{"id":495123,"date":"2022-01-08T17:04:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T00:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=495123"},"modified":"2022-01-08T17:04:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T00:04:37","slug":"under-scrutiny-in-routine-final-home-meet-penns-lia-thomas-wins-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/under-scrutiny-in-routine-final-home-meet-penns-lia-thomas-wins-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Scrutiny in Routine Final Home Meet, Penn&#8217;s Lia Thomas Wins Twice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Under Scrutiny in Routine Final Home Meet, Penn&#8217;s Lia Thomas Wins Twice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you kept your gaze low enough to ignore the four tables of media members atop the stands at Penn\u2019s Sheerr Pool, and if you drowned out the clicking of camera shutters every time <strong>Lia Thomas<\/strong> neared the starting block, you would\u2019ve gotten a thoroughly average, mundane swim meet Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The structure of women\u2019s swimming was not fractured by Thomas or anyone else in an Ivy League tri-meet between Penn, Dartmouth and Yale. Instead, a swimmer who has made headlines recently swam a league meet. Deep into her winter training, she swam times well off <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/2019\/11\/14\/womens-swimming-top-times.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her December bests<\/a>. She won a couple of races, lost a couple and was celebrated for her accomplishments as a senior in the final home meet of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas has been a lightning rod for controversy in recent weeks. She competed for three seasons on the men\u2019s teams before transitioning to women\u2019s competition for her senior season at Penn. She set program records in the women\u2019s distance events <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lia-thomas-transgender-swimmer-from-penn-swims-fastest-times-in-nation-controversy-brewing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during the December invitational campaign<\/a>, attaining NCAA A cuts in the 200 freestyle (1:41.93) and 500 free (4:34.06) and a B cut in the mile. The margin of victories in those races turned heads and inspired conversations about fairness in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>But on Saturday, little outwardly gave away Thomas as anything but another swimmer on the Penn women\u2019s team, save for the leering eyes that followed her. The native of Austin, Texas, lined up with 10 fellow seniors for an honor guard along the pool deck, got a hug from coach <strong>Mike Schnur<\/strong> and posed for a team photo with flower bouquets. She warmed up with her team \u2013 contrary to reports about irreparable rifts within the team \u2013 exchanged high fives after races and chatted with coaches after her races.<\/p>\n<p>In the pool, a strong season continued for Thomas. She won the 200 free in 1:48.73, nearly nine seconds short of her season-best. It remains under the old pool record, that had stood since 2008 in the hands of Princeton\u2019s <strong>Alicia Aemisegger.<\/strong> Thomas finished sixth in the women\u2019s 100 free in 52.84. The win went to <strong>Izzi Henig<\/strong> in 49.57, within .15 seconds of Thomas\u2019s pool record from the fall season.<\/p>\n<p>After the break, Thomas won the 500 free in 4:57.20, just 1.47 seconds quicker than teammate <strong>Catherine Buroker<\/strong> in a Penn 1-2-3 finish. That mark was well slower than the Sheerr Pool record entering the season, held by <strong>Shelby Fortin<\/strong> since 2014, that Thomas had earlier downed. It was 22 seconds off Thomas\u2019s best time this season.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas anchored Penn\u2019s A 400 free relay with a split of 51.94; she dove in third, and the team finished third. (Her split was slower than all four legs of Yale\u2019s A squad, which won in 3:42.76.<\/p>\n<p>The times are in line with expectations for this point of the season. Thomas and her teammates are fresh off a training trip to Florida, as zealously documented by paparazzi photos, in the process of ramping up to peak in the spring.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Thomas nor her teammates nor Schnur were made available for comment to the media. Yale and Dartmouth likewise declined to makes athletes available for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Ivy League <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ivy-league-releases-statement-supporting-lia-thomas-participation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Friday released a statement<\/a> \u201creaffirm(ing) its unwavering commitment to providing an inclusive environment for all student-athletes while condemning transphobia and discrimination in any form.\u201d Penn likewise declared it was \u201ccommitted to be a welcoming and inclusive environment for all our student-athletes, coaches and staff and we hold true to that commitment today and in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Distractions from the action were minimal. Two protestors stood outside the David Pottruck Health &amp; Fitness Center on Walnut Street, carrying a homemade sign that read \u201cStand up 4 Women.\u201d (Via a bullhorn, they asked, \u201cWhy can\u2019t Penn State see it\u2019s wrong?\u201d) There were more fans in the building wearing the light blue, pink and white transgender flag on apparel, both on masks and shirts. (Due to COVID-19 restrictions, attendance at the event was limited.) Thomas\u2019 participation meant more media and a slightly busier than usual day for the Sweet Treat Hut on Meiklejohn Way outside the venue.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday is not the measure, however, of Thomas\u2019s impact on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-champion-womens-sports-advocate-nancy-hogshead-makar-explains-problems-with-lia-thomas-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the swimming discourse this season<\/a>, but rather a refuge in a long season. It marked the final home meet of the season for Penn, which has two dual meets remaining before the Ivy League Championships. The support for Thomas within the team has not been unanimous, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/daily-mail-penn-swimmers-considered-boycott-over-lia-thomas-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unnamed sources<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/penn-parents-express-further-concerns-over-lia-thomas-competing-on-womens-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parent protest letters have shown<\/a>. Those conversations promise to only get more pitched with relay spots and postseason swims in the balance.<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA could also complicate matters. It has thus far remained silent. As the Ivy League and Penn asserted, Thomas\u2019s transition from the men\u2019s team to the women\u2019s has followed the NCAA\u2019s guidance on transgender athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, Thomas is likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/guest-editorial-in-defense-of-lia-thomas-and-her-right-to-compete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to continue going about her business<\/a> as she did on Saturday, under however many eyes may be watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under Scrutiny in Routine Final Home Meet, Penn&#8217;s Lia Thomas Wins Twice If you kept your gaze low enough to ignore the four tables of media members atop the 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