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USA Swimming Releases Statement on Transgender Athletes; Working with FINA to Develop Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the NCAA’s announcement that rules regarding transgender participation in college sports will be determined by individual sports’ national governing bodies<\/a>, USA Swimming has released a statement announcing its plans for future policies regarding transgender athletes. Previously, USA Swimming has operated according to general IOC guidelines but has never unveiled its own specific policy. According to the statement, the organization expects FINA to “release a new policy shortly, which we will adopt for elite-level competitions.”<\/p>\n

USA Swimming wrote that it has been “proactively working with FINA for several months to help shape and support their policy development efforts” because of an IOC directive to “create sport-specific eligibility requirements.” Once they are released, those new policies figure to guide swimming, including at the NCAA level.<\/p>\n

Also in the statement, USA Swimming expressed its support for “inclusivity and the opportunity for all athletes to experience the sport of swimming in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity and expression” as well as “competitive equity.” That has been a point of contention in recent months as transgender swimmer Lia Thomas<\/strong> has competed in NCAA events amid cries that her involvement creates an unequal playing field.<\/p>\n

Read the full statement<\/a> from USA Swimming below:<\/p>\n

\u201cUSA Swimming firmly believes in inclusivity and the opportunity for all athletes to experience the sport of swimming in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity and expression. We also strongly believe in competitive equity, and, like many, are doing our best to learn and educate ourselves on the appropriate balance in this space.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2018, we established athlete inclusion procedures, which included both a process by which an athlete could change their competition category consistent with their gender identity and criteria for athletes qualifying for or competing in elite-level competitions (including those competition time qualifications such as Juniors, Nationals and U.S. Open), which adhered to previous International Olympic Committee guidelines. This policy also importantly provides for individual athlete consideration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe non-elite athlete inclusion procedures remain unchanged. Following broad transgender policy changes in Nov. 2021, the IOC now requires International Federations to create their own sport-specific eligibility requirements, and so we have been proactively working with FINA for several months to help shape and support their policy development efforts. We believe they will release a new policy shortly, which we will adopt for elite-level competitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cUSA Swimming is a member-driven organization governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, which oversees more than 360,000 members\u2013including coaches, volunteers and over 325,000 athletes from age-group level to the Olympic Team. These individuals and 2,800 member clubs participate through a network of 59 Local Swimming Committees (LSCs) in four geographic Zones across the U.S. With the NCAA now deferring to USA Swimming for eligibility determinations, we welcome and look forward to American NCAA athletes and coaches joining our membership in order to be eligible to be governed by our policy and its provisions and benefits.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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