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'{{pp-blp|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Short description|American swimmer}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Lia Thomas | image = <!-- Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people -- see [[WP:NONFREE]]. --> | image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = <!-- if different than name/birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] --> | national_team = <!-- Only for country represented in international competition --> | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |22 |2021|12|13}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = <!-- "X cm (yyyy)" or "X ft Y in (yyyy)" --> | weight = <!-- "X kg (yyyy)" or "X lb (yyyy)" --> | spouse = | website = | strokes = Freestyle Sprint/Distance | classification = <!-- Only for para-swimmers; omitted otherwise --> | club = | collegeteam = [[University of Pennsylvania]] | coach = | module = | show-medals = <!-- "yes" to display, hidden by default --> | medaltemplates = | module2 = }} '''Lia Catherine Thomas''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|22|2021|12|13|noage=1}})<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Robert |date=2022-03-03 |title=‘I Am Lia’: The Trans Swimmer Dividing America Tells Her Story |url=https://www.si.com/college/2022/03/03/lia-thomas-penn-swimmer-transgender-woman-daily-cover |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}</ref> is an American swimmer and student at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. In 2021 and 2022, her athletic achievements as a [[trans woman]] became a point of public debate about [[Transgender people in sports|transgender women in sports]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Witz|first=Billy|date=January 24, 2022|title=As Lia Thomas Swims, Debate About Transgender Athletes Swirls|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/24/sports/lia-thomas-transgender-swimmer.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name="guardian-13dec2021">{{cite news |last1=Ingle |first1=Sean |title=Sport’s trans issue is here to stay. But at last, the debate is starting to change |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2021/dec/13/swimming-trans-debate-starting-to-change |access-date=January 29, 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> == Early life and education == Thomas grew up in [[Austin, Texas]], and has an older brother.<ref name=":0" /> Thomas began swimming at the age of five.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Levenson |first=Eric |date=2022-02-23 |title=How an Ivy League swimmer became the face of the debate on transgender women in sports |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/us/lia-thomas-transgender-swimmer-ivy-league/index.html |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=CNN}}</ref> Thomas was sixth in the state high school swimming championships, competing for [[Westlake High School (Texas)|Westlake High School]].<ref name=":0" /> Towards the end of high school, Thomas began to question her [[gender identity]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavietes |first=Matt |date=2022-03-03 |title=Trans swimmer Lia Thomas speaks out on scrutiny, controversy |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-speaks-scrutiny-controversy-rcna18503 |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> After her freshman year at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], during the summer of 2018, she came out as [[transgender]] to her family.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> Her brother also attended the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name=":0" /> == Swimming career== Thomas began swimming on the men's swim team at [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 2017, and during her freshman year, recorded a time of 8 minutes and 57.55 seconds in the 1,000-yard freestyle that ranked as the sixth-fastest national men's time, as well as 500-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle times ranked within the national top 100.<ref name=":1" /> On the men's swim team in 2018–2019, Thomas finished second in the men’s 500, 1,000, and 1,650-yard freestyle at the [[Ivy League]] championships as a [[sophomore]] in 2019.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Men's Swimming & Diving Championships Schedule & Results |url=https://ivyleague.com/sports/2019/2/18/2019MSDChamp.aspx |website=The Ivy League |publisher=Sidearm Sports |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref> During the 2018–2019 season, Thomas recorded the top university men's team times in the 500 free, 1000 free, and 1650 free.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Swim Top Times |url=https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/11/14/mens-swim-top-times.aspx |website=Penn Athletics |publisher=Sidearm Sports |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref> She began [[gender transitioning|transitioning]] using [[hormone replacement therapy]] in May 2019, and [[coming out|came out]] as a [[trans woman]] during her junior year to her coaches, friends, and the women's and men's swim teams at the University of Pennsylvania.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> She was required to swim for the men's team in the 2019–2020 academic year as a junior while undergoing hormone therapy and then swam on the women's team in 2021 after taking a year off school to maintain her eligibility to compete while competitive swimming was canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Borzello |first=Jeff |date=November 12, 2020 |title=Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/30305855/ivy-league-cancels-winter-sports-season-delaying-spring-play-sources-say |work=[[ESPN.com]] |location= |access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref> Thomas has followed all of the gender-related policies to be eligible to compete as a woman in NCAA swimming.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |last=Webb |first=Karleigh |date=2022-02-16 |title=Lia Thomas competing at Ivy League championships is a fair deal |url=https://www.outsports.com/2022/2/16/22926059/lia-thomas-ivy-league-penn-swimming-championships-transphobia-equity-fairness |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=Outsports |language=en}}</ref> Thomas's event progression peaked in 2019 for distance swimming, with a drop in times during the 2021–22 season. Her event progression for sprint swimming reflected a dip at the start of 2021–22 season before returning to near-lifetime bests in the 100 free and a lifetime personal best in the 50 free in 2021.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/swimmer/314430|title=Lia Thomas|website=Swimcloud}}</ref> In the 2021–22 season, Thomas began swimming short distance sprints (having not recording any 50 free races from 2016–2021, or any 100 free races from 2019–2021). During the 2021–2022 season, she recorded the top university women's team times in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 1000 free, and 1650 free.{{cn|date=March 2022}} In a race during January 2022 at a meet against UPenn's Ivy league rival [[Yale]], Thomas finished 6th place in the 100m freestyle race, losing to four [[cisgender]] women and Iszac Henig, a transgender man (transitioning without hormone therapy).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kinsey |first=Joe |url=https://www.outkick.com/penn-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-beaten-by-yale-transgender-swimmer-iszac-henig/|title = Penn's Transgender Swimmer Lost to Yale's Transgender Swimmer in a Hotly Contested Women's Ivy League 100 meter Race|date = 8 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yurcaba |first=Joe |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/trans-athlete-debate-penns-lia-thomas-loses-trans-yale-swimmer-rcna11622|title = Amid trans athlete debate, Penn's Lia Thomas loses to trans Yale swimmer|website = [[NBC News]] |date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> In March 2022, Thomas became the first openly transgender athlete to win an [[NCAA Division I|NCAA Division I national championship]] in any sport, after winning the women's 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:33.24; Olympic silver medalist [[Emma Weyant]] was second with a time 1.75 seconds behind Thomas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Katie |date=2022-03-17 |title=Thomas first transgender athlete to win D-I title |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/33529775/amid-protests-pennsylvania-swimmer-lia-thomas-becomes-first-known-transgender-athlete-win-division-national-championship |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Thomas wins US collegiate swimming title |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/swimming/60792875 |access-date=2022-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/swimmer-lia-thomas-becomes-nca-as-first-transgender-d-i-champion-011654483.html |title=Swimmer Lia Thomas becomes NCAA's first transgender D-I champion in any sport |last=Owens |first=Jason |date=March 17, 2022 |website=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |publisher= |access-date=March 20, 2022 |quote= }}</ref> Thomas was 9.18 seconds short of [[Katie Ledecky]]’s NCAA record of 4:24.06.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/swimmer-lia-thomas-becomes-nca-as-first-transgender-d-i-champion-011654483.html|title=Swimmer Lia Thomas becomes NCAA's first transgender D-I champion in any sport|website=sports.yahoo.com}}</ref> In the preliminaries for the 200 freestyle, Thomas finished second. In the final for the 200 freestyle, Thomas placed fifth. In the preliminaries for the 100 freestyle, Thomas finished tenth. In the finals for the 100 freestyle, Thomas placed eighth out of eight competitors, finishing last.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outsports.com/2022/3/17/22982977/lia-thomas-iszac-henig-transgender-swimmer-ncaa-championships-penn|title=Iszac Henig, Lia Thomas are All-Americans in women’s 100-free|first=Karleigh|last=Webb|date=March 17, 2022|website=Outsports}}</ref> Thomas lost muscle mass and strength through testosterone suppression and hormone replacement therapy. Her time for the 500 freestyle is over 15 seconds slower than her personal bests before medically transitioning.<ref> https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/24/sports/lia-thomas-transgender-swimmer.html</ref><ref> https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2022/03/03/lia-thomas-penn-swimmer-transgender-woman-daily-cover</ref> According to ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', Thomas has applied for [[law school]] and plans to swim at the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Olympics trials]].<ref name=":2" /> ===Public debate=== In 2021, predominantly [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] media started widely covering Thomas, including [[Fox News]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lohn|first=John|date=December 25, 2021|title=Olympic Champion, Women's Sports Advocate Nancy Hogshead-Makar Details Issues With Lia Thomas Situation|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympic-champion-womens-sports-advocate-nancy-hogshead-makar-explains-problems-with-lia-thomas-situation/|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=[[Swimming World News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Addona|first=Dan|date=December 22, 2021|title=Penn Parents Express Further Concerns Over Lia Thomas Competing On Women's Team|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/penn-parents-express-further-concerns-over-lia-thomas-competing-on-womens-team/|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=Swimming World News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Webb|first=Karleigh|date=December 9, 2021|title=Anti-trans panic comes to an Ivy League pool|url=https://www.outsports.com/trans/2021/12/9/22825418/lia-thomas-ncaa-swimming-fox-ivy-telfer-trans-athletes-post-mail-transphobes|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=[[Outsports]]|language=en}}</ref> In early December, anonymous parents of University of Pennsylvania swim team members wrote to the NCAA, seeking for Thomas to be declared ineligible to compete.<ref name=":2" /> In December 2021, [[USA Swimming]] official Cynthia Millen resigned after 30 years in protest of Thomas' eligibility to compete and then appeared on the Fox News show ''[[The Ingraham Angle]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Edmund|first=Emma|date=December 24, 2021|title=Official Cynthia Millen Quits, Protesting Lia Thomas' Swimming Participation|url=https://swimswam.com/official-cynthia-millen-quits-protesting-lia-thomas-swimming-participation/|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=SwimSwam|language=en-US}}</ref> In a January 10, 2022 article, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote, "Thomas has shattered school records and has posted the fastest times of any female college swimmer in two events this season. She’ll probably be a favorite at the NCAA championships in March, even as people inside and outside the sport debate her place on the pool deck."<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|last=Maese|first=Rick|date=January 10, 2022|title=A transgender college swimmer is shattering records, sparking a debate over fairness|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/01/10/lia-thomas-penn-transgender-swimmer/|access-date=January 15, 2022|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> In January 2022, The University of Pennsylvania, multiple organizations affiliated with the [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]], and the [[Ivy League]] issued statements supporting Thomas.<ref name=":10"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gaydos|first=Ryan|date=January 29, 2022|title=Lia Thomas succeeding from 'hard work' not because she's transgender, Penn Law groups say|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lia-thomas-success-hard-work-transgender-penn-law-groups|access-date=January 30, 2022|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref> In February 2022, sixteen anonymous members of the University of Pennsylvania women's swimming team sent a letter to the university and Ivy League officials asking them not to take legal action against the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s new transgender athlete policy that could prevent Thomas from competing in the NCAA championships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lev |first=Jacob |date=February 4, 2022 |title=16 UPenn swimmers ask school not to challenge transgender policy that could block teammate Lia Thomas from competing |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/04/us/lia-thomas-ncaa-transgender-policy-letter/index.html |access-date=February 7, 2022 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="wapo">{{Cite news |last=Bonesteel |first=Matt |date=February 3, 2022 |title=Sixteen Penn swimmers say transgender teammate Lia Thomas should not be allowed to compete |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/02/03/lia-thomas-penn-swimming-teammates/ |access-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref> Another group of swimmers from Thomas's swim team made a separate statement supporting her competing on the women's team.<ref name=wapo/> The anonymous letter also led to another letter in response, organized by [[Schuyler Bailar]] and signed by more than 300 current and former collegiate swimmers, stating their "support for Lia Thomas, and all transgender college athletes, who deserve to be able to participate in safe and welcoming athletic environments".<ref name=":1" /> [[Brooke Forde]], an Olympic silver medalist, said of Thomas that: "I believe that treating people with respect and dignity is more important than any trophy or record will ever be, which is why I will not have a problem racing against Lia at NCAAs this year".<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Webb |first=Karleigh |date=2022-01-28 |title=A trio of college swimmers show support for Lia Thomas |url=https://www.outsports.com/2022/1/28/22905807/lia-thomas-shelton-draper-forde-harvard-oberlin-stanford-ncaa-transgender-swimming-inclusion |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=Outsports |language=en}}</ref> Another swimmer, Olympic silver medalist [[Erica Sullivan (swimmer)|Erica Sullivan]], spoke in support of Thomas in an opinion piece for ''[[Newsweek]]'': "like anyone else in this sport, Lia has trained diligently to get to where she is and has followed all of the rules and guidelines put before her... she doesn't win every time. And when she does, she deserves, like anyone else in this sport, to be celebrated for her hard-won success, not labeled a cheater simply because of her identity."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Erica |date=2022-03-18 |title=Why I'm proud to support trans athletes like Lia Thomas |url=https://www.newsweek.com/why-im-proud-support-trans-athletes-like-lia-thomas-opinion-1689192 |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> In February 2022, [[Vicky Hartzler]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Senate candidate in [[Missouri]], featured Thomas in a campaign advertisement asserting that "Women's sports are for women, not men pretending to be women", which was described by ''[[CNN]]'' as "a transphobic trope belittling trans women".<ref name=":1" /> In March 2022, roughly 50 protesters and counter-protesters gathered outside the [[Georgia Tech Aquatic Center]] when Thomas swam in the [[NCAA Division I|NCAA Division I national championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolken |first=Dan |date=2022-03-17 |title=Trans swimmer Lia Thomas winning NCAA title should spark legitimate debate, not hate |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2022/03/17/transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-winning-ncaa-title-should-spark-debate/7084917001/ |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}</ref> Some in the stands carried banners saying "Save Women's Sports".<ref name=":32">{{Cite news |last=Odum |first=Charles |date=2022-03-17 |title=Lia Thomas becomes 1st known transgender woman to win NCAA swimming title |work=[[CBC News]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/lia-thomas-first-known-transgender-ncaa-swimming-championship-1.6388994 |access-date=2022-03-18}}</ref> On day 2 of the championships, around 10 protesters from the group "Save Women's Sports" protested during the preliminaries of the women's 500 freestyle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-17 |title=Protestors Against Lia Thomas Stand Outside & Attend Women’s NCAA Championship |url=https://swimswam.com/protestors-against-lia-thomas-stand-outside-attend-womens-ncaa-championship/ |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Réka György|Reka Gyorgy]] finished in 17th-place in the 500-yard freestyle event which Thomas won, one place short of qualifying for finals, and wrote a letter to the NCAA expressing her frustration: "It feels like that final spot was taken away from me because of the NCAA's decision to let someone who is not a biological female compete ... Every event that transgender athletes competed in was one spot taken away from biological females throughout the meet."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Penland |first=Spencer |date=2022-03-20 |title=17th-Place Finisher in 500 Reka Gyorgy Pens Letter to NCAA on Transgender Rules |url=https://swimswam.com/17th-place-finisher-in-500-reka-gyorgy-pens-letter-to-ncaa-on-transgender-rules/ |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2022, [[Caitlyn Jenner]] said "I respect [Lia’s] right to transition and I hope she has a wonderful, wonderful life. But she grew up as a biological boy and I don’t think it’s fair that she’s competing in women’s sports." <ref>{{Cite web |last=McShane |first=Jennifer |date=2022-03-05 |title=DCaitlyn Jenner doubles down on belief it’s ‘not fair’ transgender swimmer Lia Thomas compete in women’s sport despite past backlash: ‘The world’s gone mad’ |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/03/05/its-not-fair-caitlyn-jenner-on-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-16223169/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=[[Metro]] |language=en-UK}}</ref> In a follow-up interview, [[Jenner]] said "Honestly, I would love to talk to Lia Thomas. I would love to sit down for an hour and discuss this issue with her. I don't think she's done anything wrong. She's played within the rules, but I want to know what her motivation is — if she feels good about this, what's going on in her head." <ref>{{Cite web |last=Notheis |first=Asher |date=2022-03-18 |title=Caitlyn Jenner would 'love' to talk with Lia Thomas about motivation |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/caitlyn-jenner-would-love-to-talk-with-lia-thomas-about-motivation |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Washington Examiner|language=en-US}}</ref> Also in March 2022, journalist and broadcaster [[Dan Wootton]], who is gay, wrote an article titled 'If the woke world ignores Caitlyn Jenner’s warning and allows trans swimmer Lia Thomas to continue to compete, then women’s sport will be wiped out forever' arguing not against Thomas herself, but against the NAAC's "rules allowing transgender athletes to compete after just a year of hormone therapy." <ref>{{Cite web |last=Wootton |first=Dan |date=2022-03-21 |title=DAN WOOTTON: If the woke world ignores Caitlyn Jenner’s warning and allows trans swimmer Lia Thomas to continue to compete, then women’s sport will be wiped out forever |url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10636707/DAN-WOOTTON-world-allows-trans-swimmer-Lia-Thomas-compete-womens-sport-finished.html |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=The Daily Mail |language=en-UK}}</ref> In February 2022, [[CNN]] described her as "the face of the debate on [[Transgender people in sports|transgender women in sports]]", and in March 2022, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' described Thomas as "the most controversial athlete in America".<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> ==Personal bests== === [[Short course|SCY]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/11/14/womens-swimming-top-times.aspx|title=Women's Swimming Top Times|website=University of Pennsylvania Athletics}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Event ! Time ! Venue ! Date ! Notes |- | 50 FR | '''22.78''' | Zippy Invite (W) | December 3, 2021 | [[University of Pennsylvania|Penn]] women's swim team |- | 100 FR | '''47.15''' | College Station (M) | February 4, 2017 | [[University of Pennsylvania|Penn]] men's swim team |- | 200 FR | '''1:39.31''' | Tennessee Invitational (M) | November 30, 2018 | [[University of Pennsylvania|Penn]] men's swim team |- | 500 FR | '''4:18.72''' | 2019 Ivy League Championships (M) | February 29, 2019 | [[University of Pennsylvania|Penn]] men's swim team |- | 1000 FR | '''8:55.75''' | 2019 Ivy League Championships (M) | March 1, 2019 | [[University of Pennsylvania|Penn]] men's swim team |- | 1650 FR | '''14:54.76''' | 2019 Ivy League Championships (M) | March 2, 2019 | [[University of Pennsylvania|Penn]] men's swim team |- |} ==Penn women's swimming records== === [[Short course|SCY]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pennathletics.com/documents/2022/2/28/WSWIM_records_by_event_2021_22.pdf|title=WSWIM records by event 2021 22 (PDF)|website=University of Pennsylvania Athletics}}</ref> === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Event ! Time ! Date ! Notes |- | 100 FR | '''47.63''' | 2021 | |- | 200 FR | '''1:41.93''' | 2021 | |- | 500 FR | '''4:34.06''' | 2021 | |- | 1000 FR | '''9:35.96''' | 2021 | |- | 1650 FR | '''15:59.71''' | 2021 | |- | 400 FR Relay | '''2:01.41''' | 2022 | Thomas, Kaczorowski, Kannan, Carter |- | 800 FR Relay | '''4:16.14''' | 2022 | Thomas, Kaczorowski, Kannan, Carter |- |} == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Lia}} [[Category:1990s births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American female swimmers]] [[Category:Transgender and transsexual sportspeople]] [[Category:Transgender and transsexual women]] [[Category:Penn Quakers men's swimmers]] <!--2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20 seasons--> [[Category:Penn Quakers women's swimmers]] <!--2021-22 season--> [[Category:LGBT people from Texas]] [[Category:Westlake High School (Texas) alumni]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Austin, Texas]] [[Category:LGBT swimmers]]'