Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps, 36, has reacted to the ongoing debate over trans college athlete Lia Thomas competing on women s swim team saying it needs to be a level playing field.
Henig, a California native, stunned parents at the meet as the Yale swimmer easily beat out his opponents in the women s 100-yard freestyle, with a time of 49.57 seconds.
Transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas was crushed twice in a women's swim meet by another transgender competitor who is transitioning from female to male - first in the 100-yard freestyle, where she placed fifth, and then.
Iszak Henig, easily beat out his opponents in the women s 100-meter freestyle, with a time of 49.57 seconds. Thomas, who finished fifth, finished with a time of 52.84 seconds
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and her UPenn teammates were focused on their practice in Stuart, Florida this week as they prepared for the last home meet of the season on Saturday.