﻿{"id":496150,"date":"2022-01-28T15:41:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T22:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=496150"},"modified":"2022-01-28T15:41:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T22:41:23","slug":"ncaa-reveals-process-for-transgender-athlete-championship-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-reveals-process-for-transgender-athlete-championship-eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Reveals Process for Transgender Athlete Championship Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NCAA Reveals Process for Transgender Athlete Championship Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The NCAA announced last week that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-announces-changes-to-transgender-athlete-policies-effective-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender athlete eligibility for its championships, beginning with the winter of 2022, would be determined following sport-specific guidelines<\/a>. However, the NCAA did mandate that transgender female athletes would be required to submit to testing to determine testosterone levels in advance of each sport&#8217;s NCAA Championship event, and on Friday, the organization revealed some additional details about pre-competition requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Under Phase One of the new NCAA transgender participation policy, the following three boxes must be checked on the athlete&#8217;s behalf.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li><a class=\"sidearm-accessible-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com\/inclusion\/lgbtq\/SSI_TransgenderSAEligibilityReportingForm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Transgender Student-Athlete Eligibility Reporting\u00a0Form (PDF)\">Transgender Student-Athlete Eligibility Reporting\u00a0Form\u00a0<span class=\"sidearm-accessible-pdf-label\">(PDF)<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\"><a class=\"sidearm-accessible-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com\/inclusion\/lgbtq\/SSI_TransgenderSAEligibilityReportingForm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Medical Professional\u00a0Hormone\u00a0Suppression\u00a0Confirmation Form (PDF)\">Medical Professional\u00a0Hormone\u00a0Suppression\u00a0Confirmation Form\u00a0<span class=\"sidearm-accessible-pdf-label\">(PDF)<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0to be\u00a0completed\/signed by the treating professional confirming completion of at least one calendar year of hormone suppression\u00a0(consistent with the\u00a02010\u00a0NCAA Transgender\u00a0Student-Athlete\u00a0Participation\u00a0Policy).<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Laboratory results confirming that, as of a date that is not more than four weeks (28 days) prior to the first championship selection date in the applicable sport, the student-athlete&#8217;s total serum testosterone level is within the allowable levels for the sport in which the student-athlete intends to compete.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Regarding the required testing for testosterone levels, those are to be determined following sport-specific guidelines. USA Swimming issued a statement last week that the organization was working with FINA to develop sport-specific guidelines, but those have yet to be unveiled. The women&#8217;s NCAA Championships begin in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 16, so any transgender female athlete hoping to compete (including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lia-thomas-timeline-how-the-heated-debate-over-transgender-inclusion-has-evolved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lia Thomas<\/strong><\/a>) would be required to have the testosterone test completed on February 16 or later.<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA has also released a &#8220;<a class=\"sidearm-sports-file-link-read sidearm-sports-file-link-processed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.org\/sports\/2022\/1\/27\/transgender-participation-policy.aspx\">2022 Transgender Student-Athlete Participation Policy webpage<\/a>&#8221; that provides specific requirements at the various stages of the policy&#8217;s implementation, with Phase One representing the remainder of the 2021-22 school year, Phase Two covering the 2022-23 year and Phase Three beginning in the fall of 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.org\/news\/2022\/1\/28\/division-i-ncaa-outlines-transgender-student-athlete-championship-eligibility-process.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the release from the NCAA here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCAA Reveals Process for Transgender Athlete Championship Eligibility The NCAA announced last week that transgender athlete eligibility for its championships, beginning with the winter of 2022, would be determined 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