Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Addresses Debate About Her Competing

Nonetheless, as Lia put it, “I am a lady, identical to anyone else on the staff. I’ve all the time considered myself as only a swimmer. It is what I’ve completed for thus lengthy; it is what I really like.” The athlete insisted that she’s not enthusiastic about wins or data, including, “I get into the water every single day and do my finest.”
 
Lia, who has confronted harassment on-line, continued, “I do not look into the negativity and the hate. I’m right here to swim.”
 
This previous February, Lia set an Ivy League report within the 200-yard freestyle throughout the Ivy League championships, which is a feat she could quickly prime—as she is ready to compete within the NCAA championships later this month. As for her journey, the swimmer instructed SI that being trans is “an incredible and exquisite expertise.”