Lia Thomas

2022 Women’s NCAAs: Day 2 Finals Preview

Virginia sophomore Alex Walsh is the top seed in the 200 IM tonight heading into finals by over a second. Walsh won the event last year in a time of 1:51.87.

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WATCH: Kate Douglass Swims Fastest 50 Freestyle In History At NCAA Prelims

Douglass broke the U.S. Open, American and NCAA Records by clocking 20.87 in the 50 free prelims at the Women’s NCAA Championships.

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2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Penn’s Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer who has attracted international attention, swims her 1st NCAA race on Thursday morning as top seed in the 500 free.

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2022 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Day 2 Photo Vault

Day two prelims saw some exciting races, highlighted by Kate Douglass’ American Record 50 free, here are the top shots from the first morning of competition. 

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Protestors Against Lia Thomas Stand Outside & Attend Women’s NCAA Championship

Protestors who identified themselves as “Save Women’s Sports” gathered outside of the facility as Lia Thomas competed in her first event of the meet.

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WATCH: Lia Thomas Swims 4:33.82 in 500 Free Prelims at NCAA Championships

From the 250 mark onward, Thomas began to increase her lead, outsplitting Forde by about .5 per 50. Thomas came to the wall 4.3 seconds ahead of Forde

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OVERREACTIONS: Day 1 at the 2022 NCAA Women’s D1 Championships

Taylor Ruck of Stanford is off to a great start of the meet, posting the fastest split in the field (1:40.49), which is a great start for her meet.

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2021-22 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

The University of Virginia women maintain the top spot in our final power rankings of the season and are huge favorites to repeat as NCAA champions this week.

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2022 W. NCAAs Previews: Maggie MacNeil Chasing 45-Point in the 100 Free

Although she’s not the #1 seed, Michigan senior Maggie MacNeil is the favorite in this event.

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2022 W. NCAA Picks: Forde Is The Favorite In A Fast Field of 500 Freestylers

Last year a 4:39 got Sierra Schmidt 4th place in the 500 freestyle at NCAAs. This year a 4:39 might not even be a top 8 swim.

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2022 W. NCAA Previews: Izzy Ivey Has the Most Momentum in the 200 Free

Cal’s Izzy Ivey swam a huge personal best of 1:42.29 at Pac-12s a few weeks ago.

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USA Swimming Sheds Light On Process That Led To New Transgender Policy

USA Swimming has shared the steps it took in developing its new transgender policy, which was published at the beginning of February.

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Meet the 26 Mid Major Swimmers Who Qualified for the 2022 Women’s NCAA Champs

26 swimmers from 21 programs across 12 mid major conferences qualified for the 2022 Women’s DI NCAAs.

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NCAA Reveals Psych Sheets, Cutlines for 2022 NCAA DI Women’s Championships

The NCAA has released its official psych sheets (along with the invite line) for the 2022 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Penn’s Lia Thomas Opts for 100 Free over 1650 Free for NCAA Championships

Lia Thomas will swim the 100 free, where she’s the 10th seed, instead of the 1650 where she would have been the 11th seed, at NCAAs.

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