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Three of Lia Thomas’ swim teammates at Penn sue the school, saying inclusion of the trans athlete violated their rights

In the days following the lawsuit, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports, and the U.S. Department of Education opened a probe into Penn.

University of Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas raises her fingers on the medal stand after winning the women's 100 yard-freestyle finals during the Women's Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
University of Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas raises her fingers on the medal stand after winning the women's 100 yard-freestyle finals during the Women's Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
    by Abraham Gutman
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