{"id":1102762,"date":"2021-12-09T13:44:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T18:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1102762"},"modified":"2021-12-09T13:44:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T18:44:33","slug":"secretly-everyone-just-knows-its-the-wrong-thing-to-do-teammate-of-u-penn-transgender-swimmer-sounds-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretly-everyone-just-knows-its-the-wrong-thing-to-do-teammate-of-u-penn-transgender-swimmer-sounds-off\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Secretly Everyone Just Knows It\u2019s The Wrong Thing To Do\u2019: Teammate Of U Penn Transgender Swimmer Sounds Off"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fsecretly-everyone-just-knows-its-the-wrong-thing-to-do-teammate-of-u-penn-transgender-swimmer-sounds-off%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=1102762&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--><p>University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has been smashing records in the pool this season. But now one teammate is speaking out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thomas \u2014 formerly known as Will Thomas \u2014 swam for the men\u2019s swimming team for three years before joining the women\u2019s program this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In November, Thomas smashed the record in the 200 free time and the second-fastest 500 free time, with both times breaking Penn program records.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Thomas won the 1650 free by a whopping 38 seconds, the 500 free by 12 seconds, and the 200 free by seven seconds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019 participation in women\u2019s athletics has drawn the ire of many who see Thomas\u2019 massive victories as unfair. As reported by OutKick, this includes one of Thomas\u2019 female teammates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to OutKick, the teammate fears that she will not be able to find employment after college if she shares her honest opinion, choosing instead to remain anonymous as she revealed friction within the team due to Thomas\u2019 presence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty much everyone individually has spoken to our coaches about not liking this. Our coach [Mike Schnur] just really likes winning. He\u2019s like most coaches. I think secretly everyone just knows it\u2019s the wrong thing to do,\u201d the female Penn swimmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/penn-trans-swimmer-teammate-lia-thomas-speaks\">said<\/a> during a phone interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the whole team is together, we have to be like, \u2018Oh my gosh, go Lia, that\u2019s great, you\u2019re amazing.\u2019 It\u2019s very fake,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by The Daily Wire, \u201cIn defending its position that transgender athletes be allowed to compete on teams not matching their biological sex at birth, the NCAA <a href=\"https:\/\/ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com\/inclusion\/lgbtq\/INC_TransgenderHandbook.pdf\">claims<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Many people may have a stereotype that all transgender women are unusually tall and have large bones and muscles. But that is not true. A male-to-female transgender woman may be small and slight, even if she is not on hormone blockers or taking estrogen. It is important not to overgeneralize. The assumption that all male-bodied people are taller, stronger, and more highly skilled in a sport than all female-bodied people is not accurate.<\/p>\n<p>The anonymous swimmer referenced Thomas\u2019 times when swimming for the men\u2019s team, highlighting that those times would break seven-time gold medal Olympic champion Katie Ledecky\u2019s college times.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ivy League is not a fast league for swimming, so that\u2019s why it\u2019s particularly ridiculous that we could potentially have an NCAA champion. That\u2019s unheard of coming from the Ivy League,\u201d Thomas\u2019 teammate explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn paper, if Lia Thomas gets back down to Will Thomas\u2019 best times, those numbers are female world records. Faster than all the times Katie Ledecky went in college. Faster than any other Olympian you can think of. His times in three events are [female] world records.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-bull-its-a-freaking-dude-biological-man-swimming-for-u-penns-womens-team-utterly-destroys-young-women-in-competition\">stipulates<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>A trans female (MTF) student-athlete being treated with testosterone suppression medication for Gender Identity Disorder or gender dysphoria and\/or Transsexualism, for the purposes of NCAA competition may continue to compete on a men\u2019s team but may not compete on a women\u2019s team without changing it to a mixed team status until completing one calendar year of testosterone suppression treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I have kids, I kinda hope they\u2019re all boys because if I have any girls that want to play sports in college, good luck. [Their opponents] are all going to be biological men saying that they\u2019re women,\u201d Thomas\u2019 teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/penn-trans-swimmer-teammate-lia-thomas-speaks\">told<\/a> OutKick. \u201cRight now we have one, but what if we had three on the team? There\u2019d be three less girls competing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to&nbsp;sports@dailywire.com.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has been smashing records in the pool this season. But now one teammate is speaking out.\u00a0Thomas \u2014 formerly known as Will Thomas \u2014 swam for the men\u2019s swimming team for three years before joining the women\u2019s program this year.\u00a0In November, Thomas smashed the record in the 200 free time and the second-fastest 500 free time, with both times breaking Penn program records.\u00a0Over the weekend, Thomas won the 1650 free by a whopping 38 seconds, the 500 free by 12 seconds, and the 200 free by seven seconds.\u00a0Thomas\u2019 participation in women\u2019s athletics has drawn the ire of many who see Thomas\u2019 massive victories as unfair. As reported by OutKick, this includes one of Thomas\u2019 female teammates.\u00a0According to OutKick, the teammate fears that she will not be able to find employment after college if she shares her honest opinion, choosing instead to remain anonymous as she revealed friction within the team due to Thomas\u2019 presence.\u00a0\u201cPretty much everyone individually has spoken to our coaches about not liking this. Our coach [Mike Schnur] just really likes winning. He\u2019s like most coaches. I think secretly everyone just knows it\u2019s the wrong thing to do,\u201d the female Penn swimmer said during a phone interview.\u201cWhen the whole team is together, we have to be like, \u2018Oh my gosh, go Lia, that\u2019s great, you\u2019re amazing.\u2019 It\u2019s very fake,\u201d she added.As reported by The Daily Wire, \u201cIn defending its position that transgender athletes be allowed to compete on teams not matching their biological sex at birth, the NCAA claims:Many people may have a stereotype that all transgender women are unusually tall and have large bones and muscles. But that is not true. A male-to-female transgender woman may be small and slight, even if she is not on hormone blockers or taking estrogen. It is important not to overgeneralize. The assumption that all male-bodied people are taller, stronger, and more highly skilled in a sport than all female-bodied people is not accurate.The anonymous swimmer referenced Thomas\u2019 times when swimming for the men\u2019s team, highlighting that those times would break seven-time gold medal Olympic champion Katie Ledecky\u2019s college times.\u00a0\u201cThe Ivy League is not a fast league for swimming, so that\u2019s why it\u2019s particularly ridiculous that we could potentially have an NCAA champion. That\u2019s unheard of coming from the Ivy League,\u201d Thomas\u2019 teammate explained.\u201cOn paper, if Lia Thomas gets back down to Will Thomas\u2019 best times, those numbers are female world records. Faster than all the times Katie Ledecky went in college. Faster than any other Olympian you can think of. His times in three events are [female] world records.\u201dThe NCAA stipulates:A trans female (MTF) student-athlete being treated with testosterone suppression medication for Gender Identity Disorder or gender dysphoria and\/or Transsexualism, for the purposes of NCAA competition may continue to compete on a men\u2019s team but may not compete on a women\u2019s team without changing it to a mixed team status until completing one calendar year of testosterone suppression treatment.\u201cWhen I have kids, I kinda hope they\u2019re all boys because if I have any girls that want to play sports in college, good luck. [Their opponents] are all going to be biological men saying that they\u2019re women,\u201d Thomas\u2019 teammate told OutKick. \u201cRight now we have one, but what if we had three on the team? There\u2019d be three less girls competing.\u201dJoe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1102762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1102762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1102762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1102762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1102762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}