{"id":1094882,"date":"2021-12-07T14:43:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T19:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1094882"},"modified":"2021-12-07T14:43:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T19:43:35","slug":"trans-swimmer-crushes-womens-records-likely-to-win-ncaa-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-swimmer-crushes-womens-records-likely-to-win-ncaa-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Swimmer Crushes Women&#039;s Records, Likely to Win NCAA Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrans-swimmer-crushes-womens-records-likely-to-win-ncaa-titles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1094882&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-17-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Transgender Penn swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological male, has been crushing women\u2019s records and will likely take home the title at the NCAA Championships in March.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining the Penn women\u2019s swim team, Lia competed for the Men\u2019s Team for three seasons as Will Thomas. At the Akron Zippy Invitational over the weekend, Thomas won 1650 by a whopping 38 seconds over his teammate, setting \u201cPenn records along with meet and pool records,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/transgender-penn-swimmer-lia-thomas-smashes-more-records-at-akron-event-ncaa-titles-appear-certain\/\">Outkick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.3333333333333\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The women are in second place after day one of the Zippy Invitational.<\/p>\n<p>Lia Thomas set a pool and meet record in the 500 free!<\/p>\n<p>\u1f4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8ECO8Dts6b\">https:\/\/t.co\/8ECO8Dts6b<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FightOnPenn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FightOnPenn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4V4wjhnkOf\">pic.twitter.com\/4V4wjhnkOf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Penn Swimming &amp; Diving (@PennSwimDive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PennSwimDive\/status\/1466951187127803912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the 500 free on Friday night, Thomas won the race by 12 seconds and won the 200 free by seven seconds. While Thomas set Penn records, he did not beat current NCAA women\u2019s swimming records in the same events \u2013 Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin (200 free), Olympic gold medalist Kaite Ledecky (500 free &amp; 1650 free).<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10282301\/Transgender-UPenn-swimmer-Lia-Thomas-smashes-records-weekend-meets-14-SECONDS-ahead-rival.html\"><em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>, \u201cthe winning result also meets The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) standard required to qualify, which means Thomas will be automatically entered to compete in the national championship meet in Atlanta next March.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Earlier this year, Thomas expressed gratitude for being able to compete in swimming as a transgender athlete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cThe process of coming out as being trans and continuing to swim was a lot of uncertainty and unknown around an area that\u2019s usually really solid,\u201d Thomas told<a class href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/news\/2021\/12\/4\/womens-swimming-and-diving-womens-swimming-diving-in-second-place-after-two-days-at-zippy-invitational.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Penn Today<\/a>&nbsp;in June. \u201cRealizing I was trans threw that into question. Was I going to keep swimming? What did that look like?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.5252525252525\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will \u201cLia\u201d Thomas <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eiTTHuQ6IX\">pic.twitter.com\/eiTTHuQ6IX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Large Marge (@largemarge777) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/largemarge777\/status\/1465746197470056450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a statement this past April,&nbsp;National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced its unequivocal support for the transgender community and expressed no misgivings about the prospect of biological men outcompeting women in their given sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NCAA Board of Governors firmly and unequivocally supports the opportunity for transgender student-athletes to compete in college sports. This commitment is grounded in our values of inclusion and fair competition,\u201d the NCAA said.<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA then touted the (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/trans-women-retain-athletic-edge-after-year-hormone-therapy-study-n1252764\">highly questionable<\/a>) concept of testosterone suppression as a valid equalizer for men competing in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NCAA has a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Transgender_Handbook_2011_Final.pdf\">long-standing policy<\/a>&nbsp;that provides a more inclusive path for transgender participation in college sports,\u201d the NCAA said. \u201cOur approach \u2014 which requires testosterone suppression treatment for transgender women to compete in women\u2019s sports \u2014 embraces the evolving science on this issue and is anchored in participation policies of both the International Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInclusion and fairness can coexist for all student-athletes, including transgender athletes, at all levels of sport,\u201d it continued. \u201cOur clear expectation as the Association\u2019s top governing body is that all student-athletes will be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to ensuring that NCAA championships are open for all who earn the right to compete in them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transgender Penn swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological male, has been crushing women\u2019s records and will likely take home the title at the NCAA Championships in March. 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