Coverage dated July 15, 2022 to July 18, 2022

Trans swimmer Lia Thomas nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year award

Headline from NBC News, on the newest of 2 developments

The University of Pennsylvania athlete shot to fame earlier this year when she became the first transgender NCAA champion in Division I history.

NBC News's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Swimmer Lia Thomas nominated for NCAA 2022 Woman of the Year Award

    Headline from FOX 61 Hartford ·

  2. Newest

    Trans swimmer Lia Thomas nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year award

    Headline from NBC News ·

Reports & sources

31 articles, oldest first.

  1. PhillyVoice

    Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year award (opens PhillyVoice)

    Published

    PhillyVoice's feed description

    The University of Pennsylvania's decision to nominate her drew swift, intense blowback on social media. Thomas was the first transgender person to win a Division I championship

  2. Newsweek

    Critics blast UPenn nominating Lia Thomas for NCAA Woman of the Year award (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The swimmer has recently become a focal point in the debate about the inclusion of transgender athletes.

  3. Towleroad Gay News

    Swimming-Trans Woman Thomas Nominated For NCAA Woman Of The Year Award (opens Towleroad Gay News)

    Published

    Towleroad Gay News's feed description

    (Reuters) - The University of Pennsylvania has nominated transgender swimmer Lia Thomas for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award, the American college sports

  4. The Christian Post

    UPenn nominates trans-identified swimmer Lia Thomas for ‘woman of the year’ award (opens The Christian Post)

    Published

    The Christian Post's feed description

    The University of Pennsylvania has nominated trans-identified swimmer Lia Thomas for the National Collegiate Athletics Association s Woman of the Year award Thomas, who, after swimming on the men s ...

  5. FOX 43 York

    Swimmer Lia Thomas nominated for NCAA 2022 Woman of the Year Award (opens FOX 43 York)

    Published

    FOX 43 York's feed description

    The swimmer became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title.

  6. Forbes

    Trans Swimming Champion Lia Thomas Nominated For ‘NCAA Woman Of The Year’ (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Lia Thomas, the first out transgender Division I women's national swimming champion, is a contender among more than 500 female athletes for NCAA Woman of the Year.

  7. Washington Examiner

    YAF criticizes UPenn for nominating Lia Thomas for NCAA Woman of the Year (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The news that transgender swimmer Lia Thomas had been nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award sparked outrage among conservative groups online, with some calling the decision shameful.

  8. PJ Media

    UPenn Nominates Male Athlete Lia Thomas as NCAA ‘Woman of the Year' (opens PJ Media)

    Published

    PJ Media's feed description

    Lia Thomas made headlines this past year for crushing his competition in NCAA women’s swimming. After years of being a mediocre swimmer on the men’s team, Thomas identified as transgender,...

  9. Breitbart News

    Lia Thomas Nominated for NCAA' Woman of the Year' Award (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological male, has been nominated by the school for the NCAA's Woman of the Year award.

  10. Townhall

    Disgrace: Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award (opens Townhall)

    Published

    Townhall's feed description

    William “Lia” Thomas, the transgender swimmer who dominated actual biological females in the 2021-2022 NCAA women’s swimming and diving season, has been nominated by the University of Pennsylvania to receive the

  11. The Washington Free Beacon

    Lia Thomas Nominated NCAA Woman of the Year (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

    Published

    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    The controversial male-to-female transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has been nominated for NCAA’s Woman of the Year.

  12. RedState

    Star Kentucky Swimmer: Nomination of Lia Thomas for NCAA Woman of the Year Is ‘Yet Another Slap in the Face to Women’ (opens RedState)

    Published

    RedState's feed description

    It's simple: biological males should not compete against women in sports. Full stop.

  13. NBC News

    Trans swimmer Lia Thomas nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year award (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The University of Pennsylvania athlete shot to fame earlier this year when she became the first transgender NCAA champion in Division I history.

  14. Fox News

    Former college athletes take stand against Lia Thomas' nomination for 'Woman of the Year' award (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Co-founders of the Independent Council of Women's Sports, Kim Jones and Marshi Smith, called out UPenn after Lia Thomas was nominated for a 'Woman of the Year' award

  15. The Daily Caller

    ‘Punch In The Gut’: Former NCAA Swimmer Decries Lia Thomas’ ‘Woman Of The Year’ Nomination (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Swimmer Riley Gaines decried University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas being nominated for the NCAA "Woman of the Year" award.

  16. Breitbart News

    'Another Slap in the Face to Women:' Kentucky Swim Star Calls Out Lia Thomas NCAA 'Woman of the Year' Nomination (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Former Kentucky women's swimming star Riley Gaines called out the nomination of University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological male, for the NCAA Woman of the Year award as "yet another slap in the face to women," adding that the award is now "worthless."

  17. Fox News

    Lia Thomas' nomination for NCAA Woman of the Year is a 'slap to the face' for female swimmers: Riley Gaines (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines said Lia Thomas's nomination for the NCAA Woman of the Year award represents a mockery and a regression of what Title IX stands for.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.