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A new policy on trans swimmers won’t affect Penn star Lia Thomas — for now

The debate over transgender athletes’ right to participate in sports has intensified recently, especially in college sports, following the success of Thomas, a trans woman who swims freestyle.

Penn swimmer Lia Thomas starting in the first event for the Women’s 200 yard medley relay against the Harvard Crimson’s at the Blodgett Pool at Harvard University in Boston, Mass. on Jan. 22.
Penn swimmer Lia Thomas starting in the first event for the Women’s 200 yard medley relay against the Harvard Crimson’s at the Blodgett Pool at Harvard University in Boston, Mass. on Jan. 22.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer
    by Ellie Rushing
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