{"id":496372,"date":"2022-02-01T16:55:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T23:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=496372"},"modified":"2022-02-03T19:55:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T02:55:30","slug":"how-new-usa-swimming-rules-may-apply-to-lia-thomas-and-the-ncaa-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-new-usa-swimming-rules-may-apply-to-lia-thomas-and-the-ncaa-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"How New USA Swimming Rules May Apply to Lia Thomas and the NCAA Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How New USA Swimming Rules May Apply to Lia Thomas and the NCAA Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-releases-new-transgender-athlete-policy-evidence-of-mitigation-required\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Swimming released its new transgender athlete participation policy Tuesday<\/a>, questions immediately turned to how this action would affect NCAA competition and, specifically, the upcoming Women&#8217;s NCAA Championships. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-announces-changes-to-transgender-athlete-policies-effective-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA recently switched its policy around transgender athletes by deferring to national governing bodies<\/a>, and this latest update from USA Swimming is the first fleshed-out transgender policy released by the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Following the letter of the law around this new rule, a transgender athlete such as <strong>Lia Thomas<\/strong> would almost surely be unable to compete at NCAAs, but it is unclear if the NCAA may allow Thomas to retain her eligibility because of the last-minute policy changes. If the NCAA were to immediately follow a strict version of USA Swimming&#8217;s new rule, no transgender athlete would be allowed to compete in the women&#8217;s category prior to showing that her concentration of testosterone in serum has been less than 5 nmol\/L for a continuous period of 36 months. Thomas did not begin transitioning until the late spring of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are several possible loopholes that may allow Thomas to compete after all. According to the NCAA&#8217;s January 20 release, the organization recommends &#8220;flexibility to allow for additional eligibility if a transgender student-athlete loses eligibility based on the policy change provided they meet the newly adopted standards.\u201d That may mean that Thomas would only need to record a testosterone level matching USA Swimming&#8217;s 5 nmol\/L at a point one month prior to the NCAA Championships to retain her eligibility, or it may mean that she would be grandfathered into this season&#8217;s NCAA Championships regardless of testosterone levels.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, USA Swimming wrote in its release that its &#8220;policy is not applicable to non-USA Swimming athlete members nor non-approved Elite events, as defined in the policy.&#8221; It is unclear whether the NCAA Championships would fall under the category of an &#8220;elite&#8221; event (although the required qualification times are faster than USA Swimming&#8217;s standard for &#8220;elite&#8221;), and it is also unknown whether the policy would apply to Thomas since she is not a USA Swimming member, which the organization confirmed in December.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the NCAA confirmed Wednesday that the Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) &#8220;will review this change at its next meeting and will make recommendations as it deems appropriate to the NCAA Board of Governors.&#8221; The NCAA reiterated that the transgender policy adopted January 19 remains in effect, and that policy indeed states that sport-specific policies must be approved by CSMAS and the Board of Governors.<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA previously confirmed that it will not be changing its requirements for competing this season, so Thomas should remain eligible for the Ivy League Championships later this month.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/news\/2022\/02\/01\/usa-swimming-releases-athlete-inclusion-competitive-equity-and-eligibility-policy\" 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