England’s Swimming Governing Body Adds ‘Open’ Category for Transgender Athletes

England’s Swimming Governing Body Adds ‘Open’ Category for Transgender Athletes
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Lily Zhou
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A new “open” category will be added from September to cater for swimmers who identify as “transgender” or “non-binary,” Swim England said on Monday.

It comes after UK Athletics confirmed it will apply World Athletics’ rules on exclusion of transgender women from elite female competitions.