#swimming Transgender athletes banned from elite women's swimming events by governing body World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events. FINA members at the organization’s extraordinary general congress voted 71.5% in favor of its new “gender inclusion policy” that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events. https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/transgender-athletes-banned-from-elite-swimming-events