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Men beating women's records

Post by Ace2Ace » Feb Thu 03, 2022 5:57 pm

Here we go again.... This got to stop.

By Billy Witz and Azeen Ghorayshi
Feb. 2, 2022
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The N.C.A.A. said Wednesday that it was uncertain whether a new U.S.A. Swimming policy for transgender athletes, which increases the burden of proof for transgender women to show that they do not have a competitive advantage against cisgender women, would be adopted ahead of next month’s N.C.A.A. swimming championships.

The N.C.A.A. had revised its own policies with regard to transgender athletes last month, requiring transgender women to submit to testosterone testing and, pending reviews, deferring to the policy of each sport’s governing body, or, if no such guidance exists, the International Olympic Committee.

But that eagerness to align with governing bodies is being put to an early test by U.S.A. Swimming’s more stringent policies, which halve the permissible limit for testosterone in transgender women and call for an extensive review of other physical characteristics before they can compete at the elite level.

Questions over how to balance fair play and inclusion with opportunities for transgender athletes have come to the fore recently with the emergence of Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania.
As Lia Thomas Swims, Debate About Transgender Athletes Swirls
Jan. 24, 2022

Thomas, who was a top Ivy League swimmer for the men’s team as a sophomore in 2019, began transitioning shortly after that season and has competed against women this winter for the first time. Her times are considerably slower than when she raced in the men’s division, but she has turned in the top times in the country in the 200 and 500 women’s freestyle.

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Re: Men beating women's records

Post by Pyotr » Feb Fri 04, 2022 7:34 pm

Where are the self-proclaimed feminist at? Women and in particular young women are suffering at the hands of men with mental disorders whom are being lauded and some kind of pioneers for beating women. For me, the most egregious is the young women in high school whom can lose out on potential scholarships to attend school because of this transgender nonsense.

I say this, why don’t these transgenders compete with the sex they were born with? As it is overwhelming male to female. Why not transition and continue to compete with the men? Of course we know why. With women they can be leaders of the pack, with men they become mediocre and middle of the pack at best.

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Re: Men beating women's records

Post by Ace2Ace » Feb Sat 05, 2022 4:25 pm

Still waiting for transgender men to join the men's league. It looks like this is only a one-way street: former men competing with women.

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