Mar 18, 20221 min
By Richard Moorhead | The Western Journal
March 17, 2022 at 12:55pm
One spectator spoke out as transgender college swimmer Lia Thomas prepared to crush his female competitors during an NCAA finals qualifier event on Thursday.
One man exclaimed âcheaterâ seconds before a 500Y race began, in a dig at the University of Pennsylvania swimmer.
Thomas smoked the second-place swimmer by three seconds, a margin considered a blowout victory in competitive swimming.
In a development suggesting sympathy with Thomasâs critic, the audience of parents and swimming fans didnât cheer for Thomas when he finished. Instead, the audience cheered for the second and third-place finishers.
A second spectator directly accused Thomas of cheating as she left the room of the meet.
Thomas was set to compete in NCAA finals Thursday night, potentially becoming the fastest âfemaleâ college swimmer in the country to compete in the 500Y event.
Before his gender âtransition,â Will Thomas didnât stand out or compete at high levels in menâs college swimming.
Now ranked #1 in womenâs swimming, Thomas clocked in at a distant #462 as a male swimmer.
Thomasâs rise to the top of female collegiate swimming has led some to question the future of womenâs sports entirely, with a new wave of biologically male transgender athletes increasingly dominating.
 Sixteen of Thomasâs own teammates have spoken out anonymously against his inclusion in womenâs sporting competitions.
Male athletes have fundamental advantages over women, such as increased muscle and bone density and higher levels of testosterone.
One of Thomasâs teammates has indicated that his presence in the womenâs locker room of Pennâs swimming team makes the female swimmers uncomfortable.
SOURCE: The Western Journal