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Swimmer Lia Thomas becomes first trans athlete to win Division I national title

By Elizabeth Faddis
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Swimmer Lia Thomas becomes first trans athlete to win Division I national title

University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas made history Thursday as the first openly transgender person to win a Division I national championship.

Thomas, a senior on the women’s swim team, finished the 500-yard freestyle at the front of the pack in 4 minutes, 33.24 seconds at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

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