11 hours ago · FILE - Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas speaks to her coach after winning the 500 meter freestyle during a meet with Harvard on Jan. 22, 2022, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Hardly a day ...

Lia Catherine Thomas [2] (born May 1999) is an American swimmer. She was the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship, having won the women's 500-yard freestyle event in 2022, before being barred from competing in women's events by World Aquatics.

10 hours ago · Three of Lia Thomas’ swim teammates at Penn sue the school, saying inclusion of the trans athlete violated their rights In the days following the lawsuit, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports, and the U.S. Department of Education opened a probe into Penn.

17 hours ago · Transgender athlete Lia Thomas’ colleagues have filed a lawsuit hours before President Donald Trump signed an executive order which bans trans athletes from women’s sports. Three former University of Pennsylvania swimmers have filed their suit, which allege that they suffered 'emotional trauma' after having to compete with Thomas as a teammate.

13 hours ago · Holmquist alleged that she was left out of the university’s championship squad due to Thomas’s presence. Estabrook and Kaczorowki competed at the championships but said they finished one place lower because of Thomas. The women further alleged that they were “repeatedly emotionally traumatised” by having to share a locker room with Thomas.

1 day ago · The swimmers seek to represent a class of about 206 people over whether transgender swimmer Lia Thomas’ participation in the championships violated Title IX. The lawsuit is the second Independent Council on Women’s Sports-backed case against the NCAA relating to Lia Thomas’ athletic career.

1 day ago · Penn University swimmer Lia Thomas, a trans-identifying male, competed in the 500 yard freestyle race in 2022. ... Thomas, who swam for Penn’s women’s team, won the 500- and 200-yard freestyle ...

Jun 13, 2024 · Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who made national headlines in 2022 after winning an NCAA individual title, will not be allowed to compete in elite women’s races, including the 2024 Olympics,...

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas lost a legal battle Wednesday challenging an effective ban on trans women competing in the highest levels of women's swimming, dashing her hopes...

Jun 12, 2024 · American swimmer Lia Thomas has had a legal case against governing body World Aquatics dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. World Aquatics (WA) voted in 2022 to stop transgender...