{"id":496653,"date":"2022-02-07T17:06:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T00:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=496653"},"modified":"2022-02-07T18:46:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T01:46:57","slug":"ivy-league-confirms-lia-thomas-will-be-eligible-to-compete-at-conference-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ivy-league-confirms-lia-thomas-will-be-eligible-to-compete-at-conference-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivy League Confirms Lia Thomas Will Be Eligible To Compete At Conference Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ivy League Confirms Lia Thomas Will Be Eligible for Conference Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recent announcements of rule changes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-announces-changes-to-transgender-athlete-policies-effective-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from the NCAA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-releases-new-transgender-athlete-policy-evidence-of-mitigation-required\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from USA Swimming<\/a> have thrown\u00a0<strong>Lia Thomas&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>eligibility for March&#8217;s NCAA Championships into doubt, but the NCAA will not make a final determination until late this month. However, Thomas will definitely be able to compete at her final Ivy League Championships. The NCAA announcement about new rules suggested any changes would not apply this season outside the NCAA Championships, and the Ivy League confirmed that policy to Swimming World on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The recent rule changes do not impact Lia&#8217;s eligibility for this month&#8217;s Ivy League Women&#8217;s Swimming &amp; Diving Championships as the effective date for this unprecedented midseason NCAA policy change begins with the 2022 NCAA Winter Championships,&#8221; an Ivy League spokesperson said in an email to\u00a0<em>Swimming World<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ivyleague.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conference<\/a> meet is scheduled for February 16-19, and it will take place at Harvard University.<\/p>\n<p>The new NCAA policy regarding transgender athletes defers to national governing bodies for the purpose of determining eligibility in each sport, and if the NCAA were to immediately follow a strict version of USA Swimming\u2019s new rule, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-new-usa-swimming-rules-may-apply-to-lia-thomas-and-the-ncaa-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no transgender athlete would be allowed to compete in the women\u2019s category<\/a> prior to showing that her concentration of testosterone in serum has been less than 5 nmol\/L for a continuous period of 36 months. Thomas did not begin transitioning until the late spring of 2019, so that may make her ineligible for NCAAs.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are several possible loopholes that may allow Thomas to compete after all. According to the NCAA\u2019s January 20 release, the organization recommends \u201cflexibility to allow for additional eligibility if a transgender student-athlete loses eligibility based on the policy change provided they meet the newly adopted standards.\u201d That may mean that Thomas would only need to record a testosterone level matching USA Swimming\u2019s 5 nmol\/L at a point one month prior to the NCAA Championships to retain her eligibility, or it may mean that she would be grandfathered into this season\u2019s NCAA Championships regardless of testosterone levels.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the NCAA confirmed last week that the Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) \u201cwill review this change at its next meeting and will make recommendations as it deems appropriate to the NCAA Board of Governors.\u201d That meeting will take place in late February.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas&#8217; presence in competition this season has generated considerable debate, 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