghan was participating in a short course event in the United States last weekend and defeated the competitors by nearly two seconds to win the 200-meter event in a Commonwealth record of a record time.