{"id":499035,"date":"2022-03-14T04:37:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T11:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=499035"},"modified":"2022-03-14T14:39:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T21:39:56","slug":"asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas&#8217; Unfair Edge at NCAA Champs; Only Right For Biological Females"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas&#8217; Unfair Advantage at NCAA Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>*<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See those symbols above? They\u2019re known as asterisks, but you probably knew that. In mathematics, they can be used as a multiplication sign. They\u2019re used when letters are omitted from an offensive word, typically a profanity. In the sports world, they\u2019re used when a record or accomplishment requires a footnote.<\/p>\n<p>The most-famous instance of asterisk use involved Major League Baseball\u2019s single-season home run record, specifically the 1961 chase of <strong>Babe Ruth<\/strong> by fellow New York Yankee <strong>Roger Maris<\/strong>. In 1927, during a 154-game season, Ruth launched 60 home runs for a team considered one of the greatest in the sport\u2019s history. Thirty-four years later, Maris broke the record with a 61-dinger campaign. However, Maris benefited from a 162-game season, and Commissioner Ford Frick ordered separate records be distinguished. Alas, the asterisk came into play.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it might be time to break out that star-shaped symbol once again.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a reason three asterisks adorn the top of this column. One each for the events the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s <strong>Lia Thomas<\/strong> will contest at the upcoming NCAA Women\u2019s Swimming and Diving Championships. If the NCAA desired to conduct a fair championship competition, Thomas would not have received an invitation to Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>By now, the Thomas saga is a well-known tale. She formerly competed as a member of Penn\u2019s men\u2019s squad for three years, before transitioning to a woman during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the beginning of the 2021-22 season, Thomas started to compete for the Penn women\u2019s team, having met the NCAA\u2019s transgender-participation condition of one year of hormone-suppressant therapy. That requirement, which was based on outdated science, has since been changed. The <a href=\"http:\/\/ncaa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA<\/a> initially indicated it would follow USA Swimming guidelines for transgender inclusion, but when the governing body for the sport in the United States announced stringent parameters, the NCAA balked.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas is days away from racing against biological females, and the NCAA Championships will be defined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sex-matters-why-lia-thomas-and-transgender-athletes-must-not-compete-against-biological-females\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an uneven playing field<\/a>. How can anything else be suggested? By undergoing male puberty, Thomas possesses several advantages over her competition. Body frame. Innate strength. Lung capacity. Larger hands and feet. Think these areas don\u2019t provide an ample edge? Consider this statistic: Thomas was ranked in the mid-500s in the 200 freestyle when racing for the Penn men\u2019s squad. She is now ranked No. 1 among women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe very simple answer is that I\u2019m not a man,\u201d Thomas told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lia-thomas-to-sports-illustrated-i-want-to-swim-and-compete-as-who-i-am\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> in an exclusive interview. \u201cI\u2019m a woman, so I belong on the women\u2019s team. Trans people deserve that same respect every other athlete gets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And biological women deserve respect, too, and the assurance they will head into a race not already at a disadvantage. With Thomas on the blocks, that scenario is a farce. Based on her times and comparative rankings, Thomas\u2019 male-puberty advantage has not been mitigated. Not even close. And if she wins an NCAA title, it will deny the runnerup of a title that should be a crowning moment in a career. Heck, if Thomas finishes fourth in a race, she is robbing the fifth-place finisher of her proper placement. At last month\u2019s Ivy League Championships, where Thomas won three events, she denied the opposition of rightful conference titles.<\/p>\n<p>By allowing Thomas to race in its championship competition, the NCAA has turned its back on biological females. It could have provided Thomas with an opportunity to exhibition or time trial, but to let her compete \u2013 with a scientifically proven advantage \u2013 on the biggest collegiate stage is an affront to the women who have trained for years, and do not benefit from male-puberty boosts.<\/p>\n<p>Really, it shouldn\u2019t be surprising that the NCAA has placed its support behind Thomas and opted to abandon the bulk of its competitors. The Ivy League and University of Pennsylvania did the same thing and took a bully approach toward anyone willing to challenge Thomas\u2019 presence in a female sport. Never mind that the discussion focused on fairness. If someone dared to argue that Thomas did not belong in women\u2019s competition, they were immediately labeled transphobic. Call it a thinly veiled plan of attack by the Ivy League and Penn to muzzle opposing voices, and an approach that has worked. Numerous Penn swimmers and their parents have argued against Thomas\u2019 participation, but their complaints were made anonymously. Why? They were told there would be repercussions. They were told future employment could be affected. They feared being canceled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I was (researching the situation), my daughter and the rest of the Ivy League were getting another kind of education, the kind no one should receive,\u201d the parent of a Penn swimmer recently told Women\u2019s Declaration International. \u201cThe Ivy League released their statement dripping with sexism. Mandatory meetings were called by schools with scripts read by coaches. The girls, already caught off guard, and intimidated but upset, were now silenced. They were manipulated, coerced and emotionally blackmailed. They were told their leagues and their schools had spoken and made their positions clear. They, as athletes, had made their decisions to be part of the school and the league and had to support it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA Championships should be a celebration of the past few months, and the work done by athletes to reach their sport\u2019s year-end finale. Instead, the women\u2019s meet is going to be a circus, with media from all corners present to document a storyline that should not have reached this point. Again, Lia Thomas could have been provided suitable alternatives to display her ability in the pool \u2013 but not at the expense of biological women.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n<p>Who knows what type of results Thomas will post in Atlanta? If she can muster performances similar to those she produced at the Zippy Invitational in early December, she will contend for NCAA championships. The bottom line is that her performances are not legitimate for someone competing in a women\u2019s sport. They are supported by considerable testosterone production of the past, coupled with other physiological advantages.<\/p>\n<p>When Thomas touches the wall at the NCAA Championships, she may claim victory and stand atop the awards podium. She might stand on the third or fourth step, too. As unlikely as it is, she might falter. Wherever she finishes, her name, for historical purposes, must be accompanied by an appropriate symbol, one that denotes a lack of fairness and disrespect for an entire sex.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>*<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas&#8217; Unfair Advantage at NCAA Championships * * * See those symbols above? They\u2019re known as asterisks, but you probably knew that. In mathematics,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7533,"featured_media":499034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,122077,6],"tags":[130517,1789,129951,330,17092,51820,4137],"class_list":["post-499035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-americas","category-college","tag-asterisk","tag-ivy-league","tag-lia-thomas","tag-ncaa-championships","tag-penn","tag-transgender","tag-university-of-pennsylvania"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas&#039; Unfair Advantage<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When Lia Thomas competes at the upcoming NCAA Championships, an asterisk should be used to denote her edge over biological females.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas&#039; Unfair Edge at NCAA Champs; Only Right For Biological Females\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When Lia Thomas competes at the upcoming NCAA Championships, an asterisk should be used to denote her edge over biological females.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-03-14T11:37:14+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-14T21:39:56+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lia-Thomas-Asterisk-1024x665.png\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"665\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Lohn - Editor-in-Chief\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Lohn - Editor-in-Chief\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"John Lohn - Editor-in-Chief\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/3f0e2ad8a794a7b70130d33a350970df\"},\"headline\":\"Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas&#8217; Unfair Edge at NCAA Champs; Only Right For Biological Females\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-14T11:37:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-14T21:39:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/\"},\"wordCount\":1128,\"commentCount\":551,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lia-Thomas-Asterisk.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Asterisk\",\"Ivy League\",\"Lia Thomas\",\"NCAA Championships\",\"Penn\",\"Transgender\",\"University of Pennsylvania\"],\"articleSection\":[\"-Home Slider\",\"Americas\",\"College\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/\",\"name\":\"Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas' Unfair Advantage\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lia-Thomas-Asterisk.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-14T11:37:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-14T21:39:56+00:00\",\"description\":\"When Lia Thomas competes at the upcoming NCAA Championships, an asterisk should be used to denote her edge over biological females.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lia-Thomas-Asterisk.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lia-Thomas-Asterisk.png\",\"width\":1100,\"height\":714,\"caption\":\"Photo Courtesy:\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas&#8217; Unfair Edge at NCAA Champs; Only Right For Biological Females\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/3f0e2ad8a794a7b70130d33a350970df\",\"name\":\"John Lohn - Editor-in-Chief\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34c254e328afcf4008fc9ec7277472b4?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34c254e328afcf4008fc9ec7277472b4?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"John Lohn - Editor-in-Chief\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/john-lohn\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas' Unfair Advantage","description":"When Lia Thomas competes at the upcoming NCAA Championships, an asterisk should be used to denote her edge over biological females.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas' Unfair Edge at NCAA Champs; Only Right For Biological Females","og_description":"When Lia Thomas competes at the upcoming NCAA Championships, an asterisk should be used to denote her edge over biological females.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2022-03-14T11:37:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-03-14T21:39:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":665,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lia-Thomas-Asterisk-1024x665.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"John Lohn - Editor-in-Chief","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@swimmingworld","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"John Lohn - Editor-in-Chief","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/"},"author":{"name":"John Lohn - Editor-in-Chief","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/3f0e2ad8a794a7b70130d33a350970df"},"headline":"Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas&#8217; Unfair Edge at NCAA Champs; Only Right For Biological Females","datePublished":"2022-03-14T11:37:14+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-14T21:39:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/"},"wordCount":1128,"commentCount":551,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lia-Thomas-Asterisk.png","keywords":["Asterisk","Ivy League","Lia Thomas","NCAA Championships","Penn","Transgender","University of Pennsylvania"],"articleSection":["-Home Slider","Americas","College"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/","name":"Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas' Unfair Advantage","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lia-Thomas-Asterisk.png","datePublished":"2022-03-14T11:37:14+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-14T21:39:56+00:00","description":"When Lia Thomas competes at the upcoming NCAA Championships, an asterisk should be used to denote her edge over biological females.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lia-Thomas-Asterisk.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lia-Thomas-Asterisk.png","width":1100,"height":714,"caption":"Photo Courtesy:"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asterisk-needed-symbol-would-define-lia-thomas-unfair-advantage-at-ncaa-championships\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas&#8217; Unfair Edge at NCAA Champs; Only Right For Biological Females"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/3f0e2ad8a794a7b70130d33a350970df","name":"John Lohn - Editor-in-Chief","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34c254e328afcf4008fc9ec7277472b4?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34c254e328afcf4008fc9ec7277472b4?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"John Lohn - Editor-in-Chief"},"url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/john-lohn\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lia-Thomas-Asterisk.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-25OX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7533"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}