No Place For Hate
The second rule was that is not professionally appropriate to judge competitors based on appearance. They wanted to make it crystal clear that there is no room for sexism, racism, or discrimination at their competitions. However, there was actually a silver lining from this whole unpleasant situation.
Some Positivity
While we’re sure that Willis would have preferred that none of this would have happened, the fact remains that the media coverage did bring attention to Breckynn’s swimming skills. She was offered several scholarships to help make her swimming dreams come true.