NCAA won’t immediately adopt USA Swimming’s trans policy, opening up door for Lia Thomas
Thomas can now compete in the NCAA championships, provided she falls in line with pre-existing NCAA rules.
By Karleigh Webb | February 11, 2022Thomas can now compete in the NCAA championships, provided she falls in line with pre-existing NCAA rules.
By Karleigh Webb | February 11, 2022Conference notes NCAA policy for current year only applies to NCAA championships.
By Karleigh Webb | February 8, 2022The NCAA has said it will defer its trans policies to governing bodies. League championships are in two weeks.
By Karleigh Webb | February 1, 2022Penn-West Chester was a planned rest week as Thomas looks to Ivy League and NCAA championship meets.
By Karleigh Webb | January 30, 2022As the debate surrounding trans athletes continues, some of Thomas’ peers stood up in word and deed.
By Karleigh Webb | January 28, 2022After a quiet afternoon in Cambridge, uncertainty looms for Thomas as NCAA transgender policy shifts.
By Karleigh Webb | January 24, 2022Iszac Henig made national headlines when he won several races for Yale this past weekend.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 12, 2022Thomas showed slower times in her two wins, as Yale transgender swimmer Iszac Henig showed speed, beating Thomas head-to-head.
By Karleigh Webb | January 9, 2022Both entities say Thomas has met or exceeded all NCAA protocols for trans athletes.
By Alex Reimer | January 6, 2022There is lots of information, and falsehoods, shared about Penn swimmer Lia Thomas.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 6, 2022A college swimmer is the latest trans woman athlete-turned-transphobe’s latest “villain.”
By Karleigh Webb | December 9, 2021Lia Thomas is shattering records in the pool. It’s time we and the NCAA engage on her performance.
By Cyd Zeigler | December 8, 2021The senior swimmer at Penn set school and Ivy League records, and perhaps set up a run at NCAA history.
By Karleigh Webb | December 6, 2021Ana Marcela Cunha won an Olympic gold medal in the 10km swim event for Team Brazil and Team LGBTQ.
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By Alex Reimer | July 28, 2021Markus Thormeyer and Team Canada came very close to a bronze medal in the 4x100 meters as the team set a national record in the event.
By Jim Buzinski | July 26, 2021Ari-Pekka Liukkonen is in his third Summer Olympics and this year he’s carrying the flag in the Opening Ceremony.
By Jim Buzinski | July 22, 2021When Canadian Markus Thormeyer finally told his team he was gay, the positive response fueled him in the pool.
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By Jim Buzinski | June 21, 2021Vanderbrook shared a powerful coming out story earlier this year and now hopes to make the U.S. Olympic team.
By Jim Buzinski | June 7, 2021