National Review2y
The NCAA’s Three-Day Swim Farce Is Over, but the Controversy Is Not
And so concludes the NCAA’s sexist three-day swim farce. On Thursday, Thomas was awarded the women's 500-yard freestyle championship. On Friday, Thomas took to the podium again for a joint fifth ...
National Review2y
Transgender and Women’s-Rights Activists Clash as Lia Thomas Dominates Opening of NCAA Championships
Manmohan Singh, R.I.P. Atlanta, Ga. — As expected, Lia Thomas finished first in the 500-yard freestyle prelims this morning at the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. Thomas set a ...
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Trans swimmer Meghan Cortez-Fields nets podium finish and school records at conference final
The last one to do so, as far as we know, was the person who inspired her to stay in the sport through her transition: 2022 NCAA Division I national swim champion Lia Thomas. Her best chance for a ...
Los Angeles Magazine2y
Martina Navratilova Says 'Put An Asterisk' Next to Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas
Navratilova made the comment hours before Thomas became the first openly transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship ... to be competing against Lia." Thomas, 22, competed for the ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian7d
Trump administration, U.S. House advance agenda to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports
National controversy surrounding transgender women in women’s sports has persisted following 2022 Penn graduate Lia Thomas’ participation in NCAA swimming. 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald ...
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What the NCAA's blockbuster admission says about the future of women's sports
Two years after University of Pennsylvania trans athlete Lia Thomas won a national title in women’s swimming ... males to take their place on the podium, not to mention their scholarships ...