USA Swimming Official Resigns in Protest Over Lia Thomas Situation

As a masters swimmer, former college swimmer, mother of 2 college swimmers and an official, I find the NCAA beyond negligent in allowing this to continue. Nothing will turn out well. I have talked with my swimmers, who are both distance swimmers, just as William/ Lia is. My son swam against William for more than 12 years as an age grouper. William had winter juniors cuts as a boy. Pretty speedy. I asked my daughter how she would feel if she was to swim the mile against Lia. Her response was’ “I wouldn’t get on the blocks.”

This is where I think the real issue is. Girls will walk away from this ridiculous situation that is being veiled as fair. This is in no form or fashion a socially progressive decision. It is a giant step backwards, pre title IX ! Recruiting will suffer if this is what girls are presented with.

If William/Lia feels a need to compete, great !! Train hard, race hard. Enter exhibition! Stay out of the girls lanes.

I would be curious when this “resignation” took place. (I also wonder how does one resign from a volunteer position?) There is no one named Millen when searching OTS. I guess she must have demanded to be removed immediately.

USA Swimming has been pushing for this. They sponsor boys who think they are girls and girls who think they are boys to a rather exclusive camp every summer. Why is my son not given opportunities? How about our daughters? Do they deserve less opportunities because they don’t suffer from sexual dismorphia?

Everyone who is angry over Thomas having an “unfair advantage” is just using it as an excuse to be transphobic and that is unacceptable. Lia Thomas is a woman. It is her right to compete in the NCAA as a woman, especially given that she is in total compliance with NCAA rules. As a woman who is a current NCAA D1 swimmer, I see no issue with Thomas competing against women because she is a woman. She has taken more than enough hormone suppressants to compete as a woman, so who cares. In fact, as a current athlete, I welcome the opportunity to compete against Lia because she makes such a formidable opponent. To everyone who is upset with Thomas competing, be honest with yourself, you don’t actually care about if Thomas competing against women gives her an unfair advantage, you are just a raging bigot. So please, stop being transphobic and just let the girl participate in the sport she loves.

Are these sexually confused athletes allowed in all sports at all levels? How long before 7 ft Shaq size “woman” single handedly takes over the WNBA? This is the pinnacle of delusional wokeness. How does this debate “rage on” among intelligent rational people that respect women’s rights?

Soooo she uses science to show an advantage that she claims is unfair.Yet ignores science about having XY makes you male and XX makes you female. Seems legit.

Is Lia allowed to swim when she is having her period? /s

If next week WilLIAm decides he’s a dog and starts snacking on MilkBones, does he get to compete in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show? After all, there’s just as much evidence he’s a dog as that he’s a woman.

For a group that constantly talks about people being soft yall are awful quick to cry about this stuff. Just cope, if she wasn’t trans this wouldn’t be a conversation. Sport is about celebrating biological diversity and biological advantage. If you are so worried about cis men competing as women then maybe it is the cis men you should be worried about, not the trans women.