All posts tagged "swimming"
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When a Trans Swimmer Broke Her College’s Record, Hate Ensued
A New Jersey college received death threats after a transgender student athlete broke a women's school swimming record.
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World Aquatics Cancels Transgender Events
The attempt to hold "open" category races at the World Cup for transgender athletes failed after no one signed up to compete.
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Trans Women Banned From World Swimming Events
Policy declares trans females ineligible to compete as women, unless they've been on puberty blockers since age 12.
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Lia Thomas: “Trans People Don’t Transition for Athletics”
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas defended her decision to compete in collegiate athletics, arguing that transgender people do not transition simply to gain a competitive advantage...
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Trans swimmers smash records at Ivy League Women’s Championships
Trans athletes smashed records during the Ivy League Women's Swimming Championships
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Donald Trump promises to ban trans athletes from women’s sports if reelected
Donald Trump promised at a recent rally to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports if he is reelected president in 2024.
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Trans male Iszac Henig beats trans female Lia Thomas at women’s swim meet
UPenn trans female swimmer Lia Thomas lost the 100-yard freestyle to Yale trans male swimmer Iszac Henig at a recent swim meet.
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Trans college swimmer sets conference records, making national history
A trans athlete is setting records in the pool in her first season with the University of Pennsylvania’s women swimming team. Earlier this month, Lia...
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Schuyler Bailar: Dear President Trump
Dear President Trump, You probably don’t know who I am, But I stand for everything that scares the shit out of you. My mother is...
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Schuyler Bailar: Harvard’s history-making transgender swimmer
Schuyler Bailar made history as the first out transgender male NCAA Division I athlete. Now he hopes to inspire other trans youth.
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Making a Splash: DC Aquatics Club
DCAC offers practice for people who want to swim competitively, and those who just want a good workout
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Safe Swim
Heading to the beach this weekend? Don't forget to bring along the common sense
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Swim for Life Surpassing Last Year's Success
An annual swim competition that doubles as a fundraiser for four D.C.-area nonprofits is already on pace to beat last year's records, according to one...
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Warming Trend
Behold, the pleasures of summer. Ice cream cones…. Men in swimsuits…. Huh? We got there awfully fast, didn't we? And, well, why not? One of...
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Swimming for Scholarship
Clayton Miller did not exactly leap at the opportunity to apply for a scholarship for out gay athletes. While students will often jump through all...
