Lia Thomas, A Penn Swimmer, Becomes The First Transgender Woman To Win An NCAA Swimming Championship

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Thomas, who was the top seed in the competition, won the 500-yard freestyle race with a season-best time (4 minutes, 33.24 second). It was close to the 100-yard mark, with Virginia’s Emma Weyant coming in second at 4:34.99.

Thomas stated, “I didn’t have a lot of expectation for the meet.” “I was happy to race and compete as best I could.”