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Michael Phelps Weighs in on Transgender Issue: Sports Needs ‘A Level Playing Field’

January 20, 2022 by Staff

(Christian Headlines) The most decorated Olympian of all time is calling for a “level playing field” in light of a transgender swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania breaking records.

American Michael Phelps, the winner of 28 Olympic medals including 23 golds, made the comments during an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour when asked about Penn’s Lia Thomas, a biological male who identifies as a female and has the fastest 200-yard and 500-yard freestyles among any female college swimmer this year. Thomas competed on the men’s team for three years before switching to the women’s team.

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