May 31, 2022
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Lia Thomas Breaks Silence to ESPN: 'Trans Women Competing ... Doesn't Threaten Women's Sports' Penn NCAA Champion opens up in interview.
May 31, 2022
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Lia Thomas, a transgender woman who generated controversy by competing on the women's swim team at University of Pennsylvania, said she plans to keep swimming, with an eye on the Olympics. Thomas, of Austin, Texas, won gold in the 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA championships in March, becoming the first female swimmer in Penn's history to win an individual national title, according to the university. After competing for three years on Penn's men's swimming team, Thomas also made history in that race as the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA division title in any sport.
May 28, 2022
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Veteran Kelsi Dahlia announced that she is retiring from swimming. She swam at the 2016 Olympics and set a world record (SCM) last year.
May 17, 2022
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The World Swimming Coaches Association has released a position statement on the issue of boys competing on girls' swim teams, acknowledging that their "inclusion" in girls-only competitions "cannot be balanced with fairness.
May 13, 2022
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WSCA Releases Position on Transgender Swimming 'Inclusion, Fairness Cannot Coexist in Current Model' and Trans Division could be solution.
May 12, 2022
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Experts Emma Hilton and David Handelsman recently wrote in The Australian why transgender participation should be outlawed in women's sports.
March 11, 2022
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1500 freestyle Olympic silver medalist Erica Sullivan shared her thoughts on the controversy surrounding transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.
March 9, 2022
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The 22-year-old athlete is triumphing in student competitions but is also a hot topic due to her gender, with the likes of Michael Phelps and Caitlyn Jenner all weighing in …
EXCLUSIVE: A teammate of transgender Penn swimmer Lia Thomas speaks out. Calls the situation ‘Insane,’ ‘Not fair,’ and says HER rights have been violated. #LiaThomas#UPenn#Swimming You can watch my @newsnation story here: pic.twitter.com/l5rtA5k8MA
