They have informed the court that they will argue the university did not violate Title IX by allowing Lia Thomas to compete on the women’s swim team," the statement claimed.

Read more: Lia Thomas records erasure illustrates NCAA transgender policy change In 2022, trans rights advocates celebrated the moment as historic. Many conservatives have since criticized Thomas ...

The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to resolve Title IX violations concerning transgender swimmer Lia Thomas competing on the women's team during the 2021/22 season. The Department of ...

Lia Thomas was stripped of her swim titles as UPenn barred trans athletes under federal pressure tied to Trump’s Title IX policy.

This comes after a federal civil rights inquiry that concluded the university had defied Title IX protections by permitting Thomas, who identifies as a woman, to compete in sports for women and ...

After taking a year-long break and undergoing HRT, Thomas returned to compete on the women’s swim team for the 2021-22 season, in accordance with NCAA rules and Title IX rules then in effect.

The administration’s statement Monday doesn’t name Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed for the Ivy League school in 2022.

Read more: Lia Thomas records erasure illustrates NCAA transgender policy change In 2022, trans rights advocates celebrated the moment as historic.

At the bottom of the page, Penn offered this footnote: "Competing under eligibility rules in effect at the time, Lia Thomas set program records in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle during the 2021-22 ...