Lia Thomas
American swimmer (born 1999)
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Lia Catherine Thomas 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. Thomas's career has been a part of the public debate about transgender women in women's sports.
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Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Had No Chance at Olympics, Donna De Varona SaysTransgender swimmer Lia Thomas had no chance to win a legal challenge that would have opened the door for a potential Olympics bid -- and she should instead compete against other trans swimmers ... so..TMZ.com - Published | |
Transgender swimmer can't compete in Olympics after losing legal battleTransgender swimmer Lia Thomas can't compete in the Olympics after she lost her legal battle to have the rules barring her participation overturned.Sky News - Published | |
Transgender swimmer Thomas' legal case over ban dismissedAmerican swimmer Lia Thomas loses legal case against governing body World Aquatics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.BBC Sport - Published | |
Trans swimmer Thomas in legal challenge against banLia Thomas, the first transgender athlete to win the highest US national college title, is taking legal action in a bid to compete again in elite female sport.BBC Sport - Published | |
Swimmer Riley Gaines Testifies in Senate About Lia Thomas, Trans AthletesRiley Gaines is taking her fight to keep transgender women out of women's sports to our nation's capital ... testifying for a Senatorial hearing about her encounters with lightning rod athlete Lia..TMZ.com - Published | |
Lia Thomas Says Her Critics Using 'Feminism' Claims To Hide TransphobiaLia Thomas -- the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I championship -- is firing back at her critics ... saying a lot of them are simply transphobes who are "using the guise of feminism"..TMZ.com - Published | |
