World Aquatics will debut a new open category for transgender athletes at this year’s Swimming World Cup event in Berlin.
Last year, the world governing body voted to prevent trans athletes from competing in women’s races.
The open category will feature 50m and 100m races across all strokes.
TalkTV’s Mike Graham is joined by former Olympian Sharron Davies to discuss the new category in swimming.
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Friends Jumped In Swimming Pool to Survive Maui Wildfire | CBS News
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Paula Scanlan | Former Teammate of Transgender Athlete “Lia Thomas” Speaks Out | The Kevin Roberts Show
In 2019, the University of Pennsylvania’s swim team informed its female athletes that Lia Thomas, a man formerly known as William Thomas, would be competing alongside them. But the consequences of the university’s decision wouldn’t be limited to unfair competition. Although Thomas’ teammates were told he would use separate locker-room facilities, he was instead allowed to use the same locker-room as the rest of the team, subjecting the all-female group to changing clothes in front of a man. This incident, and the University of Pennsylvania’s intense crackdown on dissent, sparked many of its athletes to come forward and advocate for the future of women’s sports.
Paula Scanlan, a former University of Pennsylvania swimmer and teammate of Thomas, is the latest guest on The Kevin Roberts Show. Inspired by the injustice that she and her fellow Penn teammates suffered, Scanlan now spends her time making sure that the future of women’s sports is safe, and that no one has to go through her experience ever again.
Despite being part of the most pessimistic generation in American history, Scanlan fights to give hope to the millions of girls who use sports to pursue the American dream.
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As people increasingly look to pools to beat the summer heat, there’s a focus on swim lessons for all ages.
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6 Easy Ways to Track Your Swimming Fitness | Global Triathlon Network
How do you know if your swimming progress is because you’ve improved your stroke, or because you’re a fitter swimmer? Swimming is difficult to track with the usual gadgets being less effective in water so we have 6 easy swim tests that you can try which will allow you to see how you’ve improved!
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Paralympian Ellie Simmonds: Saving the Coral Reef | Good Morning Britain
The world’s oceans are facing a dire future with scientists predicting the loss of 95% of the world’s tropical reefs by 2043. This prospect not only affects the biodiversity and ecosystems of these reefs but also endangers the livelihoods of nearly 500 million people who rely on coral reefs for food, income, and coastal protection. Former Paralympian swimmer Ellie Simmonds has been working alongside Mars and SHEBA to take part in the world’s largest coral restoration program HOPE Grows. In June, Ellie visited the iconic Hope Reef in Indonesia, and assisted with the coral restoration process from building and coating reef stars to planting and tying them together.
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Estela’s Estrellas: Swimmer Wins Medals | KTSM 9 NEWS
10-year-old swimmer wins, earns medals.