Trans swimmer banned from World Athletics and stripped of recent results after refusing sex test
A transgender swimmer who was at the center of a national disagreement earlier this year has been banned from World Aquatics until and stripped of all competitive results from June to October after refusing to take a sex verification test Ana Caldas was listed on the Aquatics Integrity Unit's suspended persons list this week for violating articles in the World Aquatics integrity code related to providing false information and defining the criteria for men's and women's competition categories World Aquatics changed its gender eligibility approach in limiting the participation of transgender women in the women's category to those who transitioned before the age of or before they reached Tanner Stage of puberty CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMCaldas drew national scrutiny in May after winning five gold medals at a U S Masters Swimming event in San Antonio Texas prompting outcry from particular of Caldas' opponents Caldas dominated in the women's age - category in five races including the - and -yard breaststroke the freestyle and the -yard individual medley Louisiana woman and long-time swimmer Wendy Enderle who competed against Caldas at that event and previous ones declared she felt betrayed because she had never been made aware of Caldas' birth sex RILEY GAINES WANTS TO SEND A THANK-YOU NOTE' TO LIA THOMAS HERE'S WHYOn Thursday Enderle provided a report to Fox News Digital addressing World Aquatics' decision to ban Caldas until I applaud World Aquatics for their decision to uphold fairness and integrity in competitive swimming I feel vindicated and validated not only for myself but for all girls and women who have been forced to compete against men masquerading as women in our sports Enderle reported Getting to stand on the podium at Masters World Championships in any position is a big deal I feel for the women who were denied that opportunity by Ana Hannah Hugo in when he stood on three podiums in Doha I am glad that the women who lost that opportunity will be given their rightful places and awards Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched a lawsuit against USMS in July over the San Antonio affair I'm suing U S Masters Swimming for engaging in illegal practices by allowing men to compete in women's competitions Paxton stated in a post on X announcing the lawsuit The organization has cowered to radical activists pushing gender warfare and this lawsuit will hold USMS accountable for its actions Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
