Thomas is now the national top seed thus far in two NCAA events and fifth in a third - the 1650-yard free - making her story the most compelling of any LGBTQ college athlete heading into the winter sports season possibly ever. Her dominance in the pool is incredibly unusual to do from the Ivy League, which has had only one swimmer - Cristina Teuscher - win a women’s NCAA individual title in any event. And the season has only gotten started - Her times will continue to drop. She has now bested the then-conference-record headed into this season in the 200 by 3.22 seconds, and in the 500 by 2.25 seconds. Headlines that say she’s “shattered” these conference records are not an exaggeration. In these two events - the 200-yard free and 500-yard free - the trans swimmer has the fastest times in the country and is one of only two athletes in each to meet the “A” standards of qualification, giving her a direct invitation to the national championships next March. Lia Thomas is now the conference record-holder in the Ivy League in two women’s swimming events after an historically dominant performance at the Zippy Invitational last weekend.
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