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Lia Catherine Thomas (born May 1999) is an American swimmer. She is the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship, having won the women's 500-yard freestyle event in 2022. During her swimming career, Thomas has been part of the public debate about transgender women in women's sports.
Jan 27, 2024 · CNN — Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has begun legal proceedings against World Aquatics, swimming’s governing body, after it voted to restrict transgender athletes from competing in elite...
Feb 22, 2022 · Boston CNN — Lia Thomas stood tall and smiled wide atop the championship podium, her nearly 6-foot-4 frame pushing her head past the top of the Ivy League’s green photo backdrop. With one hand...
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Mar 17, 2022 · March 17, 2022. ATLANTA — Lia Thomas, the transgender woman whose record-threatening times on the University of Pennsylvania’s swim team made her a star of college athletics and a symbol of...
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Mar 17, 2022 · University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title after finishing first in the women’s 500-yard freestyle event Thursday...
Mar 18, 2022 · By The Associated Press. ATLANTA — Lia Thomas took control in the final 100 yards of the 500-yard freestyle to make history Thursday as the first transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming ...
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Mar 18, 2022 · Lia Thomas becomes first known transgender athlete to win NCAA swimming title - BBC Sport. 18 March 2022. Getty Images. Lia Thomas will also compete in the 200 yard and 100 yard at the...
