UPenn parents demand NCAA address dominance of trans swimmer Lia Thomas breaking women's records

Parents of swimmers at the University of Pennsylvania are demanding the NCAA address the dominance of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas breaking records in women's competitions.

A group of parents of 10 swimmers argued Thomas has an unfair advantage over female swimmers, according to a letter sent to the NCAA last week obtained by the Daily Mail.

"At stake here is the integrity of women's sports. The precedent being set — one in which women do not have a protected and equitable space to compete," the letter said. "It is the responsibility of the NCAA to address the matter with an official statement."

Comment: It isn't even a race.

'Lia Thomas' is in the fifth lane when counting from the bottom,

The NCAA has yet to respond to the letter, according to the report. However, the university, which received a forwarded copy, responded to the concerned parents, saying it was eager to help students navigate Thomas's "success" and said the institution offers students services if they have mental health concerns.

The parents argued in their letter that Thomas, who was born as a male, has an unfair advantage over female peers being outperformed.

Thomas, 22, competed as a male swimmer for several years during high school before making the transition.

"I was struggling. My mental health was not very good. It was a lot of unease, basically just feeling trapped in my body. It didn't align," Thomas said in an interview with SwimSwam. "I decided it was time to come out and start my transition."

Thomas has become a dominant swimmer in college and has broken several records at her university, as well as Ivy League records. For example, in the 1,650-yard freestyle final, Thomas was 38 seconds faster than her closest female competitor.

Several of her times are within striking distance of the top male swimmer at the college. For example, her 200-meter freestyle time is 1:41:93 and the top male is 1:39:31, according to The Daily Mail.

The NCAA has some rules in place about transgender students participating in female competitions, including requirements for transgender females to undergo a year's worth of testosterone suppression treatment.

The Washington Examiner reached out to the NCAA and the University of Pennsylvania for comment.

Reader Comments

ReRan · 2021-12-18T18:26:52Z

So, what does she look like in a bikini, a lady's bikini?

Rowan Cocoan · 2021-12-18T19:11:56Z

ReRan SOTT's got the emoji for that:

BK infra: good points!

RC

Buffalo_Ken · 2021-12-18T18:40:30Z

Here is the problem as I see it with respect to competitive competition where they want to keep the floor level - a level playing field so to speak.

Being she was once a he, she has arms and shoulders of a man. With those sort of arms and shoulders one can swim more rapidly, and so consider the possibility that there is a reason men have these sort of muscles and the ladies not so much. That don't mean a lady can't punch a fist or wrap around you with the strength of her upper body, but taken collectively, in general the boys got the muscles and the girls have what? It is a mystery to me, but it is unfair to let the past boy compete against the girls that were never boys in the first place.

Ain't this obvious?

Buffalo_Ken · 2021-12-18T18:45:21Z

So, somebody else posted an idea about creating a separate bathroom for those who call them selves "trans" - and that idea made sense to me and how about totally separate leagues for the trans as well because honestly - they are not the same in this regard and so why don't they get their own place instead of trying to switch around to other places where they don't belong best I can sense.

Plus, add to this all the mental health issues going on in the minds of many young ones these days, and god knows you can't blame them because it is an effed up world we live in, it just seems to me it would be better for them to interact with others who share their views versus trying to become something that they are not.

That is just my opinion and it can't be canceled even if you think you can.

BK

JohnnyQuest · 2021-12-19T00:42:00Z

Buffalo_Ken This would be the sang thing to do. Though this entire transgender movement has been encouraged by elitist elements to cause as much confusion, depression, division and destruction as possible. Allowing a common sense idea like trans exclusive bathrooms and sports leagues would nullify a good portion of the negative energy which is created by their absence. So I doubt it’ll ever happen.

Buffalo_Ken · 2021-12-19T16:42:32Z

JohnnyQuest - I think you suggested the bathroom idea (on anther thread), and as a start that could be a good first step. Setting up leagues and such is much more complicated. Now of course, would the tran's bathroom have a urinal in it? It probably ought to, but not as efficient as putting a urinal in a Men's bathroom. So here are two setups for tran's bathrooms.

Setup 1 : A single toilet

Setup 2 : A toilet and a urinal.

(Scale up accordingly based upon demand)

The bathroom idea is an excellent one in my opinion and this ought be implemented for the sake of calming tempers. It could be done rapidly.

BK

ROEL ·

Nullify her "records".

· 2021-12-18T19:25:08Z

Ah.....merica · 2021-12-18T20:26:11Z

“The NCAA has yet to respond to the letter, according to the report. However, the university, which received a forwarded copy, responded to the concerned parents, saying it was eager to help students navigate Thomas's "success" and said the institution offers students services if they have mental health concerns.”

Love how they twist mental health onto normal people thinking clearly. What a backwards world we live in.

Buffalo_Ken · 2021-12-20T15:00:20Z

Are there any school administrators reading this article?

If so, have you given any consideration to the tran's bathroom idea discussed above?

If so, and you have not given any consideration to the tran's bathroom idea discussed above, then may I politely inquire as to why?

Why haven't you given this consideration - could it be you are just using the "trans" for other objectives?

If so, I think your objectives are nefarious, and if so, it is even more evident to me that better school administrators are called for in 2022.

I call for that.

I call.

I call your bet.

Show your hand.

BK

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