UPenn to ban transgender athletes and erase swimmer Lia Thomas’s records

Published July 1, 2025 7:17pm ET



The University of Pennsylvania will ban transgender athletes and restore all individual swimming records and titles to female athletes who lost to transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.

The Department of Education announced the agreement with UPenn on Tuesday, a significant step away from Thomas after the school defended the swimmer.

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