Bronte Campbell calls on Fina to consult transgender community on open swimming category

  Australian Olympic gold medallist Bronte Campbell has called on Fina to consult with the “unbelievably marginalised” transgender community...

 Australian Olympic gold medallist Bronte Campbell has called on Fina to consult with the “unbelievably marginalised” transgender community in developing the open category proposed by its new gender inclusion policy.

Fina last month became the first major sporting body to formally restrict the participation of transgender women in elite female competitions.

Transgender women who have completed any part of male puberty are now prohibited from competing at Fina-sanctioned events, including the swimming World Championships and swimming, diving and water polo events at the Olympic Games.

As elite sports think again about trans participation, our only demand is for fairness

Chris Mosier

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In unveiling its ensuing gender inclusion policy, Fina proposed creating an open category in which an athlete “who meets the eligibility criteria for that event would be able to compete without regard to their sex, their legal gender, or their gender identity.”