A Major Victory in the Alaska Swimsuit Controversy

My Medium story uncovering the scandal attracted more attention than anyone could have imagined

This story has a happy ending and now Alaska’s swimmers may return their whole focus to finding success in competition instead of worrying whether their suit will get them disqualified.

In response to public outrage over a young high school swimmer’s disqualification from a race that she won last week because of how her swimsuit fit her curvier body, school officials are now reversing course. The…