Absolute madness at UPenn right now. Lia Thomas – the swimmer who sparked a thousand debates, memes, think pieces – just got her titles and records stripped. Gone. Deleted like your drunk texts at 3am. All because Trump’s administration cut off $175 million in federal funds. Penn folded faster than a cheap lawn chair.
It’s official – the school’s pulling back every Division I swimming record Thomas took. Titles going back to the original winners. Plus, UPenn’s sending out formal apologies to every biological female competitor who lost to a transgender athlete. Imagine opening your inbox and seeing “Sorry for losing to Lia Thomas, here’s your trophy back.” Absolutely wild email to get with your morning cold brew.
Trans UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas to have titles stripped as university bends the knee to Trump admin https://t.co/uDp9iv82oi pic.twitter.com/aGcuycn7Rj
— New York Post (@nypost) July 1, 2025
No matter what side of the debate you’re on, this is a historic move. Politics and college sports mixing again. Identity wars back on the front page. The internet ready to explode. Reddit threads typing themselves. Twitter arguments fueled for weeks.
📣 @usedgov’s @EDSecMcMahon: UPenn will be sending personal apologies to every female athlete who was forced to compete against a male. pic.twitter.com/B7TJzuGPUX
— Independent Women's Forum (@IWF) July 1, 2025
Honestly, just feels messy all around. Real athletes, real training, real dreams. Now it’s a courtroom drama meets culture war. Everyone’s got a take. Everyone thinks they’re right. Meanwhile, swimmers just wanna focus on their splits and streamline work, not wake up to see they’ve been used as pawns in America’s never-ending social battles.
But hey – $175 million in funding talks loud. Penn did what they had to do to keep the lights on, I guess. Titles back in the hands of the original winners. Lia Thomas erased from those record books like it never happened.
