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Opinion: The Only Reason Lia Thomas Is Breaking Women's Swim Records And Snatching Up Medals Is Because Everyone Is Allowing Him To
The NCAA women's swimming and diving championship is currently taking place in Atlanta, and William Thomas (who now goes by Lia) is competing against female swimmers.
By Gina Florio3 min read
Not surprisingly, William Thomas is cleaning house. He won the 500-yard freestyle swim by five full seconds, and today he won the 200-yard preliminaries. He's competing tonight in the 200-yard finals and will swim in the 100-yard freestyle this weekend. When Thomas stood on the podium to receive his medal for the 500-yard freestyle win, the crowd went quiet as his name was announced. There was some booing. One person even yelled, "He's a man!"