Transgender swimmer smashes several records as Piers Morgan argues over fairness
A transgender swimmer set numerous records this past weekend.
The New York Post reported Lia Thomas, a swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, dominated her competition at a three-day event over the weekend.
She triumphed in the 500m freestyle preliminaries and finals at the Zippy Invitational at the University of Akron.
The athlete won in a time of 4:34.06 and set a new Ivy League record in the process.
She also notched a nearly seven-second victory in the 200m freestyle with a time of 1:41.93, which marks the fastest time recorded in the country.
That wasn’t all as Thomas also set a new program, meet and pool record in the 1500m freestyle in 15:59.71 – a staggering 38 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, teammate Anna Kalandadze.
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Thomas, who transitioned from a man to a woman, has been questioned by British presenter Piers Morgan, who feels the American should not be allowed to compete with women.
He said: “Staggering how few feminist women dare speak out against transgender athletes destroying women’s rights to sporting fairness & equality. They’ve been cowed into silence by the woke trans bullies.
“If Michael Phelps began competing as a transgender woman, all hell would break loose — so why is nothing being done to stop trans athletes like Lia Thomas from destroying women’s sport?
“Men are much faster swimmers because they’re bigger & more powerful than women.
“That’s the issue with trans women athletes – they have a massive physical advantage over women born with female biological bodies.”
American college sport rules mandate at least one year of testosterone suppression treatment to be eligible to compete as a woman.
Thomas is allowed to compete as her testosterone levels are the same as her female competitors.
The swimmer, who completed two seasons at the University of Pennsylvania as a man before transitioning, a process she says has not impacted her performance.
“(Swimming) is a huge part of my life and who I am. I’ve been a swimmer since I was 5 years old,” Thomas told Penn Today this past June.
“Being trans has not affected my ability to do this sport and being able to continue is very rewarding.”
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