The recent controversy on transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has made quite the headlines, as a recent win of hers at the NCAA championships took the world by storm. Several athletes, coaches, parents and individuals alike felt that Thomas was given an unfair victory, saying that she had an “inherent unfair advantage”.

Several celebrities, including Caitlyn Jenner have called out the unfairness of the situation and have denounced Lia Thomas‘ victory. Several fellow competitors wrote a letter to the governing body of the NCAA in order to help solve this issue, since they felt this to be a jeopardy to women’s sport.

It was in the year 2019 that Thomas came out as a trans woman and started transitioning into women. She was required to swim for the men’s team in 2019-2020 academic and began swimming on the women’s team in the 2020-2021 year. While competing on the women’s team she would develop a rivalry with Riley Gaines.

Since then, NCAA swimmer has time and again slammed Thomas for her participation against her and other women. Things boiled over when the NCAA gave Thomas the trophy despite her tying with Gaines.

From then on, the Kentucky swimmer has rallied against her and become a women’s activist, thus making Thomas one of the most talked about figure in recent times. This has also led many to talking about her background and her family. Lets delve a bit deeper and find out more about her family and her background.

Know about Lia Thomas’ Parents and Family

As per reports, Lia Thomas was born in 1999 to her parents Bob Thomas and Carrie Thomas as Will Thomas. The swimmer was raised in Austin, Texas, along with her brother and began swimming at the age of just 5. Thomas competed for Westlake High School in the state high school swimming championships.

Both her and her brother attend the University of Pennsylvania. As a sophomore, Thomas competed in the men’s 500m, 1000m, and 1650m freestyle events at the Ivy League championships.

Apart from this there is no more information regarding her family or her brother. With the current controversy surrounding against her, it is likely that more details regarding her family are kept private.

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