Canada has voted in favour of a policy that bans biological men from competing in women’s swimming events unless they had undergone gender transition before the age of 12.
In a policy that went into effect on June 20, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) allows biological male swimmers to compete in women’s events only if they have not experienced male puberty, having had puberty suppressed, before age 12.
The policy states that these athletes must have since “continuously maintained their testosterone levels in serum (or plasma) below 2.5 nmol/L.”
According to the policy, FINA is also contemplating whether it is feasible to establish an “open category,” which would allow an athlete who meets the eligibility criteria to compete “without regard to their sex, their legal gender, or their gender identity.”…