University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological male, became the first “transgender” athlete to win a Division I NCAA Championship in 2022 when Thomas won the 500-yard freestyle, defeating all the female opponents.
However, many people are calling on the NCAA to revoke that National Championship and award it to the rightful winner – Emma Weyant from the University of Virginia – since Thomas is a male who won a women’s championship.
Earlier this week, the University of Pennsylvania agreed to resolve Title IX violations related to allowing Thomas to compete on the women’s team during the 2021-22 season. As part of the deal, UPenn updated its women’s swimming records and restored titles and accomplishments, originally awarded to Thomas, to the females who legitimately earned them.
Now, attention turns to the NCAA. OutKick reached out to the organization and asked if they planned to vacate Thomas’ National Championship – and other records and accomplishments – to follow suit with UPenn .
However, the NCAA did not respond to our requests.
The NCAA has vacated titles from 20 schools for violations, with many of those violations being much less severe than having a male competing on a women’s team, so this seems like an easy one for the NCAA to rectify.
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