Mon Aug 21, 2023 – 5:00 pm EDTMon Aug 21, 2023 – 5:17 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — World Aquatics has created an “open category” for competitions but still allows men to compete against women with some restrictions.
On August 16, World Aquatics, the international governing body for aquatics, formerly known as FINA, announced that it has created an “open category” for swimmers who claim to be “transgender” and do not meet the current regulations to compete against women.
“This pioneering pilot project highlights the organisation’s unwavering commitment to inclusivity,” a statement from World Aquatics reads.
The open category will make its debut at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 event in Berlin, scheduled for October 6-8.
However, despite the open category, “transgender” men can still compete against women under World Aquatics regulations. According to guidelines published July 5, men can compete against female swimmers if they have not undergone male puberty or have had it “suppressed beginning at Tanner Stage 2 or before age 12.”
Male swimmers wishing to compete against women must have also “continuously maintained their testosterone levels in serum (or plasma) below 2.5 nmol/L.”
World Aquatics further states it “rejects the presumption
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