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Penn swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t dominate the NCAA championships. That hasn’t stopped the debate over trans athletes.

Lia Thomas won one event, but didn’t break any records and her race times were not extraordinary.

Penn swimmer Lia Thomas approaches the starting block in the preliminary round of the 200-yard freestyle race at the NCAA women's swimming and diving championship inside Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta on Friday, March 18, 2022.
Penn swimmer Lia Thomas approaches the starting block in the preliminary round of the 200-yard freestyle race at the NCAA women's swimming and diving championship inside Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta on Friday, March 18, 2022.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer