The international body that governs swimming has partially reversed a transgender athlete ban by announcing a new “open category.”
The international body that governs swimming competitions has partially reversed a transgender athlete ban by announcing a new “open category” that will allow transgender athletes to compete.
“I am delighted to tell you today that we are now making plans for the first trial of an open category, and we hope to be able to confirm all the details soon,” Al-Musallam added during his announcement at the World Aquatics Congress in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka. Transgender woman Lia Thomas of the University of Pennsylvania stands on the podium after winning the 500-yard freestyle as other medalists Emma Weyant, Erica Sullivan, and Brooke Forde pose for a photo at the NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship on March 17, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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