National controversy surrounding transgender women in women’s sports has persisted following 2022 Penn graduate Lia Thomas’ participation in NCAA swimming.

Incoming student-athletes for fencing, softball, track and field, cross country, and swimming and diving programs talk about their “Why Penn?”

The Quakers kick off their season on Friday.

The Quakers return to the pool this Saturday.

The verdict allows the conference to uphold its ban on the practice.

The group was headlined by nine-time Ivy League champion football coach Al Bagnoli.

The American-record holder just missed the 200m breaststroke final by a brutal 0.07 seconds

Penn student Matt Fallon headlines the event, along with other notable athletes from across the world

With the Olympics ahead, there are plenty of narratives to latch on to before the athletes splash down in Paris

And what a time it was!

With a time of 2:06.54, Fallon establishes a new American record and finishes with the fastest international time of 2024.

Fallon finished only .22 of a second off of the American national record of 2:07.17 in the 200-meter breaststroke 

Thomas swam for Penn, winning a Division I National Championship during her career

Matt Fallon and Anna Kalandadze lead the pack for the Quakers vying for a ticket to Paris. 

Anna Kalandadze and Matt Fallon will both compete in the Olympic Trials latter this summer, with all eyes set on Paris. 

An exciting summer awaits in Penn sports, headlined by the Paris 2024 Olympics

Many athletes are competing in hopes of qualifying for the Olympic Trials in Indianapolis