Penn swimmer Lia Thomas secured her third Ivy League title on Saturday night, winning the 100-yard freestyle in an Ivy League Championships record 47.63 seconds.
Saturday marked the third straight day in which Thomas took home first place. She won the 200-yard freestyle on Friday and 500-yard freestyle on Thursday.
Thomas, a transgender swimmer competing on Penn’s women’s team, beat out Yale swimmer Iszak Henig to win the 100-yard freestyle. Henig won the women’s 50 freestyle on Wednesday, finishing at 47.82 seconds during the 100-yard freestyle.
Thomas’s victories at the Ivy League championships comes amid debate regarding transgender participation in collegiate athletics.