16 Penn swimmers say transgender teammate Lia Thomas shouldn't be allowed to compete

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72. I'd take that bet

The drug that the Russian girl took increases blood flow…allowing for greater endurance. I agree it was wrong of her to take…I don’t think any athlete should dope. That being said, should Lia’s competitors be allowed to take it- so they’ll have more of an equal footing with regards to blood flow and endurance? I don’t think so…but if we’re allowing someone with a biological advantage into the sport, wouldn’t this be a way of evening things up?

Biology can be unfair…this is why we have sex segregated sports. It doesn’t matter what your gender is…men’s biological advantages in terms of strength, etc. exist. Serena Williams, the greatest female tennis player ever, said she would lose to a male professional tennis player. It would be great if transitioning got rid of the advantages male puberty bestows…but, for the most part, it doesn’t.

Women have fought hard for their right to participate in sports. We shouldn’t have to move aside or give up our sex class so some elitist from Penn who was ranked 427 as a male and is now 1 as a woman can feel validated.