Female Swimmers Sue NCAA over Male Competition‚ Demand Return of Trophies‚ Monetary Damages
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Female Swimmers Sue NCAA over Male Competition‚ Demand Return of Trophies‚ Monetary Damages

A group of female athletes on Thursday sued the National Collegiate Athletics Association for permitting male intrusion into their sex-specific sports and private spaces. Spearheaded by the Independent Council on Women’s Sports‚ the lawsuit accuses the NCAA and Georgia Tech — the site of the 2022 NCAA Swimming Championships‚ where male University Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas won the 500 meter freestyle — of knowingly violating Title IX. That federal statute prohibits discrimination on the...