{"id":331226,"date":"2018-10-02T07:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=331226"},"modified":"2018-10-01T18:49:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T01:49:19","slug":"usa-swimming-passes-amendment-increasing-inclusion-for-transgender-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-passes-amendment-increasing-inclusion-for-transgender-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Swimming Passes Amendment Increasing Inclusion for Transgender Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Ryan Gibbons, Swimming World Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This weekend, USA Swimming\u2019s annual House of Delegates (HOD) meeting took place at the United States Aquatic Sports Convention in Jacksonville, FL. Among the many amendments passed included a proposal known as R-1, which further outlined the rights of transgender athletes and their participation in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>The amendment, proposed by the board of directors, was passed without discussion on September 29. While somewhat overlooked, the new rule provides greater protection and definition for transgender athletes. It was given the formal purpose &#8220;to support a sport culture of inclusion and diversity, while assuring a fair competitive environment and seeking a national directive that does not permit modification at the local level (as local and state laws often differ by region).&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>National-level Protection<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_298335\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-298335\" data-attachment-id=\"298335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-announces-roster-for-2018-diversity-select-camp\/diversity-select-camp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/diversity-select-camp.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"760,524\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"diversity-select-camp\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;diversity-select-camp&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: USA Swimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/diversity-select-camp-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/diversity-select-camp.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-298335\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/diversity-select-camp-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"diversity-select-camp\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-298335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: USA Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The amendment first outlines a clear process for athletes to request a change in their gender listed by USA Swimming. Per the new amendment to the registration process: &#8220;Any athlete wishing to change his or her competition category may apply to do so following the procedures outlined in the current USA Swimming Policy Manual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, R-1 allows athletes to swim in their chosen category after a protest has been filed until the protest is heard by the National Eligibility Appeal Panel (a rule applying to all athletes under such protests). It states:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Protests regarding an athlete\u2019s competition category may only be heard by the National Eligibility Appeal Panel as outlined in the\u00a0current USA Swimming Policy Manual. A protest shall not prohibit the athlete from competing in his or her stated competition category until such time as the National Eligibility Appeal Panel has issued a decision.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Notably, this protection was added to the so-called \u201cblue section\u201d of the USA Swimming rule book &#8211; the section referred to by meet referees during competitions, thus expanding immediate protection to competitors. R-1 also expands the protections granted by the USA Swimming Code of Conduct under the Amateur Sports Act, adding gender identity to the list of traits protected against discrimination (which already includes gender and gender expression). While R-1 applies to most domestic competitions, elite-level athletes must compete under the rules of the governing international organization (for example, the International Olympic Committee).<\/p>\n<p>USA Swimming has previously recommended that clubs and LSCs recognize gender choice. However, no requirement existed at the national level to allow gender choice, meaning that local areas were not required to allow athletes to compete under a chosen category nor respect their requests.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, R-1 is a major step for USA Swimming towards increasing LGBTQ+ inclusion, as it creates national protections for swimmers that replace any conflicting club or LSC policies, guaranteeing these for all athletes and extending increased participation to members of the transgender community.<\/p>\n<p>USA Swimming\u2019s policy towards transgender athletes is unique: unlike many sports governing bodies, it does not require conversion surgery to allow athletes to change their stated gender. Rather, swimmers can request gender choice without medical treatment.<\/p>\n<h2>Fighting Discrimination<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_318597\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-318597\" data-attachment-id=\"318597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/qa-with-schuyler-bailar-the-first-openly-transgender-ncaa-division-i-swimmer\/schuyler-bailar-harvard\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/schuyler-bailar-harvard.png\" data-orig-size=\"1890,1250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"schuyler-bailar-harvard\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;schuyler-bailar-harvard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Sydney Claire Photography.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/schuyler-bailar-harvard-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/schuyler-bailar-harvard-1024x677.png\" class=\"wp-image-318597 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/schuyler-bailar-harvard-700x500.png\" alt=\"schuyler-bailar-harvard\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-318597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Sydney Claire Photography. Schuyler Bailar, the first openly transgender NCAA DI swimmer, is pictured after transitioning.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Swimming has generally had a very low participation rate of transgender athletes. Furthermore, across the entire sports world, many transgender athletes are faced with bullying or discrimination \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/docs\/default-source\/diversity-inclusion\/resource-guides\/lgbtq-resource-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Swimming&#8217;s LGBTQ Cultural Inclusion Research Guide<\/a> notes that over 28 percent of transgender athletes face harassment because of their orientation.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, USA Swimming\u2019s recent commitment to diversity &#8211; including a large diversity and inclusion initiative &#8211; has aimed to greatly increase minority participation in the sport through camps, programming, and education for swimmers and coaches.<\/p>\n<p>R-1\u2019s immediate implementation reflects this growing diversity and acceptance; it is a major step towards ensuring equal treatment, inclusion, and opportunity for all USA Swimming athletes.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ryan Gibbons, Swimming World Intern. 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