BUDAPEST, Hungary—Katie Ledecky extended her record haul of medals from the world swimming championships to 22 with her latest 800-meter freestyle win on Friday. Ledecky clocked 8 minutes, 8.04 seconds to win the event for the eighth consecutive time at a worlds or Olympic Games. “I think back to London,” Ledecky said of her first…

Commentary Many conservatives have hailed the decision by the world swimming governing body, FINA, to restrict the participation of transgender women in female sports. Under the new rule, a swimmer cannot simply switch from male to female over the course of a year, as occurred recently with college trans swimmer Lia Thomas. But FINA did…

BUDAPEST—Canadian women celebrated double gold at the swimming world championships on Wednesday with 15-year-old Summer McIntosh claiming the 200m butterfly and Kylie Masse clinching the 50m backstroke. Romania’s David Popovici continued his impressive championships, winning the 100m freestyle to add to his 200m gold while France’s Leon Marchand clinched the medley double with victory in…

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The UK’s sports secretary on Monday applauded the global swimming governing body’s decision to ban transgender swimmers who have gone through male puberty from women’s competitions. Nadine Dorries also said she will “encourage other sports” to do the same and suggested creating a separate category for transgender athletes. The International Swimming Federation (FINA) on Sunday said…

BUDAPEST, Hungary—Four finals, three golds. Torri Huske, Caeleb Dressel, and Alex Walsh all won for the United States on the second day of racing at the world swimming championships on Sunday. Only Nicolò Martinenghi prevented an American clean sweep as the 22-year-old claimed Italy’s first-ever gold medal in the men’s 100 breaststroke. “My first medal,…

The governing body for international swimming approved new policies for transgender swimmers that will go into effect starting Monday. In a notice (pdf) on Sunday, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) said it will only allow biological male swimmers who have reached puberty before the age of 12 to compete in women’s events. About 71.5 percent of FINA…

The governing body for international swimming approved new policies for transgender swimmers that will go into effect starting on June 20. In a notice (pdf) on June 19, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) said it will only allow biological male swimmers who have reached puberty before the age of 12 to compete in women’s events. About 72…

BUDAPEST, Hungary—Katie Ledecky has started the United States’ medal collection at the world swimming championships with a gold by reclaiming her title in the women’s 400 meters on Saturday. Ledecky clocked 3 minutes, 58.15 seconds—nearly two seconds off the world record—on the first day of racing for her fourth world title in the 400 freestyle…

Male-born transgender athletes retain their physical advantages over biological female opponents, even after taking testosterone suppressants, doctors said. In an interview with The New York Times, a Mayo Clinic doctor, an international physiologist, and a Harvard University evolutionary biologist offered their take on the performance of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who competed as a woman…