media after expressing concerns about competing against a large athlete like thomas. olympic gold medalist caitlyn jenner weighed in on this. >> i respect lia right to live her life authentically but i hope she is happy lives a great life. but, when it comes to fairness i have been very strong right from the beginning biological boys should not compete against women. >> and so this comes after usa swimming emphasized awareness for females and its new policy which would require transgender athletes to not only provide evidence that their prior development as a mail does not give them a competitive advantage permit also evidence that testosterone levels are below a certain threshold continuously for at least 36 months. this follows new ncaa guidelines that allow sports national governing body to set its own rules when it comes to transgender athlete participation. the change could keep thomas