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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (LifeSiteNews) — Gender-confused males who want to compete against women in international swimming competitions will be limited now by a new policy from the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), the international governing body for aquatics. The regulations cover not only swimming, but diving and water polo competitions, too.
The new policy does not apply to the Olympics, but does apply to all international FINA competitions. FINA affiliates can set their own policies for local competitions.
The new policy, which goes into effect today, stops men from competing against women unless “they have not experienced any part of male puberty beyond Tanner Stage 2 or before age 12, whichever is later.”
“Classifying athletes on the basis of sex is necessary to meet FINA’s goals for female Aquatics athletes and the women’s competition category,” FINA stated. It wants to make clear it does not wish to “unnecessarily [limit] participation by gender-diverse athletes.”
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