{"id":2454768,"date":"2025-07-02T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-gets-the-ultimate-vindication-3-years-later-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-erased-from-the-record-book\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T14:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:03:01","slug":"riley-gaines-gets-the-ultimate-vindication-3-years-later-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-erased-from-the-record-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-gets-the-ultimate-vindication-3-years-later-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-erased-from-the-record-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Gaines Gets the Ultimate Vindication 3 Years Later &#8211; Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Erased from the Record Book"},"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\">38<\/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%2Friley-gaines-gets-the-ultimate-vindication-3-years-later-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-erased-from-the-record-book%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=2454768&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>the article discusses the recent decision by the Department of Education (DOE) regarding Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). It highlights the controversy surrounding Thomas&#8217;s participation in women&#8217;s swimming competitions,which resulted in the erasure of women&#8217;s achievements in the sport. The DOE&#8217;s announcement states that UPenn must apologize too the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-department-ruled-that-the-university-of-pennsylvania-violated-title-ix-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... ... ruled that the University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX - Washington Examiner\">female swimmers affected<\/a> and remove Thomas&#8217;s records from the books, restoring recognition to the rightful female athletes. The article praises former swimmers Riley gaines and Paula Scanlan for their advocacy against allowing transgender women to compete in female categories, emphasizing the importance of standing up for truth and fairness in athletics. Gaines expressed surprise and relief at the DOE&#8217;s decision, celebrating it as a important moment for female athletes. the piece reflects a broader debate on gender identity and sports, notably concerning fairness in athletic competitions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>What is justice?<\/p>\n<p>One Merriam-Webster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">definition<\/a> cites justice as &ldquo;conformity to truth, fact, or reason,&rdquo; and if we accept that, then justice has &mdash; finally &mdash; been served in perhaps the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/girl-photo-lia-thomas-blasts-woke-university-says-real-girl-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original mainstream transgender debacle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Pennsylvania became a lightning rod for controversy in 2022 when its women&rsquo;s collegiate swim team deployed Lia Thomas, a man pretending to be a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas shattered the (women&rsquo;s) record books en route to numerous accolades, all at the expense of actual women who were squeezed out of the podium, so this man could get his ego massaged.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s all awful, but if there was one silver lining to emerge from it all, it&rsquo;s that Thomas&rsquo; rise paved the path for former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines to also gain relevance, and for anyone who&rsquo;s been keeping up with the transgender issue in America, that&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-riley-gaines-loses-trans-activists-says-combine-olympics-paralympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an objectively good thing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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a long overdue gesture for anyone who sees the inherent madness of transgenderism.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps even more importantly than personalized apology letters, UPenn will also be wiping Thomas&rsquo; &ldquo;accomplishments&rdquo; from the record books.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, &ldquo;Lia Thomas&rdquo; has been stricken from the record book, and that&rsquo;s perhaps even more overdue than those apology letters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;UPenn will restore to female athletes all individual UPenn Division I swimming records, titles, or similar recognitions which were misappropriated by male athletes allowed to compete in female categories,&rdquo; the DOE&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-announces-university-of-pennsylvania-has-entered-resolution-agreement-resolve-its-title-ix-violations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcement<\/a> stated.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the school must &ldquo;issue a public statement to the University community stating that it will comply with Title IX, specifying that UPenn will not allow males to compete in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-gop-gov-spencer-coxs-reelection-campaign-is-bankrolled-by-far-left-democrats\/\" title=\"Far-left Democrats fund Utah GOP Gov. Spencer Cox&#039;s reelection campaign\">female athletic programs<\/a> or occupy Penn Athletics female intimate facilities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Look, this is all wonderful and painfully overdue, but it would be remiss to not mention two of the women who bravely took a stand against this madness when the DOE was being run by the Biden administration: The aforementioned Gaines and Thomas&rsquo; UPenn teammate, Paula Scanlan.<\/p>\n<p>These two women were the first to speak out against this madness and endured untold criticism for daring to speak up for truth and sanity.<\/p>\n<p>It really goes to show you how important it is to speak up for truth &mdash; even when it&rsquo;s horrifically unpopular and damaging to your reputation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a former UPenn swimmer who had to compete against and  a locker room with a male athlete, I am deeply grateful to the Trump Administration for refusing to back down on protecting women and girls and restoring our rightful accolades,&rdquo; Scanlan said of the DOE decision, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6467404\/2025\/07\/01\/trump-lia-thomas-transgender-athletes-penn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>. &ldquo;I am also pleased that my alma mater has finally agreed to take not only the lawful path, but the honorable one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added: &ldquo;Today marks a momentous step in repairing the past mistreatment of female athletes, and forging a future where sex discrimination plays no role in limiting girls&rsquo; potential.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ways-jemele-hill-just-dead-wrong-riley-gaines-simone-biles-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaines<\/a>, meanwhile, has shown that the biting wit and fierce rhetoric she deployed when she spoke out against Thomas has not dulled with this victory &mdash; though even she seemed taken aback.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPenn has agreed to right its wrongs, restore records to the rightful female athletes, and issue an apology to the women impacted by the man they allowed to compete as a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Are pigs flying?<\/p>\n<p>God bless <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PZxcieyp7m\">pic.twitter.com\/PZxcieyp7m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1940187628021694922?\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;UPenn has agreed to right its wrongs, restore records to the rightful female athletes, and issue an apology to the women impacted by the man they allowed to compete as a woman,&rdquo; Gaines posted after the decision. &ldquo;Are pigs flying?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added: &ldquo;God bless [President Donald Trump].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Surprised or not, however, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fierce activist spent part<\/a> of her Tuesday responding to one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/keith-olbermann-sinks-new-low-says-conservatives-suffering-wildfire-disaster-not-human\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notably deranged critic<\/a> who took issue with UPenn&rsquo;s decision:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you! And while you&rsquo;re keeping track, make sure to congratulate Emma Weyant, the right National Champ in the 500 freestyle, too.<\/p>\n<p>(If you&rsquo;re insinuating 5th in the nation is bad, what do you call a man who ranks 462nd nationally in the men&rsquo;s category?) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/liCRPraFQD\">https:\/\/t.co\/liCRPraFQD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1940224425485537588?\">July 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wanted to congratulate Whiny Gaines on now being able to say she finished tied for FOURTH not tied for FIFTH in the Lia Thomas race,&rdquo; far-left pundit Keith Olbermann posted to X shortly after the DOE announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines responded: &ldquo;Thank you! And while you&rsquo;re keeping track, make sure to congratulate Emma Weyant, the right National Champ in the 500 freestyle, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Without skipping a beat, Gaines added a little barb at Thomas &mdash; an exceptionally average male swimmer by any metric: &ldquo;(If you&rsquo;re insinuating 5th in the nation is bad, what do you call a man who ranks 462nd nationally in the men&rsquo;s category?)&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This writer has no clue what &ldquo;you call a man who ranks 462nd nationally in the men&rsquo;s category&rdquo; but might I suggest: Gone from the record books?<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to one definition from Merriam-Webster, justice means &#8220;conformity to truth, fact, or reason.&#8221; If we accept this definition, then it can be argued that justice has finally been achieved in a significant transgender controversy. In 2022, the University of Pennsylvania faced intense scrutiny when its women&#8217;s swim team included Lia Thomas, a transgender woman. Thomas broke numerous records and received accolades at the expense of female athletes who were pushed aside. While this situation was troubling overall, it did lead to increased visibility for former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines-a positive outcome for those following the transgender debate in America.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the Department of Education announced that UPenn would take responsibility for its actions regarding Thomas&#8217;s participation on the women&#8217;s team. The university will apologize to each female swimmer affected by this decision and will also remove Thomas&#8217;s achievements from official records. The DOE stated that UPenn must restore all swimming records and titles misappropriated by male athletes competing in women&#8217;s categories and publicly commit to complying with Title IX regulations prohibiting males from participating in female sports.<\/p>\n<p>While these developments are welcome and long overdue, it&#8217;s important to recognize two women who courageously opposed this issue during Biden&#8217;s administration: Riley Gaines and Paula Scanlan. They faced significant backlash for advocating for truth amidst widespread criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Scanlan expressed gratitude towards the Trump Administration for standing firm on protecting women&#8217;s rights while acknowledging UPenn&#8217;s commitment to rectify past wrongs. She emphasized that this decision marks an important step toward ensuring fair treatment of female athletes moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines also celebrated UPenn&#8217;s acknowledgment of its mistakes but remained sharp-tongued as she responded to critics online after the announcement about restoring records was made public.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, while there may be mixed reactions regarding these changes at UPenn-especially considering their late arrival-the actions taken represent a crucial shift towards fairness in women&#8217;s sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2454769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thomas-v-Gaines.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32628,58296,37041,50091],"class_list":["post-2454768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-lia-thomas","tag-record-book","tag-riley-gaines","tag-transgender-sports"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thomas-v-Gaines.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454768","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454768"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2454772,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454768\/revisions\/2454772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2454769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}