Gaines’ efforts reached a peak this week, when the University of Pennsylvania acceded to the Trump administration’s demands ...

Former UPenn swimmers discuss their alma matter's agreement with the Trump administration to protect women's sports, ...

The University of Pennsylvania agreed to apologize to female swimmers who competed alongside Lia Thomas, a transgender former ...

Penn's agreement with Trump administration removes Lia Thomas's records, highlighting the debate about transgender athletes ...

University of Penn prohibits trans athletes from women's sports, strips record of swimmer Lia Thomas. Trump Jr. called it a ...

Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, sparked controversy after winning an NCAA title in 2022. In July 2025, the University of ...

Lia Catherine Thomas is an American swimmer born in May 1999 and raised in Austin, Texas. She grew up excelling in freestyle ...

Transgender swimming champion Lia Thomas will be stripped of University of Pennsylvania swimming titles after the Ivy League ...

President Donald Trump's continued war to prevent transgender athletes from competing in women's sports has taken another ...

UPenn will also update records set by Thomas and apologize to female athletes ‘disadvantaged’ by her participation ...

The University of Pennsylvania has caved to demands from the Department of Education (ED), agreeing to ban trans people from ...

In April, the Trump administration warned Penn that it risked losing federal funding if it didn’t strip swimmer Lia Thomas of ...