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Via her Instagram account, <strong>Erika Brown<\/strong>, a member of Team USA at the <a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic Games<\/a> in Tokyo, expressed that biological women are at a disadvantage when racing against transgender women. At the end of her Instagram post, Brown said she hopes her willingness to speak out will lead to others speaking out as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to share something that\u2019s been on my heart regarding what is going on in USA Swimming at the moment. I believe that we are all God\u2019s children and we are called to love one another. I don\u2019t want to create any hate, only speak up for what is right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot allow transgender females to compete against biological women. A biological male goes through male puberty. Even when she has transitioned, she still has the physiology of a male. A few years of testosterone blockers and estrogen doesn\u2019t change the fact that she will have more powerful muscles, a larger heart and greater lung capacity (than) a biological woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time to start standing up for women\u2019s sports, before we (lose) what so many before us have fought for. I hope that this can help inspire others to speak up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas was a member of the men&#8217;s swim team at the University of Pennsylvania before transitioning to female. After a year without Ivy League sports, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thomas is competing on the women&#8217;s team this year and has the No. 1 times in the country in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Although several Penn swimmers have expressed their displeasure with Thomas competing as a member of the women&#8217;s team, none have spoken out. Parents of the swimmers, though, have written to the NCAA and Penn to details their concerns. 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