Lia Thomas becomes first known transgender athlete to win NCAA swimming title
Lia Thomas became the first known transgender athleteexternal-link to win the highest US national college title with victory in the women's 500 yard freestyle.
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Lia Thomas becomes first trans woman to win NCAA title
University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender NCAA champion in Division I history after winning the women's 500-yard freestyle in Atlanta. Thomas beat Virginia's Emma Weyant by 1.75 seconds with a time of four minutes and 33.24 seconds on Thursday, falling short of Katie Ledecky's NCAA record time of 4:24.06. Erica Sullivan, a silver medallist in the 1,500 metre event at last year's Tokyo Olympics, finished third.
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Swimming-Thomas becomes first trans woman to win NCAA title
(Reuters) - University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender NCAA champion in Division I history after winning the women's 500-yard freestyle in Atlanta.
Protests as transgender swimmer Thomas powers to US college crown
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas shrugged off protesters as she powered to a historic victory in the 500-yard freestyle at the US collegiate championships in Atlanta on Thursday in the latest milestone of her controversial career.