By Andrew Holleran Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas opened up to Sports Illustrated about her gender identity and her season inside of the pool. Thomas, one of the top female swimmers in the country, has drawn a lot of attention this year, with many supporting her, while some others have criticized her. The Penn female swimmer is at the heart of the transgender athlete debate. Thomas told Sports Illustrated that she started to question her gender identity at the end of high school. Thomas began to feel depressed early on during her time at Penn. She began to undergo hormone replacement ther…