Category: Organization
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‘Legacy traits’ give trans female athletes unfair advantage: Swimmer Diana Nyad | ABC News
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad about the debate over whether trans female athletes who transitioned after puberty should compete with cisgender female athletes.
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Trans College Swimmer’s Dominant Performance Sparks Debate | ABC News
ABC News’ JuJu Chang reports on the performance of University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas and the debate over trans women competing in sports.
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Swimmers From Milwaukee Area Allowed to Compete After Horizon League Reversal | TMJ4 News
The University of Illinois-Chicago Swim and Dive team finished fourth overall at the Horizon League Conference Championships this weekend.
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Lia Thomas Swimming Performance Labelled ‘Absurd and Unfair’ | GBNews
‘It is an obvious injustice… what we’re seeing is bringing to fruition, a process that’s been going on over a number of years’
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Lia Thomas in Ivy League Championships | Good Morning America
Swim records were set at the Ivy League Championships by the University of Pennsylvania’s Lia Thomas, a transgender athlete, who’s seen split support even among her own teammates.
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Black Lives Matter Swimmer | WDSE WRPT – PBS
One young swimmer made more than a splash at a local swim meet when she was nearly disqualified for wearing a suit that read, “Black Lives Matter” on it. Since the meet her story has garnered national attention.
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Female Swimmers Could Send a ‘Powerful Message’ After Trans Swimmer ‘Smashes’ Records | Sky News Australia
Sky News host Rita Panahi says female competitors and swim teams would send a “powerful message” by refusing to compete against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.
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Paralympian Tim Hodge Takes on Swim Training as Industry Looks for New Teachers | ABC News
With swim classes disrupted by COVID, numbers of swim teachers have fallen. The NSW government is offering 750 free training spots for new instructors to keep up with demand.