{"id":500292,"date":"2022-03-19T09:13:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T16:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=500292"},"modified":"2022-03-21T10:49:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T17:49:59","slug":"ivy-league-parents-write-new-letter-of-protest-to-ncaas-policy-on-transgender-athletes-treatment-of-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ivy-league-parents-write-new-letter-of-protest-to-ncaas-policy-on-transgender-athletes-treatment-of-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivy League Parents Write New Letter of Protest To NCAA&#8217;s Policy On Transgender Athletes, Treatment of Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ivy League Parents Write New Letter of Protest To NCAA&#8217;s Policy On Transgender Athletes, Treatment of Women<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A large group of swimming parents from five Ivy League Schools wrote a letter to the NCAA, published in the <em>New York Post,<\/em> protesting the eligibility of transgender swimmer <strong>Lia Thomas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas, a senior at Penn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-2022-ncaa-womens-championships-day-2-finals-500-freestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won the 500 freestyle<\/a> on Thursday. She formerly competed as a three-year member of the Penn\u2019s men\u2019s squad in the Ivy League. After transitioning and undergoing hormone-suppressant therapy, she joined the women\u2019s squad at the Philadelphia school, having met antiquated NCAA guidelines that only required one year of testosterone suppression.<\/p>\n<p>Debate over Thomas\u2019 participation in women\u2019s competition has been hot since early December, when she posted nation-leading times in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. Her story was highlighted, and multiple questions arose. How is it fair for a swimmer who underwent male puberty to race against biological females? Shouldn\u2019t Thomas be given an opportunity to race? Obviously, there are differing opinions on the topic. Olympian <strong>Erica Sullivan<\/strong>, who swam against Thomas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/erica-sullivan-writes-op-ed-piece-in-newsweek-supporting-lia-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote a letter of support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(The Ivy League parents) say that Thomas, who has lived and competed primarily as a man, has an unfair advantage \u2014 but to say so invites backlash, which is why the letter signers are anonymous to protect their kids,&#8221; The Post wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an excerpt from the letter. Read the full letter from Ivy League parents <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/18\/parents-of-ivy-league-swimmers-write-letting-lia-thomas-swim-isnt-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>As parents of Ivy League swimmers, from men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams across the league, we have witnessed firsthand the utter abandonment of women and girls this year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We are furious and most everyone in our community is furious as well. Parents, coaches, swimmers, and rational, logical people know this is grossly unfair. Female swimmers have not consented to this. In fact, many of them expressly said no. What response did they receive?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Be quiet. A new ideology ruled. \u201cTranswomen are women\u201d no exceptions; the girls\u2019 concerns: \u201ctransphobic.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>They courageously spoke to coaches about the injustice they faced in the pool. They expressed how uncomfortable the locker rooms were with male nudity. When they were turned away, they went to their athletic departments and administration. They were turned away again.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>More from the Ivy League parents:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Athletic associations are cautiously asking: How do we balance fairness and inclusion? And they ask scientists to tell them the precise level to which a male body needs to be impaired to compete fairly against women.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But they are asking the wrong questions. These questions are misogynistic, degrading, and dehumanizing for women. There is no balance of fairness to assess. Women deserve fairness without caveat, and they should not be asked to shoulder the mental health of others at their own expense. A male body cannot become a female body. A woman is not a disadvantaged man.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Women\u2019s boundaries, women\u2019s bodies, their fair treatment, respect and dignity are not up for reimagining by men. Women and girls are not acceptable collateral damage in social change.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s time to defend women.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In their letter, the Ivy League parents emphasized their appreciation to the various groups who have worked to get this issue into the spotlight and make it a critical talking point. The letter thanked <a href=\"https:\/\/championwomen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Champion Women<\/a>, headed by three-time Olympic champion <strong>Nancy<\/strong> <strong>Hogshead-Makar<\/strong>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent Women&#8217;s Forum<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/womenssportspolicy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women&#8217;s Sports Policy Working Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ivy League Parents Write New Letter of Protest To NCAA&#8217;s Policy On Transgender Athletes, Treatment of Women A large group of swimming parents from five Ivy League Schools wrote 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