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Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas does a television interview after winning the women's 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA swimming and diving championships Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Thomas is the first known transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Thomas fuels backlash against male-born athletes in female sports with NCAA swim title

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas gestures as she holds the trophy after winning the 500-meter freestyle at the NCAA swimming and diving championships Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Thomas is the first known transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Virginia Tech swimmer bumped from finals chastises NCAA over transgender policy

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

University of Pennsylvania transgender athlete Lia Thomas competes in the 200 freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships Friday, March 18, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Thomas finished tied for fifth place. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Thomas touts ‘let trans kids play’ message while finishing eighth in final swim

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas waits for results after swimming the women's 200 freestyle final at the NCAA swimming and diving championships Friday, March 18, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Thomas finished tied for fifth place. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Lia Thomas fades at NCAA women’s swimming championships, ties for fifth

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Emma Weyant, of United States, poses with her silver medal on the podium for the women's 400-meter Individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ** FILE **

Fans hail Olympic medalist Emma Weyant ‘real winner’ after loss to trans swimmer Lia Thomas

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks on before swimming in a qualifying heat of the 500 yard freestyle event at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) ** FILE **

Concerned Women for America files civil rights complaint over UPenn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas smiles after winning the 100-yard freestyle final at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Thomas, who is transitioning to female, is swimming for the Penn women's team. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

How transgender swimmer Lia Thomas could be team player

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks on before swimming in a qualifying heat of the 500 yard freestyle event at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Ivy League swimmer’s mom: Female athletes ‘frightened’ of speaking out against Lia Thomas

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks on before swimming in a qualifying heat of the 500 yard freestyle event at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) ** FILE **

Lia Thomas insists ‘I’m a woman,’ eyes 2024 Olympics in Sports Illustrated profile

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Penn's Lia Thomas celebrates with the first place medal and sign after winning the 200-yard freestyle final at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Thomas, who is transitioning to female, is swimming for the University of Pennsylvania's women's team. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas breaks more records with second win at Ivy League championship

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks up to the board after winning the 500-yard freestyle final at the Ivy League women's swimming and diving championships at Harvard University, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Thomas, who is transitioning to female, is swimming for the Penn women's team. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Lia Thomas cruises to first win at Ivy League championships, breaks female pool record

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas gets ready for her event during the Dartmouth Yale Penn meet, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Lia Thomas enters Ivy League women’s swimming championships as No. 1 seed in 3 events

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks on in the warm-up pool during the Dartmouth Yale Penn meet, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s Missouri Senate ad takes on Lia Thomas, ‘men pretending to be women’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks on in the warm-up pool during the Dartmouth Yale Penn meet, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

NCAA gives green light to Thomas with no changes to transgender policy at Division I championships

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks on in the warm-up pool during a swim meet, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. NCAA rules on transgender athletes returned to the forefront when Penn swimmer Lia Thomas started smashing records this year. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fuels nationwide wave of Republican bills on women’s sports

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks on in the warm-up pool during a swim meet, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. NCAA rules on transgender athletes returned to the forefront when Penn swimmer Lia Thomas started smashing records this year. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

USA Swimming’s new transgender policy puts Lia Thomas’ eligibility in doubt

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, center, competes against Harvard's Erin Cavanagh, left, and Harvard's Felici Passadyn at the start of the women's 200 meter freestyle race during the an NCAA college swimming meet Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Trans swimmer Lia Thomas skips final regular-season meet as focus turns to NCAA championships

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, center with teammates during Warm up laps before a meet with Harvard on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Penn Law groups attribute transgender swimmer Lia Thomas’ dominance to ‘hard work’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, right during a meet with Harvard on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Thomas won the two individual events in which she competed. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Coaches’ association urges NCAA to open extra spot for Lia Thomas at championships

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this July 9, 2021 file photo reality TV personality Caitlyn Jenner, a Republican candidate for California governor, speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Caitlyn Jenner called out the NCAA ahead of a review of its policy on transgender athletes, saying Wednesday that the collegiate sports authority needs to "stop this right now" as Ivy League swimmer Lia Thomas smashes women's records. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) **FILE**

Caitlyn Jenner urges NCAA to ‘protect women’s sports’ as Lia Thomas dominates

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times