Olympic star quits trials over 'misogynistic perverts'

Two-time Olympic silver medallist Maddie Groves has quit Australia's swimming trials and launched more explosive claims at unnamed "misogynistic perverts" she says exist in the sport.

"You can no longer exploit young women and girls, body shame or medically gaslight them and then expect them to represent you so you can earn your annual bonus," Groves wrote.Groves, a butterfly swimmer from Queensland, reposted her claims on Instagram with an additional caption."Make them pervs quake in fear from the number of people supporting a statement that threatens their existence."The 26-year-old has endometriosis and adenomyosis.

I didn’t know that the conservatives were running the Olympics.

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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Good on this women for calling these people out.

9NewsMelb Name or lame. Needs followers since she ain’t good enough.

9NewsMelb Name names, or stop trying to gain followers. This reeked of someone who wasn’t going to be performing at the levels necessary, and who created an excuse and decided to pump her socials

9NewsPerth What the hell does her having endometriosis have any relevance to this article ? Misogynistic writing ...

One would think that they are talking about the liberal national party.

Didn’t want to go Japan due to COVID, blames everyone else. Medical gaslighting? Maybe she does need to question her own sanity as is just another special sports person saving the world with too many tickets on themselves.

9NewsQueensland Medically gaslight? That’s a new one to add to toxic masculinity and body shaming. Any clues as to what offence it relates to?

Yes woman you are awesome!

9NewsAdel You sure? Sunrise are saying that (separate from the above complaint) she actually pulled out because of an unrelated medical issue..

9NewsAdel Excellent, let’s see them come out with the usual mediation crap.

Good on her! A very valid and very real reason! 👏👏👏👏👏

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