Three college swimmers who were beaten by Lia Thomas posed together on a single podium step, fueling the controversy over her eligibility to compete in elite women's competition. Ms Thomas became the first trans person to win an NCAA Division I title. Her victory in the 500-yard freestyle in Atlanta received a mixed reaction, with some spectators booing after she beat a Tokyo Olympic Games medallist. By contrast, Emma Weyant, who came in second place, received loud cheers from the crowd, with some on social media declaring the University of Virginia swimmer the real winner. Ms Thomas, who competed on the University of Pennsylvania's men's team for three years before transitioning, beat Ms Weyant by 1.75 seconds. Since moving to compete in women's competition, Ms Thomas has smashed records and become a focal point in the ongoing debate over the eligibility of trans women to compete in elite women's sports. Her presence at the NCAA competition, the highest-profile event in American college swimming, attracted protests from self-proclaimed women's rights protesters in Atlanta. The head of the organisation Standing for Women told Fox News that it was an act of grave cowardice by the NCAA. Counter-protesters attended the event to show their support for Ms Thomas. During the NCAA ceremony, second-place Ms Weyant was photographed sharing a podium step with third-placeErica Sullivan and fourth-place Brooke Forde. The image of the three athletes clutching their trophies at a distance from Ms Thomas was widely disseminated online by commentators, who claim the trans athlete holds an unfair advantage over her rivals. A former Trump administration official has a message. Sharron Davies, the former British Olympic silver medallist and a vocal critic of trans athletes, later called the result an injustice. Ms Thomas said that she tries to ignore the reaction to her win. I try to focus on my swimming, what I need to do to get ready for my races. Try to block out everything else. Ms Thomas has catapulted her to the forefront of a heated debate in the US over how to balance the rights of trans athletes against claims that those who went through puberty as males hold an unfair advantage. The NCAA requires trans women athletes to have one year of hormone replacement therapy in order to play sports. Ms Thomas said she came out as trans after starting HRT. She has been approved by the NCAA to participate in the women's events. To prove to a panel of medical experts that they do not have an unfair advantage, elite trans woman athletes have to have three years of HRT. The rules will be put in place in phases. Ms Thomas has been included in elite women's competitions, but some have taken issue with her participation. In an anonymous letter, 16 of her 40 university teammates criticized what they saw as her unfair advantage. We support Lia Thomas in her decision to affirm her gender identity and to transition from a man to a woman. Lia has an unfair advantage over competition in the women's category as evidenced by her rankings that have bounced from number to number one as a female. She could break Penn, Ivy, and NCAA Women's Swimming records if she were to compete against us. More than 300 current and former swimmers signed an open letter defending Ms Thomas. Ms Sullivan battled Ms Thomas for the lead for much of the race before finishing third. Ms Thomas is the favourite to win the 200 and 100 yard freestyles. The eligibility of Thomas has been under scrutiny since she transitioned. Lia Thomas became the first trans woman to win an NCAA swimming championship when she took control in the final 100 yards of the 500-yard freestyle. 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