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Sex Matters: Why Transgender Athletes Must Not Compete Against Biological Females With the news that Lia Thomas is seeking to overturn the ruling of World Aquatics regarding the participation of transgender women in women's sports, we rerun this piece from Olympic champion and women's rights advocat...

Nancy Hogshead-Makar Explains Problems With Lia Thomas Situation Nancy Hogshead-Makar knows all about being a champion in the pool, and championing for the rights of female athletes. A four-time medalist at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Hogshead-Makar has long fought for equality in women’s...

Nancy Hogshead-Makar: Penn Swimmers Cannot Express Opinions on Lia Thomas Olympic gold medalist and women's sports advocate Nancy Hogshead-Makar has been one of the strongest voices in the current controversy regarding whether transgender female athletes such as Lia Thomas should be allowed to compe...

Each day through August 4, Jeff Commings will take you back 30 years to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, highlighting one of that day’s swimming events that continues to be a benchmark for the current culture of the sport. A full list of medalists from that day’s competition follows at the end of t...

Six female athletes have filed suit against the University of Iowa, citing gender discrimination in the school’s decision to cut women’s sports teams. The lawsuit, a copy of which was obtained by Swimming World, was filed in the Southern District of Iowa. It seeks a temporary restraining order and p...

Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Champion Women Facing Lawsuit For Promoting Safety of Female Athletes; GoFundMe Set Up Whether as an athlete, attorney or advocate, Nancy Hogshead-Makar has spent most of her life fighting for the rights and safety of women and female athletes. A three-time Olympic champion at ...

Lia Thomas Debate: Women's Sports Policy Working Group Focused on Protection of Female Sports The Lia Thomas situation, in which the transgender athlete is flourishing for the University of Pennsylvania women’s swimming program, is garnering major headlines around the world. The story has been picke...

Nancy Hogshead-Makar Challenges Tennis Legend Billie Jean King For Stance On Trans-Athlete Participation Three-time Olympic champion Nancy Hogshead-Makar has called out Grand Slam tennis champion Billie Jean King for supporting a Connecticut sports policy which allows high school athletes to compete...

Unlike NCAA and Its Cowardly Approach, USA Swimming Demonstrated Leadership With New Transgender Policy Sometimes, it’s amazing how a single issue can prompt such dichotomous reactions. Not so much in the opinions possessed, for the United States – it can be argued – is as fractured as it has ever b...

Women’s Sports Policy Working Group (WSPWG) Endorses American Swimming Coaches Association’s (ASCA) Position and Encourages NCAA to Revise Its Transgender Guidelines  Swimming World is publishing the following letter submitted by the WSPWG to the NCAA Board of Governors. The Women's Sports Policy Wo...

International Women's Day (IWD) To mark International Women's Day, Swimming World will roll out a series of features this Sunday to highlight the achievements and work of  pathfinders in swimming and raising issues that continue to have a massive impact on women in sport. Here we take a look at the ...

Nancy Hogshead-Makar, the 1984 three-time Olympic gold-medal winner, has issued a plea for more men "to become advocates for women in sport, including advocating to lower women's risk of sexual violence in sport". Having spent a legal career doing both those things, Hogshead-Makar swam against the t...

Each day through August 4, Jeff Commings will take you back 30 years to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, highlighting one of that day’s swimming events that continues to be a benchmark for the current culture of the sport. A full list of medalists from that day’s competition follows at the end of t...

The last two American women to win the 100 freestyle at the Olympic Games, Simone Manuel & Nancy Hogshead-Makar, have been recognized by Sports Illustrated for being two of "the most powerful, most influential and most outstanding women in sports right now." Manuel was recognized for using her platf...

Celebrating Top Women's Swimming Achievements on National Women and Girls in Sports Day February 2 is National Girls and Women in Sports Day in the United States, and swimming fans have seen some incredible performances and efforts from female athletes over the years that are worth remembering and c...

USA Swimming sent letters to the United States Olympic Committee in 2004 and 2005 requesting that the USOC consider athlete protection policies would stretch across sports, according to a new report from USA TODAY Sports. The letter reportedly does not explicitly mention sexual abuse but does touch ...

Splashbacks 2021 - Nov.-Dec.: Lia Thomas Controversy Dominates; Kaylee McKeown Was Hurt in Tokyo If you thought the controversy surrounding transgender swimmer Lia Thomas was going to be a blip on the sport’s radar, you would be incorrect. As Swimming World completes its Splashback series, which hig...

Record-setting Safe-Sport Advocates Group Tells Congress 'Abuse Must Stop!' What is believed to be the largest consortium of Olympic Movement members ever to join hands in support of a national law designed to protecting athletes from abuse has called on the United States Congress to "support immedi...

Splashbacks 2022 (Jan.-Feb.): Lia Thomas Controversy A Major Headline; Katie Ledecky Posts Fast Time A new year is around the corner and if 2023 is anything like the past 12 months, there will be plenty to discuss and follow. Over the last year, the sport witnessed its share of standout performances...

New Book 'Unfair Play: The Battle For Women's Sport' is Released “This book is dedicated to my family, who’ve had to put up with my crusade for justice these last few years. “It’s also for the wonderful men and women who have taken on the abuse and fought alongside me for fair play, safety and the r...