Swimming events created to include transgender and nonbinary participants have been canceled at this week's World Cup in Berlin, Germany, after no entries were received. World Aquatics, swimming's governing body, said Tuesday that 50- and 100-meter 'open category' races...
Swimming events created to include transgender and nonbinary participants have been canceled at this week's World Cup in Berlin, Germany, after no entries were received.
"Following the close of registration for the Open Category competitions at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup — Berlin 2023 meet scheduled for 6-8 October, World Aquatics can confirm that no entries have been received for the Open Category events,” the organization said in a statement. World Aquatics did not label the open category as being specifically for transgender and nonbinary individuals, though this was the impetus for its creation. All swimmers, including men and women, were eligible for events in the new category.
The organization changed its policy after Lia Thomas competed for the University of Pennsylvania women’s swim team. Born a male before transitioning to become a woman, Thomas became the first transgender swimmer to win an NCAA Division I women's national championship.
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