[JustAnotherFan]

At the ceremony following the 500 Free (won by Lia Thomas), the second place finisher (Emma Weyant) moved to the third place podium away from Thomas and was joined by Stanford's Brooke Forde, who had finished fourth (but presumably was viewed as the legitimate third place finisher who should be on the podium).

Was this a signal of protest or was it just three young women who knew each other coming together for a photo? Yes, Brooke moved to the 3rd place platform for the photo, but Emma didn't move to her left to stand on the 1st place platform, and the third place swimmer didn't move at all. I seriously doubt that Brooke, of all people, based on her prior remarks, was trying to make a statement.

[JustAnotherFan]

At the ceremony following the 500 Free (won by Lia Thomas), the second place finisher (Emma Weyant) moved to the third place podium away from Thomas and was joined by Stanford's Brooke Forde, who had finished fourth (but presumably was viewed as the legitimate third place finisher who should be on the podium).

Was this a signal of protest or was it just three young women who knew each other coming together for a photo? Yes, Brooke moved to the 3rd place platform for the photo, but Emma didn't move to her left to stand on the 1st place platform, and the third place swimmer didn't move at all. I seriously doubt that Brooke, of all people, based on her prior remarks, was trying to make a statement.