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Well who'd a thunk? Swimming

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IcakethereforeIam · 03/10/2023 15:35

Actually, this does surprise me a little. I'd have thought someone would have entered if just for the prize money, assuming there's prize money.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-12588373/Swimming-World-Cups-open-races-transgender-swimmers-scrapped-entered-following-ban-competing-female-events.html

Swimming World Cup's 'open' races for transgender swimmers scrapped

DAVID COVERDALE: The first 'open' races for transgender swimmers have been scrapped after no entries were received for this week's World Cup meeting in Berlin.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-12588373/Swimming-World-Cups-open-races-transgender-swimmers-scrapped-entered-following-ban-competing-female-events.html

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ManuelBensonsLeftBoot · 03/10/2023 19:59

Has anyone ask Thomas why they didn't apply?

TwighttimeVandhuk3 · 03/10/2023 19:48

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PowerVandhana1986 · 03/10/2023 19:37

Goodjob.

CyberCritical · 03/10/2023 19:25

Well it's easy to win if you're the only male in the women's competition.

Less easy to win if you're racing against other men in women's swimsuits.

Pretty much impossible to win if you're female in trunks racing males in swimsuits.

So I can see why no one bothered.

ManuelBensonsLeftBoot · 03/10/2023 19:17

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TheHappyCarrot · 03/10/2023 18:58

Well I call it proper rude after going to all that trouble for them.

Boiledbeetle · 03/10/2023 18:44

loislovesstewie · 03/10/2023 18:14

Hands up who could have foreseen this? Yes, thought so.

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loislovesstewie · 03/10/2023 18:14

Hands up who could have foreseen this? Yes, thought so.

IHaveAskedYouThriceNow · 03/10/2023 18:00

It was never about competing, it was about putting women in their place.

SabrinaThwaite · 03/10/2023 17:57

The entry times weren’t even particularly fast (by international standards) - for women.

So … it really is all about the validation.

SenseFromThoughtDivide · 03/10/2023 17:56

I wonder if a non-binary female team (surely shome mistake there) had announced they were to enter, there might have been other competitors

AutumnFroglets · 03/10/2023 17:56

How strange that Lia didn't even enter, considering it was their actions that started this process. Very weird 🤔

World Aquatics changed their policy last year in the wake of the row involving American Lia Thomas

AlisonDonut · 03/10/2023 17:53

I'm shook.

Bundlebungle · 03/10/2023 17:50

If only, Arabella

PronounssheRa · 03/10/2023 17:34

I'm not surprised at all, it was never about being able to compete. It was always about trampling women's boundaries and taking opportunity from women.

ArabellaScott · 03/10/2023 17:29

Bundlebungle · 03/10/2023 17:26

Chuffing hell. Does that mean I could have entered and won?

We could have sent a FWR nonbinary team!

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Bundlebungle · 03/10/2023 17:26

Chuffing hell. Does that mean I could have entered and won?

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Hellocatshome · 03/10/2023 17:19

Why am I not suprised?

PatatiPatatras · 03/10/2023 17:14

I thought transmen would have flocked to it. Especially since they can't win against men and can't race against women since they are considered to be doping.

Oh well. At least everyone is sure what they are racing for now and it sure as hell isn't just for the joy of participation.

LizzieSiddal · 03/10/2023 16:41

Well what a surprise, I’m actually flabbergasted!

FatherJackHackettsUnderpantsHamper · 03/10/2023 16:40

Reminds me of that very well-observed cartoon/meme, where the women's changing room only contains a number of transwomen, and they are furious - as they don't get validation (or whatever other goals they seek) from other TW; only from women!

Delphinium20 · 03/10/2023 16:37

Oh my! Did I just have a massive laugh at this! Shocked, just shocked that Thomas didn't enter. Wink

MoirasSaggyBundles · 03/10/2023 16:18

Meanwhile, at grass roots, clubs have had to put into place transgender policies and change their systems to register their swimmers as either "female" or "open" (and explain this to the parents). Causing, amongst other things, a complete safeguarding headache to the volunteers who have to police this nonsense with very little guidance and - unless they are immersed in the GC world - very little understanding about wtf is going on.

Boiledbeetle · 03/10/2023 16:15

hmmm, just about the taking part I thought!

seems not!

RoyalCorgi · 03/10/2023 16:14

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