Trans UPenn Swimmer Lia Thomas Racks Up Two Big Wins Against Harvard

Thomas also won the 200-meter freestyle with a 1:41:93 final, the fastest time ever in the women’s category.The women are in second place after day one of the Zippy Invitational.Lia Thomas set a pool and meet record in the 500 free!὏ https://t.co/8ECO8Dts6b#FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/4V4wjhnkOf— Penn Swimming & Diving (@PennSwimDive) December 4, 2021The newest wins come on the heels of the NCAA announcing that college rules for transgender athletes will be pegged to the regulations created by pro leagues and the Olympics to govern transgender athletes.However, the announcement will not affect Thomas’ participation in UPenn swimming.Indeed, the Ivy League came out with full-throated support of Thomas.“Over the past several years, Lia and the University of Pennsylvania worked with the NCAA to follow all of the appropriate protocols in order to comply with the NCAA policy on transgender athlete participation and compete on the Penn women’s swimming and diving team.