Season 4 · Episode 6
The Lia Thomas Controversy: Anger in the Age of Trans Gender Sport
How a transgender athlete may forever affect women's swimming
The Real Science of Sport Podcast · Mike Finch
March 24, 20221h 1m
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Show Notes
Transgender athlete Lia Thomas recently won the 500-yard title at the US National College Swimming (NCAA) Championships triggering an uproar and suggesting that her participation may have wide-ranging implications for women's sport. At the recent MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, Prof. Ross Tucker was invited as a guest to discuss the transgender issue in sport and discusses the issue here in the context of the Thomas affair.
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