Many have been focused on the 500 win he stole, but I haven't seen anyone do an analysis of the *total* impact of Lia Thomas competing at the NCAA championships.
So I will attempt to do one here.
Please add to this if you have additional points.
1/13
-Emma Weyant cheated out of the 500 national champion title
-Emma Weyant, Erica Sullivan and Brooke Ford cheated out of the 500 trophy and podium spot they earned.
2/13
-Evie Pfeifer cheated out of a 500 podium spot and trophy.
-Tylor Mathieu cheated out of the 500 championship finals.
-Reka Gyorgy cheated out of the 500 consolation finals.
3/13
-Reilly Tiltmann cheated out of the 200 championship finals.
-Ekaterina Nikonova cheated out of the 200 consolation finals.
-Isabel Ivey cheated out of the 100 championship finals.
4/13
-Chloe Stepanek cheated out of the 100 consolation final
-19 NCAA Div 1 women's swim programs definitely ranked illegitimately lower. Thomas scored ALL of Penn's NCAA championship points. ALL of them.
5/13