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Trans swimmer Lia Thomas, 22, blows away competition to win 500 yard freestyle at NCAA championships - but crowd goes wild for SECOND place winner on podium: Thomas says she 'ignores' criticism in post-victory interview
dailymail ^ | 3/17/2022 | By HARRIET ALEXANDER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Posted on 03/17/2022 5:05:41 PM PDT by RummyChick

Lia Thomas on Thursday night became the first transgender athlete to be crowned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion, winning the 500 yard freestyle in Georgia - to a silent crowd.

Thomas, 22, scorched her competitors in Atlanta with a 4 minutes 33:24 second race - much to the chagrin of some of her teammates, and to those in the stands, who remained quiet as she won.

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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Wouldn’t that be nice.


81 posted on 03/17/2022 7:20:44 PM PDT by LizzieD (represents )
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To: Republican Wildcat

“EXCLUSIVE: ‘If Lia Thomas wins, there should be an asterisk next to her name’: Tennis icon Martina Navratilova blasts trans swimmer as she smashes competition to become first transgender athlete crowned NCAA champion”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10625627/If-Lia-Thomas-wins-asterisk-Martina-Navratilova-blasts-trans-swimmer.html


82 posted on 03/17/2022 7:23:20 PM PDT by RummyChick ( )
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To: SamAdams76

It would be like Tom Brady beating the Bucs cheerleaders at a game of flag football.


83 posted on 03/17/2022 7:25:45 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: RummyChick

and it’s not smart enough to sandbag the girls and win by just a few stroke, no... it has to embarrass and humiliate them

a real prince that one


84 posted on 03/17/2022 7:29:51 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: RummyChick

Oh, now Martina gets to be all “conservative”.


85 posted on 03/17/2022 7:39:00 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: RummyChick

Is this creature eligible to compete in the Olympics? Imagine how the media would fawn over him if he won a gold medal in women’s swimming!


86 posted on 03/17/2022 7:51:50 PM PDT by Rainbow Rising (Defund the FBI!)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I know many women who aren’t liberal or I should say leftist/feminists.


87 posted on 03/17/2022 9:01:32 PM PDT by boxlunch (10th Amendmt: nullification or Texit? PS We're in a hot war: globalists, CCP, media, Dems, RINOs)
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To: boxlunch

If they are traditionalists they still expect special treatment when its better than being treated like a guy.

Bet they do not want to be required to sign up for selective service. Bet they still expect men to pay for everything. Bet they date men better off from them financially, be taller than them and that they consider more attractive than them. Bst they would pound on you, attack you, but wouldn’t want you to do the same back.


88 posted on 03/17/2022 9:19:01 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: RummyChick

The entire athletic program at Penn State should be sanctioned for the university allowing this nonsense .


89 posted on 03/17/2022 9:30:17 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (remorse)
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To: RummyChick

Fu looks female. The other two. Not sure


90 posted on 03/17/2022 9:45:02 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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To: RummyChick
I can imagine a lot of mental anguish for competitors and their parents. The Time. The Money. The Pain. All for naught when a selfish jerk decides he wants to take over your sport.

This is so appallingly disgusting. Can't believe this crap with "Lia" Thomas is still going on. It's as if everyone is looking the other way and is afraid to say anything, like in The Emperor Has No Clothes.

Why does no one speak up and fight this??

Biological women should compete against biological women.

Biological men should compete against biological men.

The trannies can compete against other trannies.

Case closed.

91 posted on 03/17/2022 9:56:24 PM PDT by nutmeg
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To: RummyChick

Two wars should have been handled by negotiations

Our war infinitely bloodier


92 posted on 03/18/2022 1:26:23 AM PDT by wardaddy (Free Republic has gone insane but it's fun)
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To: GnuThere

He’s a sociopath who has no empathy whatsoever for every hard working girl he knocks out of the standings.

- - - - - - -

This is a failute at all levels.

His opponent should refuse to participate.

The parents of his opponent should refuse to watch the competition.

The public should refuse to watch the competition.

The coaches should refuse to work.

Newspapers should refuse to cover it seriously.

Channels should refuse to broadcast it.

Anyone of the above who doesn’t boycott it should have people in their lives refusing to associate with them.


93 posted on 03/18/2022 1:38:54 AM PDT by TTFX
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To: Secret Agent Man

Idiot…bashing all women every opportunity. Truly sad excuse for a man.


94 posted on 03/18/2022 1:39:38 AM PDT by antceecee
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To: RummyChick
This is stupid. Everybody knows what a travesty it is for that man to compete against women.

Yet, we're just allowing it to happen. At any earlier time, parents would be shutting down the entire sports program and firing all the coaches who enable this insanity.

95 posted on 03/18/2022 3:35:03 AM PDT by LouAvul
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To: RummyChick

I like this dude......he’s giving the woke politically correct left just what they deserved. They asked for this...they got it. Wallow in it. fools.


96 posted on 03/18/2022 6:22:24 AM PDT by vespa300
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To: RummyChick

This isn’t completely insane or anything. 🙄


97 posted on 03/18/2022 8:10:40 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: RummyChick

There’s an idea. Only acknowledge 2nd and 3rd place. Maybe if everyone ignores it, it will go away?


98 posted on 03/18/2022 8:15:39 AM PDT by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. Never be a peaceful slave in a new Socialist America.)
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To: Jonty30

Exactly, what the world knows for sure is that he can’t compete against men, but what better way to condition our children to the progressive insistence that black is white, up is down, cold is hot ideology.


99 posted on 03/18/2022 9:24:56 AM PDT by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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To: Jonty30

Exactly, what the world knows for sure is that he can’t compete against men, but what better way to condition our children to the progressive insistence that black is white, up is down, cold is hot ideology.


100 posted on 03/18/2022 9:31:45 AM PDT by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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