Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, set a variety of school records this year and is also preparing to participate in the NCAA Championships in March
record for fastest 200-yard freestyle Friday evening to earn her second victory at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships.
Thomas completed the freestyle in a minute and 43.12 seconds, which was .66 seconds faster than the previous record set by Harvard’s Miki Dahlke in 2020. She won the 500-yard freestyle on Thursday, completing that event in four minutes and 37.32 seconds. Thomas, a transgender woman, set a variety of school records this year, and is also preparing to participate in the NCAA championships in March
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