Penn swimmer alleges Lia Thomas colluded with fellow transgender swimmer before race

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In an exclusive interview with OutKick, a biological female member of the Penn women’s swimming said she believes her teammate, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, colluded with Yale transgender swimmer Iszac Henig, who’s transitioning from female to male, during a 100 freestyle race on January 8.

The swimmer, granted anonymity due to what is viewed as threats from the university, activists, and the current political climate, believes Thomas, who has reportedly been comparing herself to Jackie Robinson, and Henig cooked up a plan before a Penn home tri-meet with Yale and Dartmouth.

"Looking at [Lia’s] time, I don’t think she was trying," the Penn swimmer alleges. "I know they’re friends and I know they were talking before the meet. I think she let her win to prove the point that, ‘Oh see, a female-to-male beat me.'"

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Lia Thomas of the Pennsylvania Quakers swims in the 500 yard freestyle event during a tri-meet against the Yale Bulldogs and the Dartmouth Big Green at Sheerr Pool on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania on January 8, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

When pressed on if she flat-out thought it was collusion, the Penn swimmer seemed convinced.

"I do. I can’t say for sure, but I wouldn’t be shocked if I found out that was 100% true," Thomas’ teammate said.

In the 100 freestyle race, Henig finished with a time of 49.57; Thomas touched the wall in 52.84. During a November tri-meet with Princeton and Cornell, Thomas swam the 100 freestyle in 49.42.

The anonymous Penn swimmer also accuses Thomas of mailing it in during the January 8 200 freestyle