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Anger at trans swimmer's 'Woman of the Year' nomination
Lia Thomas has been nominated for a prestigious women's award
http://www.rt.com/sport/559158-lia-thomas-woman-of-year/
Publisher: RT
Date Written: 18/07/2022
Year Published: 2022
Resource Type: Article
The University of Pennsylvania is facing a wave of criticism after nominating transgender swimmer Lia Thomas for the NCAA's 'Woman of the Year' honor for 2022.
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Thomas has been a hugely controversial figure on the US collegiate swimming scene after she became the first transgender athlete to become a Division I NCAA champion earlier this year when she won the women's 500-yard freestyle.
Her success over the past several months has reignited a debate on the fairness of allowing transgender athletes to compete alongside, or against, female-born rivals, and Thomas was thought to be central to recently announced plans by swimming's world governing body FINA to implement restrictions on trans athletes competing in the sport.
Thomas had competed on the University of Pennsylvania's male swimming team for three years before transitioning to the female category.
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