It's unclear if FINA's new policy is going to be adopted by NCAA, which would presumably bar Lia Thomas from competing in any future women's swimming events.
In the wake of this coming down, a rep for the Prez of FINA told AP,"This is not saying that people are encouraged to transition by the age of 12. It’s what the scientists are saying, that if you transition after the start of puberty, you have an advantage, which is unfair."
The spox adds,"They’re not saying everyone should transition by age 11, that’s ridiculous. You can’t transition by that age in most countries and hopefully you wouldn’t be encouraged to. Basically, what they’re saying is that it is not feasible for people who have transitioned to compete without having an advantage." They clarified there are no trans women currently competing in elite levels of swimming ... presumably, meaning international competition.
One thing FINA is considering to be inclusive to trans swimmers ... an"open competition" category. It's ill-defined at this point, but they're tasking a team to investigate it further. It's unclear if FINA's new rules are going to be adopted by agencies like the NCAA, which currently permits people like Lia to compete in collegiate swimming. She made history this year by winning a national title in women's swimming, the 500-meter freestyle.
It worked! I took a lot of heat - but what’s fair is fair! If you go through male puberty you should not be able to take medals away from females. Period.
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