World Aquatics, swimming’s governing body, has created an open category for transgender athletes at a World Cup event in Berlin.
The new category will be open for “all sex and gender identities” and will include 50m and 100m races across all strokes.“ “This pioneering pilot project highlights the organisation’s unwavering commitment to inclusivity,” a statement from World Aquatics read. It added: “Detailed entry requirements and entry times and process information will be available soon.“ “For this inaugural event, the emphasis is on gaining further experience for future development and celebrating diversity.
“Berlin is Germany’s hub for diversity and inclusion and therefore the perfect location for such a progressive project.” ‘Dismayed’ Athlete Ally, an advocacy group which works to end homophobia and transphobia in sport, told CNN Sport it was “dismayed” by the World Aquatics decision, which it says “promotes further othering and alienation of transgender athletes who already face tremendous stigma and abuse.
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