{"id":1114409,"date":"2021-12-13T12:14:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T17:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1114409"},"modified":"2021-12-13T12:14:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T17:14:16","slug":"so-easy-i-was-cruising-teammate-says-penns-trans-swimmer-boasted-after-destroying-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/so-easy-i-was-cruising-teammate-says-penns-trans-swimmer-boasted-after-destroying-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018So Easy I Was Cruising\u2019: Teammate Says Penn\u2019s Trans Swimmer Boasted After Destroying Competition"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fso-easy-i-was-cruising-teammate-says-penns-trans-swimmer-boasted-after-destroying-competition%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=1114409&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>A second member of the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s swim team has reportedly come forward to speak about the calamitous effect teammate Lia Thomas, a biological man, has had on the team while Thomas smashes women\u2019s records in competitions and leaves the women far behind. The teammate told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/outkick-exclusive-second-female-penn-swimmer-steps-forward\/\">Outkick<\/a> that Thomas bragged after winning the 200 freestyle at the University of Akron Zippy Invitational, \u201cThat was so easy, I was cruising,\u201d and after winning the 500 freestyle but disappointed with the time, boasted, \u201cAt least I\u2019m still No. 1 in the country\u201d in front of teammates.<\/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;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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, obviously she\u2019s No. 1 in the country because she\u2019s at a clear physical advantage after having gone through male puberty and getting to train with testosterone for years. Of course you\u2019re No. 1 in the country when you\u2019re beating a bunch of females. That\u2019s not something to brag about,\u201d the teammate commented.<\/p>\n<p>The teammate said her fellow women teammates were crying on the Akron pool deck because they knew they had no chance of winning with Thomas competing. She said, \u201cThey feel so discouraged because no matter how much work they put in it, they\u2019re going to lose. Usually, they can get behind the blocks and know they out-trained all their competitors and they\u2019re going to win and give it all they\u2019ve got. Now they\u2019re having to go behind the blocks knowing no matter what, they do not have the chance to win. I think that it\u2019s really getting to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter just five meets and the Akron Invitational, Thomas has not just destroyed opponents. The Penn freestyle records are being rewritten by a swimmer who was second-team All-Ivy league in 2018-19 \u2014 as a male,\u201d Outkick noted.<\/p>\n<p>The teammate noted that after Thomas won, \u201cUsually everyone claps, everyone is yelling and cheering when someone wins a race. Lia touched the wall and it was just silent in there. \u2026 When [Penn swimmer] Anna [Kalandadze] finished second, the crowd erupted in applause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The teammate pointed out regarding the NCAA, \u201cWhile they say they care about all of us, our interests are in direct conflict with the interests of Lia in regards to fair competition and getting to compete. While we support Lia as a person to make decisions for her own life, you cannot make that decision and then come and impede on other people and their rights. \u2026 Your right doesn\u2019t supersede everyone else\u2019s right. \u2026 I know no matter what, biological women will never be on an equal playing field with transgender females.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cHonestly, this is so upsetting to us because we want to be acknowledged for our hard work, but it seems like this just keeps overshadowing us. Put Lia out of the picture \u2014 we have a really good team this year. We have one of the best teams we\u2019ve had in years, and that\u2019s being overshadowed by [Lia]. \u2026 Even without Lia, we had the chance to win the Ivy League this year, which is a huge deal for us. We train every single day and give up so much for this sport. And I love swimming. I do it because I love it. It\u2019s been a part of my life forever, and this is a slap in the face that the NCAA doesn\u2019t care about the integrity of women\u2019s sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is such a cloud over everything. A cloud in the locker room, especially the last few days because we all know of how things have changed in the last week. Now they\u2019re having to go behind the blocks knowing no matter what, they do not have the chance to win. I think that it\u2019s really getting to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=315647&amp;action=edit\">Asked about the feeling<\/a> after breaking the Penn women\u2019s swimming records, Thomas did not mention the women who wound up lagging far behind, only saying, \u201cI\u2019m very proud of my times and my ability to keep swimming and continue competing and they\u2019re suited-up times and I\u2019m happy with them and my coaches are happy with them. That\u2019s what matters to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>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 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A second member of the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s swim team has reportedly come forward to speak about the calamitous effect teammate Lia Thomas, a biological man, has had on the team while Thomas smashes women\u2019s records in competitions and leaves the women far behind. The teammate told Outkick that Thomas bragged after winning the 200 freestyle at the University of Akron Zippy Invitational, \u201cThat was so easy, I was cruising,\u201d and after winning the 500 freestyle but disappointed with the time, boasted, \u201cAt least I\u2019m still No. 1 in the country\u201d in front of teammates.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.\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.\u201cWell, obviously she\u2019s No. 1 in the country because she\u2019s at a clear physical advantage after having gone through male puberty and getting to train with testosterone for years. Of course you\u2019re No. 1 in the country when you\u2019re beating a bunch of females. That\u2019s not something to brag about,\u201d the teammate commented.The teammate said her fellow women teammates were crying on the Akron pool deck because they knew they had no chance of winning with Thomas competing. She said, \u201cThey feel so discouraged because no matter how much work they put in it, they\u2019re going to lose. Usually, they can get behind the blocks and know they out-trained all their competitors and they\u2019re going to win and give it all they\u2019ve got. Now they\u2019re having to go behind the blocks knowing no matter what, they do not have the chance to win. I think that it\u2019s really getting to everyone.\u201d\u201cAfter just five meets and the Akron Invitational, Thomas has not just destroyed opponents. The Penn freestyle records are being rewritten by a swimmer who was second-team All-Ivy league in 2018-19 \u2014 as a male,\u201d Outkick noted.The teammate noted that after Thomas won, \u201cUsually everyone claps, everyone is yelling and cheering when someone wins a race. Lia touched the wall and it was just silent in there. \u2026 When [Penn swimmer] Anna [Kalandadze] finished second, the crowd erupted in applause.\u201dThe teammate pointed out regarding the NCAA, \u201cWhile they say they care about all of us, our interests are in direct conflict with the interests of Lia in regards to fair competition and getting to compete. While we support Lia as a person to make decisions for her own life, you cannot make that decision and then come and impede on other people and their rights. \u2026 Your right doesn\u2019t supersede everyone else\u2019s right. \u2026 I know no matter what, biological women will never be on an equal playing field with transgender females.\u201dShe continued, \u201cHonestly, this is so upsetting to us because we want to be acknowledged for our hard work, but it seems like this just keeps overshadowing us. Put Lia out of the picture \u2014 we have a really good team this year. We have one of the best teams we\u2019ve had in years, and that\u2019s being overshadowed by [Lia]. \u2026 Even without Lia, we had the chance to win the Ivy League this year, which is a huge deal for us. We train every single day and give up so much for this sport. And I love swimming. I do it because I love it. It\u2019s been a part of my life forever, and this is a slap in the face that the NCAA doesn\u2019t care about the integrity of women\u2019s sports.\u201d\u201cThis is such a cloud over everything. A cloud in the locker room, especially the last few days because we all know of how things have changed in the last week. Now they\u2019re having to go behind the blocks knowing no matter what, they do not have the chance to win. I think that it\u2019s really getting to everyone.\u201dAsked about the feeling after breaking the Penn women\u2019s swimming records, Thomas did not mention the women who wound up lagging far behind, only saying, \u201cI\u2019m very proud of my times and my ability to keep swimming and continue competing and they\u2019re suited-up times and I\u2019m happy with them and my coaches are happy with them. That\u2019s what matters to me.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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