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    I JUST WANT TO COMPETE

    Jul 01, 2022 4 minutes
    COMPILED BY NASIFA SULAIMAN

    SHE glides effortlessly through the water, flicking tumble turns at the end of each lap and often touching the wall first at the end of her gruelling middle-distance races.

    Lia Thomas’ prowess in the pool has made her one of the finest swimmers on the University of Pennsylvania team and a bright future seemed to await.

    But now that future isn’t so certain.

    Thomas (22) has become the face of a new ruling by Fina, swimming’s international governing body, which has banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s elite races – unless they transitioned before the age of 12.

    Thomas started her transition in 2019, using hormone-replacement therapy, and came out

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