Posted on 12/02/2021 12:06:28 PM PST by Red Badger
A University of Pennsylvania “women’s” swimmer named Lia Thomas, who used to go by Will as a member of the men’s swimming team, is smashing records and has many wondering if Olympic superstar Katie Ledecky will be soon losing races to a transgender competitor.
At a November 20 tri-meet with Cornell and Princeton, Lia Thomas “blasted the No. 1 200 free time and the second-fastest 500 free time in the nation, breaking Penn program records in both events. She swept the 100-200-500 free individual events and contributed to the first-place 400 free relay,” according to SwimSwam.com, a website dedicated to collegiate swimming.
Will Thomas, a native of Austin, Texas, competed for the Penn men’s swimming team for three seasons before taking off the pandemic year. During the 2018-19 season, Will was second-team All-Ivy League in the 500 freestyle, 1,000 free and 1,650 free. In 2019-20, Thomas competed in four of Penn’s eight regular-season events. According to the Penn swimming archives, Will Thomas last competed for the men’s team on November 16, 2019.
Lia Thomas / Penn Swimming
“Being trans has not affected my ability to do this sport and being able to continue is very rewarding,” Thomas told the campus student newspaper in June.
Based on the times Thomas has put up so far this fall, Lia’s definitely not lying.
SwimSwam reports that Thomas’ 200 freestyle time of 1:43:47 would have won her a silver medal at the 2021 NCAA Women’s Championships. Her 4:35:06 in the 500 freestyle would’ve been good for bronze at the 2021 Championships.
So how are the biological women supposed to beat Thomas? Is this fair based on the NCAA rules? The NCAA has said, based on its policy, that biological women just need to suck it up and deal with it.
“A trans female treated with testosterone suppression medication may continue to compete on a men’s team but may not compete on a women’s team without changing it to a mixed team status until completing one year of testosterone suppression treatment,” the NCAA’s policy states.
“A trans male who has received a medical exemption for treatment with testosterone is no longer eligible to compete on a women’s team without changing that team status to a mixed team.”
One year of testosterone suppression treatment and you can get right out there with the women and kick their asses. That’s the rule.
Is it fair? We’ll need to hear from the biological women who are losing pool time and races to Will/Lia Thomas, if they’re even allowed to give an honest answer.
How do I feel about this? On one hand, its ridiculous and outrageous.
On the other hand, I say bring it on. America's gender politics are already a circus freak-show. I have difficulty finding where else in history we have seen such total societal mental illness and perversion. The bigger the freak-show, the sooner and harder the backlash will, hopefully, come.
With love from Texas, (Austin).
Well, DUH??????
Boggles the mind.
What’s between Will’s legs... or is that Lia?
Is she packing? Does she have a Gaff or is it chopped off.
Let's see who blinks first.
Any woman who races against this fag deserves to lose. Only a female boycott will stop this madness.
You are correct.
If all the women stayed in the locker room and let the man race by himself, this nonsense would stop overnight.
Notice how this ‘reporter’ didn’t interview a single female swimmer, or anyone, about how their careers are now toast?
Had 3 girls go thru swim program
Coached for 10 years
It’s hard enough to get girls into competitive sports, keeping up enthusiasm, building on success.
This ends it. Completely.
Destroy the motivation, scholarships and spirit of hundreds of female athletes at the alter of one mixed up, self centered boy.
By the time of college, these girls have been training AT LEAST 5-6 days a week for 6-7 years.
All for nothing.
How the f*ck do you think you’re going to keep a 14 year old girl interested in sports and make it a lifestyle choice when at competition, the thing they’ve trained months [and years] for, they are crushed. Not because they didn’t train hard and sacrifice. For some tranny’s “feelings”.
And the feminists? Quietly hiding under the table.
While men like me are burdened with your protection.
It’s ok, that’s what we were born to do.
Just keep quiet. Watch as your athlete daughters, sisters, cousins and friends be relegated back to the cheer squad. We’ll do the heavy lifting.
Now go make me a sandwich. ‘Bout the only thing your good for.
LOL!! women promoted this crap ...
Will Thomas, a native of Austin, Texas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzwcOp5ne6o
Who the hell would WANT TO win that way? No NORMAL person woul.... Nevermind- they are sick in the mind individuals which explains a lot of things
“Lia” has an adam’s apple.
Not the athletes.
Lia has Adam’s banana as well.................
Mental illness on display from everyone involved.
The new Science, proclaimed by America’s top Universities.
Who would like to tell you “trust the Science.”
To which Americans are responding, “Let’s go Brandon.”
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