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A post shared on Facebook claims the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) has shifted all of Lia Thomas’ medals to Riley Gaines. Verdict: False The claim is false and appears to ...
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.
In March 2022, while swimming for the University of Kentucky in the 200-yard NCAA freestyle championship (her final competitive event race before retiring from the sport), Gaines tied for fifth place with University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, who subsequently became the first openly trans woman champion in the NCAA women's division ...
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 ...
Lia Thomas made history last Friday when she became the first transgender woman to win the NCAA Division I national title in the 500-yard freestyle. In the days since, a mass debate has formed ...
At the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships in March, she won the silver medal in the 500 y freestyle with a personal best time of 4:34.99. She finished second behind transgender athlete Lia Thomas. [7] Weyant also finished fourth in the 400 y individual medley and won a silver medal in the 800 y freestyle relay. [8]
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 ...
Lia Thomas’ time as a collegiate swimmer is over. The transgender Penn swimmer, who competes for the women’s team after undergoing hormone therapy, finished her career at the NCAA ...