Thomas also helped the Quakers win the meet's final event, the 400 freestyle relay. Penn's 3:17.80 time set a new pool record and was the first Ivy League championships relay win in program history.

Beyond the impact on Thomas, who last competed for Penn in 2022, the deal will ban other transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports for the school. This policy change follows ...

In a changing Title IX landscape, how are universities responding to new executive orders and threats of having federal ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass -- University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas is an Ivy League champion. Thomas, who is a transgender woman, won the 500-yard freestyle Thursday night in 4 minutes, 37.32 ...

Penn Quakers swimmer Lia Thomas finishes eighth in the 100 free at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at Georgia Tech.

Get the best of what’s queer. Sign up for Them ’s weekly newsletter here. Bowing to Trump, Penn Agrees to Strip Lia Thomas of Her Records and Titles© Todd Warshaw/Getty Images ...

More: Lia Thomas, Title IX and $175M: Why Penn struck a deal with Trump Daniela Lopez, a nursing student from New Jersey, said she felt empathetic toward Thomas, who began transitioning in 2019 ...

The site was annotated with a note that read, "Competing under eligibility rules in effect at the time, Lia Thomas set program records in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle during the 2021-22 season." ...

FILE - Swimmers including Penn's Lia Thomas, lane 4, dive into the water at the start of a qualifying heat of the 200 yard freestyle at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at ...

Yes, Thomas is gone from the official record list. But a footnote now reads: “Competing under eligibility rules in effect at the time, Lia Thomas set program records in the 100, 200 and 500 ...

Penn's agreement with Trump administration removes Lia Thomas's records, highlighting the debate about transgender athletes in women's sports and protection of female opportunities ...

Penn Quakers swimmer Lia Thomas finishes eighth in the 100 free at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at Georgia Tech.