https://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33209/gender-and-competitionI think it is a sign how dead the forum is that no one has commented on the new interim rule on assigned gender in competition. If I understand it, one can swim in the heats with your identified gender but National Recognition (Top Ten, All Americanen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/299179?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:21:26 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:0a73deed-be22-4aaa-9334-ea1233f1b6edMarieke<p>My understanding of the terminology is that trans men are females who identify as males and trans women were born men and identify as femaile. So a trans male competing with the men is not a problem because that person is at a disadvantage. A trans female competing against people who were born female is the problem.</p> <p>The problem with the interim policy is that birth certificates can be changed in some places and it will be hard to detect that they have been changed. So a trans female could indeed swim with the women and have an advantage if she was born in a place where her birth certificate could be changed from male to female.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/299169?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:05:26 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:af2b3b65-c6c4-4e3b-b861-17b5dc9c005cMichael Heather<p>It is an idiotic response to a simple problem. Men - Women. There are no in- betweens, no crossovers. By allowing a mental illness to be&nbsp; recognized as anywhere near normal destroys the simplicity and dignity of the&nbsp; sport.</p> <p>An interim rule is no rule at all. It only means that some activist group has scared the board into doing something they should never have considered. Ever.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>