Lia Thomas | |
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![]() Thomas in 2022 | |
Born | May 1999 (age 25) |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) |
Known for | First openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship |
Sports career | |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle sprint Distance |
College team | University of Pennsylvania |
Lia Catherine Thomas[2] (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. Thomas' career has been a part of the public debate about transgender women in women's sports.[3][4][5]
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