More than 300 current and former NCAA, Team USA and international swimmers and divers signed on to an open letter sent to the NCAA on Thursday in support of Lia Thomas, an openly transgender swimmer competing on Penn’s women’s team. Athlete Ally, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, and Schuyler Bailar, who swam for Harvard as the first openly transgender person to compete in the men’s category in Division I across all sports, organized the effort and sent the letter to NCAA officials including president Mark Emmert, chief medical officer Brian Hainline and director of policy, education and strategic engagement Anne Rohlman.
300-Plus Collegiate, Elite Swimmers Sign Letter to NCAA Supporting Lia Thomas
