Lia Thomas made history on March 17 as the first biological male to win a national women's swimming title at the NCAA Divison I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, which began the previous day.
Thomas won the 500-yard freestyle race with a school-record time of 4 minutes 33.24 seconds.
The senior defeated three female swimmers who had represented the U.S. in the 2021 Summer Olympics: Virginia's Emma Weyant, Texas' Erica Sullivan, and Stanford's Brooke Forde, who placed second, third, and fourth respectively.
Thomas' victory during the NCAA Women's Championships sparked severe criticism over her "win" and equally severe controversy over the fact that a biological male now known as "Lia" Thomas was even allowed to compete.
Science is on the side of the critics. According to a Wall Street Journal report published on Friday, March 18th, Thomas was already fast compared to other male swimmers. But once he entered the pool with other women, he blew them out of the water.
This should not come as a surprise. Even the most progressive students of the human body acknowledge the significant physical and genotypical differences between males and females.
According to Dr. Catalina Casaru, associate professor of exercise science at the University of West Alabama and a progressive, there is an overwhelming amount of data that shows men have (and have always had) traits that provide an advantage in swimming--or any sport.
These traits include larger lung capacity, leaner body mass, and even more efficient hearts. Dr. Casaru competed in competitive swimming for Romania.
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