One spectator spoke out as Transgender college swimmer Lia Thomas prepared to crush his female competitors during an NCAA finals qualifier event on Thursday.
One man exclaimed ācheaterā seconds before a 500Y race began, in a dig at the University of Pennsylvania swimmer.
Thomas smoked the second-place swimmer by three seconds, a margin considered a blowout victory in competitive swimming.
In a development suggesting sympathy with Thomasās critic, the audience of parents and swimming fans didnāt cheer for Thomas when he finished. Instead, the audience cheered for the second and third-place finishers.
A second spectator directly accused Thomas of cheating as she left the room of the meet.
Thomas was set to compete in NCAA finals Thursday night, potentially becoming the fastest āfemaleā college swimmer in the country to compete in the 500Y event.
Before his gender ātransition,ā Will Thomas didnāt stand out or compete at high levels in menās college swimming.
Now ranked #1 in womenās swimming, Thomas clocked in at a distant #462 as a male swimmer.
Thomasās rise to the top of female collegiate swimming has led some to question the future of womenās Sports entirely, with a new wave of biologically male Transgender athletes increasingly dominating.
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Sixteen of Thomasās own teammates have spoken out anonymously against his inclusion in womenās sporting competitions.
Male athletes have fundamental advantages over women, such as increased muscle and bone density and higher levels of testosterone.
One of Thomasās teammates has indicated that his presence in the womenās locker room of Pennās swimming team makes the female swimmers uncomfortable.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.