Transgender Swimmer Wins 5 Women's Gold Medals At Championship Meet In Texas

A transgender swimmer won 5 women's races astatine nan U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship past weekend. 

The swimmer, 47-year-old Ana Caldas, dominated each 5 races nan jock competed in, taking golden successful nan women's property 45-49 class successful 5 races, including nan 50- and 100-yard breaststroke, freestyle and nan 100-yard individual medley.

The contention prompted backlash connected societal media. 

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U.S. Masters Swimming's gender eligibility argumentation allows transgender swimmers to participate successful nan gender title class successful which they identify, and they whitethorn besides beryllium recognized for accomplishments, granted definite conditions are met. 

One of those conditions requires that a "hormonal therapy due for nan female gender has been administered continuously and uninterrupted successful a verifiable mode for a capable magnitude of time, nary little than 1 year, to minimize gender-related advantages successful athletics competitions" and consequent impervious of debased capable testosterone levels. 

Fox News Digital has reached retired to U.S. Masters Swimming for comment. 

In June 2023, Texas passed nan Save Women's Sports Act, which bans trans athletes from competing successful girls and women's sports and only allows students to compete successful nan gender class listed connected their commencement certificate. The rule only allows schools to admit changes made to commencement certificates that were made to correct a clerical error.

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And conscionable past week, nan Texas Senate voted to walk nan Texas Women’s Privacy Act by a ballot of 20-11. The measure ensures women are safe successful their bathrooms, locker rooms, showers and home maltreatment shelters. 

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President Donald Trump has had an executive bid successful spot since Feb. 5 that requires publically funded institutions to prohibition trans athletes from women's and girls sports. 

The taxable of trans competitors successful women's swimming specifically became a nationalist contention successful 2022 erstwhile erstwhile University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, who antecedently competed for nan school's men's swimming team, represented nan schoolhouse astatine nan NCAA championships aft transitioning to nan women's category. 

UPenn and nan NCAA are facing lawsuits complete Thomas' information successful women's swimming, and nan Trump management has stiff backing to UPenn and declared it has violated Title IX. 

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