Swimmer Lia Thomas, who rocked the world of women’s swimming by becoming the first male NCAA women’s champion, got some bad news on Wednesday — the Court of Arbitration for Sport threw out his case against World Aquatics, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail.
What does this mean?
Well, it slams the door shut on Thomas’ hopes of competing, at least at next month’s Paris Olympics and any other top female events governed by World Aquatics.
The catalyst for World Aquatics implementing the new transgender participation rules was Thomas’ victory over Olympic silver medalist Emma Weyant to claim the 2022 NCAA women’s 500-yard freestyle title.
