June 20, 2022
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Italy's Thomas Ceccon swam an insane time of 51.60 to take down Ryan Murphy's world record in the men's 100 back, while Murphy took silver.
June 20, 2022
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Romanian David Popovici is the big favorite to win the men's 200 freestyle after dropping a World Junior Record of 1:44.40 in the semi-finals in Budapest.
2022 World Swimming Championships Day 3 Finals SwimSwam Watch Party
Grab a snack, grab a drink, and come watch finals of the 2022 World Championships every day with SwimSwam and some of swimmings top stars. Well be sharing ...
June 20, 2022
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After a protest from the U.S., Annie Lazor's DQ from the 100 breast semifinals was upheld, so Lilly King will not be bumped out of the final.
FINA’s new eligibility criteria for transgender athletes and athletes with intersex variations is discriminatory, harmful, unscientific and not in line with the 2021 IOC principles. If we truly want to protect women’s sports, we must include all women. https://t.co/MDjrWB6GrU
June 20, 2022
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32-year-old Ryosuke Irie of Japan is in the hunt for a medal in the men's 100m backstroke, with the ace on the verge of potentially making Asian history.
June 20, 2022
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As many celebrate the Title IX 50th anniversary, transgender athlete rights are the next frontier proving immensely difficult to sort out.
June 20, 2022
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FINA first partnered with the ITA in January 2019 as one of the first major Olympic Federations looking to further professionalize its anti-doping program.
June 20, 2022
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Trans women will not be allowed to compete if they experienced male puberty after the age of 12, a restriction that may exclude many from elite sports.
🧵Today swimming's world governing body, FINA, voted to ban the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions. The new policy takes effect Monday & only allows trans athletes who have "completed" a transition by age 12.
June 20, 2022
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The policy is the strictest from any Olympic sports body and effectively bars any transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in women's events. FINA also agreed to work towards establishing an "open" category for some events that would ensure all swimmers would have the chance to compete. The decision means that swimmers such as American Lia Thomas will not be able to compete in world championships or the Olympics.
June 20, 2022
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The decision was the latest salvo in an ongoing fight over whether trans athletes should compete according to their gender identity or their sex assigned at birth.
June 20, 2022
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FINA adopted a policy that prohibits male-to-female transgender athletes who transitioned after beginning male puberty from competing in women's events.
June 20, 2022
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Americans Torri Huske and Alex Walsh have clinched their first world titles, and Carson Foster came through in a big final by winning silver.
June 19, 2022
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FINA adopted a policy that prohibits male-to-female transgender athletes who transitioned after beginning male puberty from competing in women's events.
June 19, 2022
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20-year-old American Regan Smith put Kaylee McKeown’s 100 backstroke world record on notice during the second semifinal race on Sunday.
June 19, 2022
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World swimming's governing body FINA on Sunday voted for new eligibility rules that restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions.
June 19, 2022
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Finishing seventh in the 100 fly finals, Osman takes 0.01 seconds off of South African Erin Gallagher's old African record of 55.67 from 2019.