Former UPenn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas recently spoke up in support of trans athletes amid bans on their inclusion in women's sports.

I was invited to attend because I’m a former swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, where a biologically male athlete by the name of Leah Thomas joined my women’s swim team in 2021 ...

Lia Thomas is a former University of Pennsylvania swimmer who drew harsh criticism for her success as the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division I championship in 2022, the year she ...

Thomas, a biological male, previously competed for the UPenn men’s swimming team from 2017-20 under the name Will Thomas. At the 2022 Ivy League Swimming Championships, Thomas came in first in ...