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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 6 - The Untold Story

When inclusion and fairness collide

Transgender female swimmer Lia Thomas has raised some thorny issues by competing against biological women.

Chicago Sun-Times

Coe warns transgender athletes pose risk to integrity of women’s sport

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has called on the International Olympic Committee to introduce new regulations governing transgender athletes

The Guardian - UK

Lia Thomas’ victory at NCAA swimming finals sparks fierce debate over trans athletes

A former Olympic swimmer has written a letter of protest to US college sports’ governing body, the NCAA, attacking its policy on transgender athletes

The Guardian - US

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Competitors Weigh in on Lia Thomas’s NCAA Swimming Championships Appearance

As the swimmer’s final meet came to a close, competitors discussed the NCAA’s decision to allow her to swim.

Sports Illustrated

Lia Thomas Wraps Collegiate Career With Eighth-Place Finish in 100 at NCAAs

The Penn swimmer, a transgender woman, took home one title (500 final) earlier in the NCAA championships.

Sports Illustrated

Lia Thomas Finishes Fifth in 200-Yard Final at NCAA Swimming Championships

Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win a national championship in the 500-yard freestyle on Thursday.

Sports Illustrated

Penn swimmer Lia Thomas is a national champion in the 500-yard freestyle

ATLANTA — Amid intense scrutiny and opposition, University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas on Thursday became the first transgender athlete to win a Division I collegiate national championship.

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Penn's Thomas becomes first transgender woman to win NCAAs

Lia Thomas took control in the final 100 yards of the 500-yard freestyle to make history Thursday as the first known transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship

The Independent UK

Lia Thomas Swims to Victory Under NCAA's Controversial Standards for Trans Competitors

Clocking in at a time of 4:33.24, Lia Thomas becomes the first trans swimmer to win gold at the NCAA Division I women’s swimming championship.

Reason

Lia Thomas Qualifies for 500-Yard Freestyle Final at NCAA Swimming Championships

The Penn swimmer finished with a time of 4:33.82 on Thursday morning.

Sports Illustrated

Trans college swimmer Lia Thomas speaks out: ‘I belong on the women’s team’

‘I just want to show trans kids and younger trans athletes that they’re not alone’

The Independent UK

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas pushes back against critics - “I belong on the women’s team”

Lia Thomas has become a controversial discussion in the US with the likes of Michael Phelps and Piers Morgan criticising her inclusion in women's sport

Daily Mirror

Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Opens Up in Exclusive Sports Illustrated Interview

The trans swimmer, who has become a national talking point, talked to Sports Illustrated.

Sports Illustrated

‘I Am Lia’: The Trans Swimmer Dividing America Tells Her Story

Penn’s Lia Thomas sat down with SI for an exclusive interview.

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Penn Swimmer Lia Thomas Wins Third Ivy League Title in Three Days

Penn swimmer Lia Thomas won the 100-yard freestyle to take home a third Ivy League swimming title.

Sports Illustrated

Lia Thomas Sets Record at Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships

University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas set an Ivy League record at the conference's swimming and diving championships.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Two Penn swimmers named Ivy champions, with Lia Thomas breaking meet and second pool record

BOSTON — Two University of Pennsylvania swimmers were named Ivy League champions Friday night, including senior Lia Thomas, who won her second title in as many days, and broke an Ivy League meet and her second Harvard University Blodgett Pool record.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn swimmer Lia Thomas wins 500 freestyle race, breaks Harvard pool record

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Penn swimmer Lia Thomas won the 500-yard freestyle race at the Ivy League championships Thursday night, accelerating past her competitors to establish a new record for Harvard University’s Blodgett Pool.

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The Independent UK

GOP Senate candidate’s ad hits out at transgender athletes: ‘Men pretending to be women’

“Lia has worked her whole life to be where she is,” a friend and fellow elite trans athlete said.

Sports Illustrated

300-Plus Collegiate, Elite Swimmers Sign Letter to NCAA Supporting Lia Thomas

The letter calls on the NCAA to not adopt USA Swimming’s policy midseason.

Daily Mirror

Lia Thomas' team-mates demand transgender swimmer is banned from competing after shattering records

Thomas' own team-mates have claimed she has an unfair physiological advantage after going from being 462nd in the male rankings to top of the pile in the women's table

Sports Illustrated

Members of Penn Swim Team Say Lia Thomas Should Be Barred From Competition

16 members of the Quakers women's swimming and diving team sent a letter to prevent the swimmer, a transgender woman, from competing this postseason.

Al Jazeera

USA Swimming unveils new rules for transgender athletes

New policy could affect Lia Thomas, who transitioned and moved from men’s to women’s team at University of Pennsylvania.

The Independent UK

USA Swimming issues new policy for transgender athletes in elite competition

The debate over transgender athletes’ right to compete has gained urgency with the emergence of University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas

Sports Illustrated

Penn Swimmers Voice Support for Transgender Teammate Lia Thomas

She has set multiple program records this season for the women's swim team.

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