Recognizing and honoring Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's 500-Yard Freestyle.

Bill: 117-hres-1016
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2022-03-30
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution recognizes Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's 500-Yard Freestyle.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1016 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 30, 2022 Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Harris , Mr. Gohmert , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Clyde , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Rosendale , Mr. Norman , Mr. Mooney , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Roy , Mr. Mast , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Budd , Mr. Gooden of Texas , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. LaMalfa ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor RESOLUTION Recognizing and honoring Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle.

Whereas Emma Weyant of Sarasota, Florida, is a world-class student-athlete and honorably represented the United States in the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, winning the Silver Medal in the women’s 400-meter individual medley; Whereas Emma Weyant’s relay team finished second in the 800-yard freestyle relay and her consistently strong performance contributed to the University of Virginia’s Women’s Swimming and Diving program winning the 2022 NCAA Division I Championship; Whereas Emma Weyant is a role model for girls across the country, described by her coach as driven, goal-oriented and very thorough, hard-working, processed, focused and resilient ; Whereas Emma Weyant was named a four-time high school All-American, a four-time Scholar-Athlete, and a Scholastic All-American; Whereas Emma Weyant logged the fastest time by a woman at the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship in the Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle; and Whereas Emma Weyant’s first-place medal was stolen from her by a man competing in women’s swimming: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives recognizes and honors Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle.