Ex-NCAA Division 1 swimmer Paula Scanlan testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government on Thursday as it related to Lia Thomas and UPenn.
in the 500-yard freestyle – the first NCAA champion in our women's team history program. While many of you already know this, what you do not know is the experience of the women on the University of Pennsylvania swim team," Scanlan said during her opening statement.
"To sum up the university's response, we the women were the problem, not the victims. We were expected to conform, to move over and shut up. Our feelings didn't matter." An emotional Scanlan also revealed that the situation surrounding Thomas’ involvement went beyond fair competition. For her as a survivor of sexual assault, Thomas’ presence in the locker room created a greater issue.
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