Schuyler Bailar

Schuyler Bailar graduated from Georgetown Day School in Washington, DC in 2014 as a top student and an award-winning swimmer. Schuyler is also the first openly transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team.

Schuyler swam by the time he turned 1. He competed in his first meet at age 7. By 15, Schuyler was ranked one of the top 20 15-year-old breast stroke swimmers in the country. In his senior year, Schuyler won all of the DC-area 100 breast championships for the second year running, and gained a second All-American designation. At the 2013 USA Swimming National Championships, Schuyler’s 400-yard Medley Relay Team was the fastest 15-18-year-old relay team ever in the country, setting the U.S. 15-18-year-old age group National Record.

In addition to these accolades, Schuyler holds dozens of team records for his summer league and high school teams.

Schuyler’s difficult choice – to be true to himself while potentially giving up the prospect of being an NCAA Champion – was not only historical but it was also timely. His story hit Facebook’s top-trending news when it came out and has been recounted globally in hundreds of media outlets from The Washington Post, to Time Magazine, to 60 Minutes and The Ellen Show. MTV cited his story in their list of “2015’s Best Moments for the Trans Community” and Buzzfeed named him one of the “11 Transgender people who are shifting our views.”