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Pursley emailed the commentary to Swimming World, stating that he felt the need to weigh in on the topic, which became a major storyline during the collegiate season.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, transgender participation made headlines during the 2021-22 season due to <strong>Lia Thomas<\/strong> competing as a member of the University of Pennsylvania women&#8217;s team, following three years of competition as a member of the university&#8217;s men&#8217;s program. Thomas went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-title-for-lia-thomas-is-joke-with-biological-women-as-punchline-hardly-a-laughing-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">capture the NCAA title in the 500-yard freestyle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Pursley&#8217;s editorial.<\/p>\n<p>***********************************<\/p>\n<p><em>Women and men are absolutely equal, but they are also different. Their differences should be celebrated, not denigrated. Fifty years of coaching experience has revealed to me that women and men complement one another, and that each is advantaged over the other in some ways. It is common knowledge that, generally speaking, when it comes to speed, power and strength, men are advantaged over women. Hormone treatment can mitigate this advantage, but it cannot eliminate it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To pretend otherwise is to defy reason, logic, science and common sense; not to mention reality and truth. Regardless of whether you consider Lia Thomas to be a man or a woman, the fact is that he\/she is a person with male chromosomes, and male physiology. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At best, Lia was a very mediocre male swimmer whose times did not even come close to being fast enough to qualify to compete in the men\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA<\/a> championships, much less to win an event. If you want to see where this is going, if it is allowed to continue, just look at the mixed relays that were conducted for the first time in the Tokyo Olympics. Coincidentally, four of the eight teams in the finals chose to lead off with men and the other four led off with women. This was the best against the best. The four men had a body length lead on the four women by the time they surfaced from the start and the lead of the men over the women was extended with every stroke of the race. If the governing bodies don\u2019t come to their senses, it will only be a matter of time before some of these faster men choose to participate in women\u2019s sports, making a mockery of the competition. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I don\u2019t expect this to continue but, if it does, it will mean the end of women\u2019s sports at the elite level.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Unfortunately, this is not the first time that women in our sport have been denied the opportunities and recognition that they deserve with, in some cases, devastating consequences. The East Germans dominated international competition in the 1970s. We all knew that they were cheating through the use of performance enhancing drugs but, like today, we were branded as sore losers if we spoke out against it, and the governing bodies chose to turn a blind eye.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This same problem reared its ugly head again with the Chinese in the 1990s. Again, the governing bodies tried to put a gag order on those of us who protested. After having experienced this with the East Germans, some of us could not ignore it a second time and look into the mirror. So, <strong>Don Talbot<\/strong>, the head coach of the Australian team, and I called a press conference at the World Championships to expose the injustice. At that time, for the most part, the media\u2019s agenda was to report the facts rather than to promote and protect a particular political ideology, and the resulting public outrage forced the governing bodies to change course and establish the first doping control enforcement agencies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>These reforms worked to the benefit of the next generation of women in our sport, but the damage was done to the female competitors of the 70s, 80s and 90s who were denied the recognition and opportunities they deserved, many of whom are still struggling with the effects of this injustice today. It is so sad to see that today\u2019s women are now faced with this same horrific injustice under the fa\u00e7ade of gender equity. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The irony is that the governing bodies are imposing inequity on the sport in the name of equity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The effects of this inequity reach well beyond the swimmer who is denied the gold medal or is denied an opportunity to compete in the finals. ALL female participants are affected. I did not attend the 2022 Women\u2019s NCAA Championships, but I have talked with many coaches and swimmers who did. A normal championship competition is characterized by an enthusiastic, high energy environment where the athletes eagerly embrace the opportunity to reap the rewards for countless hours of hard work and preparation. In contrast, by all accounts, the atmosphere in the 2022 championships was demoralizing, with most of the women wondering how this could be happening. Rather than a cause for celebration, the 2022 championships was characterized by anger, resentment and frustration. Furthermore, the coaches and swimmers have been threatened with severe consequences if they speak out against this injustice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If it doesn\u2019t end soon, the devastating effects of this inequity will filter down into the high school and age group levels of competition with young women being denied college scholarships and recognition they have earned at all levels of the sport. Regardless of the developmental level, when athletes believe that the playing field is not level, that the deck is stacked against them and that some of their competitors are unfairly advantaged; they will lose all incentive to participate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The vast majority of people in sport and in the public domain see this for what it is. When they have the courage to speak their minds like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/university-of-arizona-stars-write-letter-to-ncaa-on-lia-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women from the University of Arizona<\/a> who have voiced their opposition, it will end. Let\u2019s hope that happens sooner rather than later.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dennis Pursley<\/em><br \/>\n<em>5x Olympic Coach<\/em><br \/>\n<em>American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame<\/em><\/p>\n<p>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Editorial: Five-Time Olympic Coach Dennis Pursley Calls For End Of Transgender Participation Five-time Olympic coach and former USA Swimming National Team Director Dennis Pursley has submitted a guest 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