{"id":1172351,"date":"2021-12-30T10:49:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T15:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1172351"},"modified":"2021-12-30T10:49:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T15:49:38","slug":"teammates-of-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-considered-boycotting-final-meet-to-protest-unfairness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teammates-of-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-considered-boycotting-final-meet-to-protest-unfairness\/","title":{"rendered":"Teammates Of Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Considered Boycotting Final Meet To Protest Unfairness"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fteammates-of-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-considered-boycotting-final-meet-to-protest-unfairness%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=1172351&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>Several women on the University of Pennsylvania swim team considered boycotting their final home meet in protest transgender teammate Lia Thomas\u2019 physical advantages and dominance.<\/p>\n<p>The women ultimately decided not to go through with the boycott, the Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10350803\/UPenn-swimmers-considered-boycotting-final-meet-transgender-teammate-Lia-Thomas.html\">reported<\/a>, fearing they would be banned from the Ivy League championship. The women also discussed participating in a false start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve been ignored by both Penn and the NCAA, and there is a feeling among some of the girls that they should make some sort of statement, seize the opportunity while they have a spotlight on them to make their feelings about the issue known,\u201d a source close to the team told the Mail.<\/p>\n<p>The source also told the Mail that the female teammates are looking to show their opposition to the NCAA rules that allowed Thomas to compete on the men\u2019s team for three years and then compete on the women\u2019s team after a year of hormone therapy.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire previously&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/secretly-everyone-just-knows-its-the-wrong-thing-to-do-teammate-of-u-penn-transgender-swimmer-sounds-off\">reported<\/a>, Thomas\u2019 times while swimming for the men\u2019s team \u201cwould break seven-time gold medal Olympic champion Katie Ledecky\u2019s college times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Millen, a USA Swimming official who quit to protest Thomas\u2019 acceptance as a female swimmer, <a href=\"https:\/\/m.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/dec\/23\/cynthia-millen-usa-swimming-official-quits-protest\/\">told<\/a> the Washington Times that if she had to officiate a swim meet where Thomas competed, she would have to rule the senior ineligible to compete as a woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Lia came on my deck as a referee, I would pull the coach aside and say, \u2018Lia can swim, but Lia can swim exhibition or a time trial. Lia cannot compete against those women because that\u2019s not fair,\u2019\u201d Millen told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Millen also called on other volunteer officials to protest any meets that include transgender women competing against women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not right because by doing this, we\u2019re supporting this,\u201d Millen told the Times. \u201cThere are no swim meets if there are no officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Penn students&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/exclusive-penn-students-disturbed-by-transgender-swimmer-dominating-female-swim-team-fear-retaliation-from-leftist-classmates\">have spoken out<\/a>&nbsp;anonymously about the inherent unfairness in allowing Thomas to compete against women. Students told The Daily Wire of their frustrations surrounding Thomas\u2019 spot on the women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir idea of \u2018acceptance\u2019 is to not give you a platform&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;by shaming or forcing you out if you have views that are too far from their own,\u201d one student said. \u201cFor a university where we are all supposed to bring ideas and differing viewpoints to grow, the pressure to be silent rings loud and has catastrophic implications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t need a life science degree to know that testosterone gives a massive advantage for physical strength. Not to mention increased red blood cell counts that provide greater oxygenation during long distance exercises, lower natural body fat percentages, and so on,\u201d another student said. \u201cBiological men are physically advantaged over women by nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither the NCAA nor USA Swimming have commented publicly on the Thomas situation.<\/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&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several women on the University of Pennsylvania swim team considered boycotting their final home meet in protest transgender teammate Lia Thomas\u2019 physical advantages and dominance. The women ultimately decided not to go through with the boycott, the Daily Mail reported, fearing they would be banned from the Ivy League championship. 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