Ex-Penn Teammate: Trans Swimmer Thomas is ‘Mentally Ill’

A former teammate of Penn U transgender swimmer William “Lia” Thomas asserted the controversial athlete is “mentally ill.” The anonymous Thomas critic made her remarks in an exclusive interview with Christopher Tremoglie of the Washington Examiner. 

Thomas had just conducted an interview with Thomas’ ex-teammate. Good Morning America. The male swimmer, who was allowed to compete on the Penn women’s swim team during his senior year of college, said his so-called transitioning from male to female brought him true happiness. 

The anonymous teammate scoffed at that remark in the Examiner interview: 

He is clearly mentally ill. It was disgusting to see the footage. 

Although Lia was identified as a girl, she isn’t a woman. It is a fact. “It doesn’t matter how much you feel.” 

Pressed to further explain her comments, the woman stated Thomas “was not grounded in reality and was instead so consumed with his own life that he failed to acknowledge any damage he inflicted upon his real female teammates.” 

Additionally, the woman said Thomas damaged female sports and took away opportunities from real female swimmers – including Penn teammates and rivals from other universities. “Lia’s experience was his alone, and many suffered so that he could benefit,” Tremoglie wrote in recounting her sentiments. 

The ex-teammate of Thomas expressed how upset she was about his glib attitude about taking a woman’s spot on the team and the winner’s stand. It was not the first time that this sentiment was shared by other team members. 

Thomas was also criticised in interview for not being compassionate and concerned for women who were forced to give up their happiness and rights. The pair were not comfortable with the man who showed off his male genitals in their locker room. Their happiness was being discounted, they wondered. 

The interviewee continued listing her beefs with the whole charade that made Penn’s recent season a farce.: 

What about those swimmers Lia pushed out of the medals at NCAA championships?” What about the girl who finished 9th in the finals? What about the girl who finished 17th in finals? What about the girl second to Lia in 17th place? How about their happiness? How about their happiness? 

It is so selfish to just say “Oh, well, it’s okay, I’m happy,” because that’s how narcissistic. This is selfish and disgusting, as it doesn’t even consider how other girls feel. 

It proves Lia was obsessed with Lia’s happiness more than everyone else. It’s absurd. It’s absurd. 

Tremoglie mentioned that Thomas’s presence on the Penn women’s team potentially violated Title IX. Nevertheless, teammates’ concerns were ignored by university officials. He also commented that: 

“The sheer arrogance of Lia Thomas in this instance is something that should be noted. Lia may not have needed ‘anyone’s permission,’ (to be on the women’s team) but that was only because those in charge abused their authority and suppressed the rights of college female swimmers and forced compliance. Thinking anything else is mentally ill.” 

Penn U failed the women’s swim team members, Tremoglie writes. Women’s sports should be confined to females. “No amount of woke nonsense or pressure from the transgender supporters’ mob should change this. The ‘experts’ were on the wrong side of history.”