Lia Thomas’ Legal Team Led By Former Canadian Champion Swimmer
Carlos Sayao represented Canada at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, won the 400 IM at the 2003 Canadian Trials, and went on to the 2003 World Championships.
Lia Thomas Propone Causa Contro World Aquatics Per Discriminazione
L’atleta transgender Lia Thomas ha proposto ricorso al CAS contro World Aquatics per discriminazione contro la categoria trans
NCAA Champion Lia Thomas Reportedly Challenging World Aquatics’ Ban on Transgender Women
Lia Thomas reportedly hired a Canadian law firm to take her case in front of Switzerland’s Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last September.
World Aquatics Confirms No Entries for New ‘Open Category” at Berlin World Cup
World Aquatics has confirmed that nobody has entered the newly-created open category at the Berlin World Cup stop that begins Friday.
Data Deep Dive: Which Swimmers Are Trending On Wikipedia?
In this article, we take a look at which swimmers get the most views on Wikipedia, and also when swimmers tend to generate the most views.
World Aquatics To Include Transgender Swimmers In Trial of “Open” Category
President Husain Al-Musallam said the first event with an open category would take place in the future but didn’t provide additional details.
House Republicans Pass Trans Athlete Ban for Girls’ and Women’s Teams
Supporters say the legislation is needed to maintain competitive fairness while opponents condemned the vote as bullying kids for political points.
2023 W. NCAA Previews: Ruck Seeks Title Defense Against Bunched Up Field In 200 Free
Taylor Ruck will defend her title in the 200 free this week after claiming last year’s victory in a time of 1:41.12.
2023 W. NCAA Previews: Erica Sullivan Chasing First NCAA Title In 500 Free
Sullivan comes into the event as the top seed after swimming an NCAA-leading time of 4:35.88 at Texas’ dual meet with NC State in January.
Erica Sullivan Swims 4:35.88 500 Free for #1 in NCAA this Season
Sullivan swam faster today than she did at NCAAs last year. She now has the #1 time in the NCAA by over two and a half seconds.
NCAA All-American Iszac Henig Competing On Yale Men’s Team For His Senior Season
Hening, a transgender man, spent his first three collegiate seasons swimming for the Yale women’s team and A-finaled at 2022 Women’s NCAAs.
Queer Representation In Swimming (And Football) Is Off To A Strong Start In 2023
Olympic swimmer Søren Dahl went Instagram official with NFL teammate Carl Nassib, while Iszac Henig penned an op-ed for the New York Times.
2022 SWAMMY Awards: SwimSwam’s Top 10 YouTube Videos of the Year
In a year filled with interviews and pancakes, relive SwimSwam’s top 10 YouTube videos of the year, two of which include teenage star Thomas Heilman (above).
The Most Read SwimSwam Articles of 2022
This picture of Ukrainian-Turkish swimmer Viktoria Gunes stepping on the Russian flag was the most-read article on SwimSwam in 2022 as controversy dominated the year.
Sims and Grimes Swim Sub-4:30 500 Frees, Four Girls Faster Than 2022 NCAAs Winning Time
On Thursday, Bella Sims and Katie Grimes became the third and fifth-fastest performers in the women’s 500 free with their times of 4:28.64 and 4:29.53.
