Transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas took first place today in the 500 freestyle, surprising no one.
Lia Thomas just took first place at the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Women's Swimming & Diving Championships in the 500 freestyle. #SaveWomensSports pic.twitter.com/UWvDQMYHRJ
— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) March 17, 2022
Caitlyn Jenner has weighed in on Thomas; according to Pink News, Jenner said, “I don’t see how you can be happy beating other girls under these circumstances. You have to have a sense of personal responsibility. You can still enjoy sports but not play at a competitive level, right?” In its tweet and headline, Pink News called that “another disgraceful attack on trans athletes.”
Caitlyn Jenner launches yet another disgraceful attack on trans athletes without a hint of irony https://t.co/OTHldu9Lus
— PinkNews (@PinkNews) March 17, 2022
Jenner’s comeback is legendary:
No, I just had the balls to stand up for women and girls in sports. https://t.co/FEl2Hav5z6
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) March 17, 2022
— Freedom Recon (@FreedomRecon) March 18, 2022
Just an absolutely fantastic reply.
— SeanO (@spoirish90) March 18, 2022
Brilliant!
— lisa deane (@lisadeane16) March 18, 2022
Can I like this 40 times?
— MikeintheBay (@mikeinthebay) March 17, 2022
Kudos on the irony and thanks for standing up for the girls. 👍🏻
— Bob Cavicchioli (@Bopper416) March 17, 2022
Perfect answer. Touché.
— DashMan (@DashMan44194850) March 17, 2022
You win the internet for the day. Well done.
— Long Duk Dong (@Leprechaun73) March 17, 2022
Savage
— ElGuapo (@davidrlane1024) March 18, 2022
Well said! You stood up strong and hard on this one. Way to stick it them.
— Brandon Burkhardt (@brandonjurgen) March 17, 2022
We didn’t know there was a Swimming World magazine, but its editor weighed in on Lia Thomas as well:
Credit to Swimming World editor John Lohn for stating the truth: "NCAA Title For Lia Thomas Is Joke With Biological Women As Punchline, And Hardly a Laughing Matter" https://t.co/sX0RPvgQ9q
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) March 18, 2022
Grotesque and unjust, and I suspect we all know it. https://t.co/XrUzVjWBRu
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 17, 2022
This is wrong, it’s nothing to celebrate, and no reasonable person thinks otherwise. https://t.co/Ka0FAS60WB
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) March 17, 2022
By golly stop the presses. History has been made. Man competing against women wins. What a sensational news story. https://t.co/BmW8fsG1gp
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) March 18, 2022
He didn’t win shit. https://t.co/9LrvgmJoFE
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 17, 2022
Congrats to Virginia freshman Emma Weyant for winning the 500 freestyle at NCAAs this evening. Impressive swim. https://t.co/tOe6KYTgFa
— Doctor of Coding Thinkology (@bradcundiff) March 17, 2022
Related:
TODAY does a segment on the ‘transgender swimmer controversy’ surrounding Lia Thomas https://t.co/dGENzOKtU8
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 18, 2022
