Leah Thomas, a transgender swimmer, is an award nominee 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
Thomas won the Women’s Division I championship in the 500-yard freestyle earlier this year, sparking controversy in the process as observers and critics debated how fair her competition was. Athlete Ben competed on the school’s men’s team for three seasons before moving on and competing on the women’s team as a senior.
Each NCAA school can nominate one female alumna for the award (or two, if one is an international student or a person of color). Thomas is the nominee from Penn this year. what a total 577 student athlete Nominated for the 2022 award.
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In addition to winning the 500 Freestyle at this year’s Division I Championships, Thomas earned All-American recognition in the 100 and 200 Freestyles by finishing in the top eight. She won the Ivy League championships in the same three events and set records in five women’s events this past season.
Thomas discussed her competitive journey in an exclusive interview with Sports IllustratedDr earlier this year.
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