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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.
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 ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has spoken out after losing a legal battle that will essentially see her barred from competing in next month's Olympics in Paris.
Jun 12, 2024 · Lia Thomas, the first transgender swimmer to win the US national college title, was unable to challenge the World Aquatics rules that exclude transgender women from elite races. Cas dismissed her case as she was no longer a member of US Swimming and not eligible to compete in WA events.
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...
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...
University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, who has become central to the debate about transgender inclusion in competitive women’s sports, lost a race Saturday to Iszac Henig, a trans male...
