FINA on Sunday voted for new eligibility rules that restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women\u0027s competitions.
The policy is the strictest from any Olympic sports body and effectively bars any transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in women’s events.
University of Pennsylvania swimmer Thomas became the first transgender NCAA champion in Division I history after winning the women’s 500-yard freestyle earlier this year. Those who campaigned for change argued that people who have gone through male puberty have physical advantages and therefore women’s competition needed to be protected.Article content
It does not necessarily apply to national or regional competitions or lower-level meets. National federations could apply their own criteria for their competitions. FINA said the Science Group was comprised of “independent experts in the fields of physiology, endocrinology, and human performance, including specialists in sex differences in human performance and in transgender medicine.”
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