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It’s a triumph over hatred and ignorance for Lia Thomas.Image: Getty ImagesLia Thomas became first known transgender athlete to win a Division I national championship in any sport after finishing the 500-yard freestyle for Penn. yesterday…

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas followed her historic 500-yard freestyle title by qualifying for Friday’s 200-yard freestyle final, shrugging off protesters at the US collegiate women’s championships in Atlanta.Thomas, who competes for the…

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. Thomas, the University of Pennsylvania senior who entered the NCAA…

The N.C.A.A., which five years ago played a role in nudging North Carolina away from a law that limited public restroom access for transgender people, saw its longstanding deliberations on transgender participation take on new urgency and…

This marks her third title of the competition.Thomas, a transgender woman, narrowly beat out Yale's Iszac Henig, a transgender man, who finished in 47.82 seconds. Princeton's Nikki Venema took third, finishing in 48.81 seconds.Thomas and…

Her next closest competitor, Harvard's Samantha Shelton, finished in 1:45.82, followed by Harvard's Molly Hamlin in third. After winning, Thomas shook hands with both.The win came a day after Thomas won the 500-yard freestyle in 4 minutes…

Lia Thomas swims for Penn.Image: Getty ImagesSince University of Pennsylvania senior Lia Thomas crushed her competition at the Zippy Invitational with the nation’s fastest times in the 200-and 500-yard freestyle, she became a cause célèbre…

The N.C.A.A. on Friday cleared the way for the swimmer Lia Thomas, a transgender woman who has turned in the top times in the country in two events, to compete in the N.C.A.A. championships next month, saying that implementing new rules for…

Why does sport need athlete inclusion procedures? What is the history and how has it evolved? What is the IOC’s policy? All questions answered. Biology, Human Rights, Sex and…

U.S.A. Swimming said on Thursday that it was re-evaluating its policy for transgender athletes at the elite level, meaning the requirements for transgender swimmers could change in the coming weeks.“Many of the policies are in flux,” said…