Virginia Dad Suspended From Pool After Objecting To Boy In Girls’ Races

A Virginia father was suspended from a local pool after alerting officials to a boy competing against girls in several swimming races.

Woodley Pool, located in Fairfax County, claims they are suspending Luis Enrique Fernandez, a father of six, for allegedly using “repeated vulgarity” toward a parent and members of an opposing team and acting in a “threatening and abusive” manner.

However, speaking exclusively to The Daily Wire, Fernandez says the account is not true. The father of six, who has been a paying member of the club since 2019, suspects the Woodley Pool board is punishing him for speaking out about the male competing against females, while using a flimsy pretext — which Fernandez vehemently disputes — as cover.

Fernandez insists he did not use vulgarity or abusive language toward anyone, and around 20 pool members are supporting him. Some have already reached out to the board to complain, but Woodley is standing by its suspension.

But Fernandez, too, is standing by what he did that day.

Speaking to The Daily Wire in a phone interview this week, Fernandez said he was the swim marshal for an under-10 meet when he noticed what appeared to be a boy competing in a girls’ race. Suspecting this was a rule violation — or, at the very least, unfair — Fernandez alerted other officials. Swim marshals generally act to keep safety and order during a meet.