Cambridge, Mass. Lia Thomas ended an intense week of scrutiny with a hug. After edging Iszac Henig to win the 100 meter freestyle title at the Ivy League Championships, Thomas stepped out of the pool and walked to the back of the deck. After taking a moment to towel off, the swimmer for Penn turned to her right and embraced Henig, a man who swims for Yale's women's team. Both athletes have dealt with increased media coverage of their personal stories as part of an ongoing national conversation about the rules that govern the participation of trans athletes in college athletics. She won her third individual title at the Ivy Championships after setting a school- and meet-record time of 47.63. Henig was second in 47.82, followed byNikki Venema in 48.81. The success of Thomas this season has prompted some to question whether she has an advantage since she was born a male. Thomas has followed the rules of the NCAA and Ivy League since she began her transition in 2019. Henig beat Thomas in the 100 freestyle at a meet last month, and was the top seed heading into the final after winning her heat in the morning in a meet-record time of 47.80. Thomas was the second qualified. Henig and Thomas were side by side in the final. Thomas had an advantage at the start. Henig came back at the halfway point, but was out-touched by Thomas at the end. They had lots of support inside the Harvard University Blodgett Pool complex, but neither Thomas nor Henig were available for interviews afterwards. Swimmers from multiple schools wore t-shirts that said "8 Against Hate" as part of a conference-wide initiative aimed at condemning all forms of discrimination. One of the first openly trans swimmers in the NCAA was also in the stands, and he swam against Thomas when he was at Harvard. He said that watching Thomas and Henig in the pool was special. He said it meant a lot to him because he was the only openly trans person in NCAA swimming. The last time I competed at this pool was at a meet. Watching Lia and Iszac in my home pool and in the Ivy League has been powerful. The pool and meet-record time of 1 minute, 43.12 seconds was set by Thomas in the 200 freestyle final on Friday. Thomas entered the championship with the top time in the nation in the 200 freestyle. She won the 500 freestyle on Thursday in a pool record time of 4:57.32 and finished half a pool length ahead. Henig entered this week as the conference's fifth-fastest swimmer in the 200 freestyle after taking the 50 freestyle final in a pool-record time of 21.93. He didn't compete against Thomas in that event on Friday. Henig finished third in the 100 butterfly. The success of Thomas has been met with some criticism, but Bailar said the discussions are important for the future of athletics as a whole. The fear is trans people will dominate sports. People dominate sports. It's important that people know trans people exist. 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