#FINA votes to restrict transgender women from swimming events

#FINA votes to restrict transgender women from swimming events

“FINA votes to restrict transgender women from swimming events” BUDAPEST, Hungary — World swimming’s governing body has adopted new rules for transgender athletes, only permitting swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events. FINA members voted 71.5% in favor of the new “gender inclusion policy” at the organization’s extraordinary general congress on…

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#NYC cancels free outdoor swim lessons amid lifeguard shortage

#NYC cancels free outdoor swim lessons amid lifeguard shortage

“NYC cancels free outdoor swim lessons amid lifeguard shortage” This sinks! New York City’s free swimming programs have been torpedoed again this summer by a “national shortage of lifeguards,” the Parks Department said. “Due to the national lifeguard shortage, unfortunately we will not be hosting swim programs, including lap swim, senior swim, and Learn to…

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#The best new reef-safe sunscreens

#The best new reef-safe sunscreens

“The best new reef-safe sunscreens” When Chantecaille creative director Olivia Chantecaille heads to the shore, she wants to know that the SPF she’s tossed in her tote not only safeguards her skin, but the world’s increasingly fragile coral reef eco-system, too. That’s why Chantecaille SeaScreen 30, a broad-spectrum mineral formula in a mist that deploys…

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#Letting Lia Thomas swim isn’t fair

#Letting Lia Thomas swim isn’t fair

“Letting Lia Thomas swim isn’t fair” A large group of parents from across five Ivy League schools wrote to The Post about the experiences of their children competing against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who won the 500-yard freestyle in the collegiate national championships Thursday night. They say that Thomas, who has lived and competed primarily…

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