University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas finished tied for fifth Friday in the women’s 200-yard freestyle final at the NCAA swimming and diving championships at Atlanta.
Highlights
- Taylor Ruck of Stanford won the race in 1:41.12.
- Thomas touched the wall in 1.43.40, as did Riley Gaines of Florida.
- Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title on Thursday.
- One person yelled “cheater” as Thomas gave her interview after the 500-yard freestyle race.
- There were a few jeers from spectators in the venue, with one person yelling “cheating” as she gave an interview in Atlanta, CNN’s Tom Charity says Thomas is the first trans-athlete to win a Division I Division I swimming championship title in the U.S.