She was the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title after finishing first in the women's 500-yard freestyle championship.
have passed laws limiting transgender athletes from competing in sports, forcing them to either compete on teams that match their assigned sex at birth or banning trans girls from competing on women's teams.win an NCAA Division I titleThomas originally swam for the school's men's team before transitioning between her sophomore and junior year in 2019.
She began hormone replacement therapy and took a year off swimming, in line with NCAA protocols, before joining the women's team, she said in an interview in May.
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