Lia Thomas

2022 Ivy League Women’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Day 2 of the 2022 Ivy League Women’s Championships will feature prelims of the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, and 1m diving.

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2022 Women’s Ivy League Fan Guide: Princeton, Harvard Poised for Showdown

Defending Ivy League swimmer of the year Felicia Pasadyn leads Harvard’s charge to take the Ivy League title back from rival Princeton.

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SwimSwam Pulse: MacNeil, Smith Most Likely To Sweep Individuals at NCAAs

36 percent of SwimSwam readers think Maggie MacNeil has the best chance to go a perfect three-for-three at next month’s Women’s NCAA Championships.

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NCAA Won’t Follow USA Swimming Transgender Policy For 2022 Championships

The NCAA will maintain its previously-approved 10 nmol/L testosterone threshold for transgender participation this season.

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What’s New?: Changes Made To The Power Five Conference Championships In 2022

The ACC will have a combined-gender conference championship in 2022, one of several changes to the Power Five meets,

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Ivy League States Lia Thomas is Eligible to Compete in Ivy League Championships

The recent rule changes regarding transgender athletes will not impact Thomas’s eligibility to compete in the 2022 Ivy League Swimming & Diving Championships

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Triple Winners House and Marchand Help ASU Men Top Arizona

Grant House won the 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 200 IM in ASU’s final dual meet against University of Arizona. The Sun Devil men defeated the Wildcats.

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NCAA To Review USA Swimming Transgender Policy At End of February

The NCAA’s Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports will meet at the end of the month to review USA Swimming’s new policy.

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Group of Penn Swimmers Ask UPenn, Ivy league To Abide By New Transgender Policy

“It has often felt like Penn, our school, our league, and the NCAA did not support us,” the group made up of 16 women’s swimmers said in the open letter.

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Penn Teammates Express Support for Lia Thomas

On Tuesday, members of the University of Pennsylvania women’s swimming and diving team released a statement in support of their teammate, Lia Thomas.

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USA Swimming Publishes Athlete Transgender Policy

The new policy requires transgender athletes to prove their prior development as a male does not give them an advantage over cisgender female competitors.

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Penn Defeats West Chester in Final Regular Season Meet; Lia Thomas Doesn’t Swim

Penn ultimately won both of its meets against Division II West Chester, but the women only defeated their opponents by nine points.

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NCAA Further Outlines New Transgender Eligibility Requirements

These new regulations require schools and transgender athletes’ medical professionals to fill out specific forms before 2022 championships begin.

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Ryan Lochte Speaks On Missing 2021 Olympic Team, Eyes FINA World Cup

Lochte says he felt depressed after missing the Olympic team last year, and plans to go all-in on the FINA World Cup in 2022.

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Stanford’s Brooke Forde Says She’s Okay with Racing Lia Thomas at NCAAs

“I believe that treating people with respect and dignity is more important than any trophy or record will ever be,” said Forde in a statement.

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