right now a swimmer, a college swimmer from the university of pennsylvania, her name is paula scanlonshe was just sworn in and set to deliver her opening statement. she comes from the school that had lia thomas on the swim team also. >> 400 yard freestyle relay. a record stood since march of 2017. in september of 2021, lia thomas began participating as a member of the penn women's team. leah, formerly will had personal best times that were faster than the women's world records. once the season began thomas was leading the country in multiple events while only placing in the top 500 in those events on the men's team. thomas later became an this, yaa champion. the first ncaa champion in our women's history program. while many of you already know this. what you don't know is the experiences of the women on the university of pennsylvania swim team. my teammates and i were forced to undress in the presence of lia, a six foot four biological male with male again tailian 18 times per week. some girls opted to change in bathroom stalls and others used the family bathroom to avoid this. when w