Former Miss Universe Australia Maria Thattil has doubled down on her belief that transgender women should be allowed to compete against biological women in swimming.
Transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas caused quite the uproar this past weekend when Lia won the 500-yard freestyle NCAA female swimming championship. Lia is the first openly transgender athlete ever to win an individual NCAA championship in a sport. Silent through all of this controversy have been members of the U.S. Olympic swimming team, particularly the female swimmers. Their refusal to speak up has left many angered and frustrated, including one of Lia’s teammates at the University of Pennsylvania.