{"id":2002660,"date":"2023-08-16T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/berlins-swimming-world-cup-to-debut-open-category-races-for-transgender-swimmers\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T15:31:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:31:41","slug":"berlins-swimming-world-cup-to-debut-open-category-races-for-transgender-swimmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/berlins-swimming-world-cup-to-debut-open-category-races-for-transgender-swimmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin&#8217;s Swimming World Cup will introduce &#8216;Open Category&#8217; races for transgender swimmers."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fberlins-swimming-world-cup-to-debut-open-category-races-for-transgender-swimmers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2002660&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas of \u200dPenn University competes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-eyeing-bid-for-u-s-olympic-womens-swim-team\/\" title=\"Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Eyeing Bid for U.S. Olympic Women's Swim Team\">100-yard freestyle swimming race<\/a> at \u2063the 2022 Ivy \u2064League Women\u2019s Swimming &#038; Diving Championships at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on February\u200b 19, 2022. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso \/ AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>12:25 AM \u2013 \u2064Wednesday,\u2063 August\u2063 16, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The Swimming World Cup \u200din Berlin, Germany,\u2063 will be the first event to create an \u201copen\u200d category,\u201d allowing transgender swimmers to compete.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldaquatics.com\/news\/3636298\/world-aquatics-debuts-open-category-at-berlin-swimming-world-cup-2023\">World \u2064Aquatics announced <\/a>on Wednesday that an \u201copen category\u201d would be making its debut. <\/p>\n<p>Representatives\u200c stated \u200cthat the organization\u2019s persistent dedication to\u200b inclusivity\u200b is demonstrated by this project, which welcomes swimmers of all sexes and gender identities. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Swimming World Cup Event will feature worlds first \u2018Open Category\u2019 for transgender swimmers, meaning \u200dthey will no longer compete in\u200d the women\u2019s category. <\/p>\n<p>World\u2063 Aquatics, the sports governing\u2064 body has announced \u2063the decision that will launch during an\u200c October competition in the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5IIPfalktL\">pic.twitter.com\/5IIPfalktL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oli London\u2064 (@OliLondonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/1691802616445927564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The organization claimed that the open category would be for swimmers whose gender\u2062 identity\u200d is different from their biological\u200c sex. <\/p>\n<p>The decision came about when the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/berlins-swimming-world-cup-to-debut-open-category-races-for-transgender-swimmers\/\" title=\"Berlin's Swimming World Cup will introduce 'Open Category' races for transgender swimmers.\">governing body previously prohibited transgender athletes<\/a> from competing in major competitions, like the\u200b Olympics and world championships, but it declared when it first adopted its \u201cgender inclusion policy\u201d last year that it was committed to creating an\u2064 open category for all swimmers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cTo be eligible, swimmers need an affiliation with a national federation and will be given the flexibility to participate\u200b individually, for their \u200cclub,\u2064 team or as national federation\u2062 members,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The event will feature a 50-meter and a 100-meter race and participants will compete in timed trials. <\/p>\n<p>The debut is set for October 6<sup>th<\/sup> through October\u2063 8<sup>th<\/sup> and entry requirements will reportedly be announced at a later date. <\/p>\n<p>Kai Morgenroth, the \u200dGerman Swimming\u2064 Federation\u2019s vice president, added that the hosts were \u201cproud\u201d to \u2062hold an event where swimmers can \u201ccompete without barriers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cBerlin \u200bis Germany\u2019s hub for diversity and \u200binclusion and therefore the perfect location for \u200bsuch a progressive project,\u201d Morgenroth said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! 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