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Lia Catherine Thomas [2] (born May 1999) is an American swimmer. She was the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship, having won the women's 500-yard freestyle event in 2022, before being barred from competing in women's events by World Aquatics .
She told ABC News she had been prepared to give up her swimming career in order to transition. But that didn’t happen. Thomas in 2019 began hormone-replacement therapy and, under NCAA guidelines ...
Thomas competed on the men’s team at Penn before transitioning. ... swimmers to have completed their transition by age 12 to be able to compete. ... athlete Lia Thomas prepares for the 500 meter ...
Penn swimmer Lia Thomas won the women's 500-yard freestyle championship on Thursday to become the first transgender NCAA champion in Division I history. She finished the race in 4:33.24 , beating ...
“When you transition, ... like former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas — who blew biologically female competitors out of the water. ... was a high-ranking competitive runner in ...
Thomas' eligibility has been under scrutiny since she transitioned and joined Penn's women's team this year. Penn swimmer Lia Thomas is NCAA's first D-1 champion [Video] Skip to main content
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who made national headlines in 2022 after winning an NCAA individual title, will not be allowed to compete in elite women’s races, including the 2024 Olympics ...
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has been quietly mounting a legal battle against World Aquatics to overturn the swimming governing body’s effective ban on most trans women competing in the ...