Swimming toward change: Michigan transgender athlete fights for inclusion

by | Nov 5, 2025 | swimming

Swimming toward change: Michigan transgender athlete fights for inclusion

SALINE – In the kitchen, standing across from his mom Christy, Alex Lillie prepared to share something he had carried quietly for most of his life.

He had run out of excuses to skip swim practice, and the reason why – long buried – was finally ready to surface.

Greg Wickliffe is a sports reporter for MLive.com and covers local sports in Ann Arbor. Greg writes about various topics, with a primary focus on high school sports. Greg has covered Michigan High School…

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