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    Lia Catherine Thomas (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 .

  2. 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...

  3. Feb 22, 2022 · Despite the out of pool controversy, Thomas showed no outward signs of stress or frustration at the Ivy League’s women’s swimming championships this week. With a calm and cool demeanor, she ...

  4. Jan 27, 2024 · 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 women’s...

  5. Thomas is banned from swimming in competitions due to a 2022 ruling by World Aquatics that prohibits transgender women who have been through male puberty from competing in women’s races. Ahead ...

  6. Mar 3, 2022 · Lia Thomas has dominated womens college swimming this season—and has also become a lightning rod for controversy. Many—including some teammates—say she shouldn’t be able to compete against...

  7. Mar 18, 2022 · Lia Thomas became the first known transgender athlete to win the highest US national college title with victory in the women's 500-yard freestyle. Thomas, who swims for the University of...

  8. 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 of making the...

  9. Mar 18, 2022 · 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 championship.

  10. Mar 17, 2022 · Lia Thomas is not the first trans swimmer in the N.C.A.A., but her victories have put her at the center of a debate about trans athletes.

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