US EditionWoman who is transgender swims topless in protest against rules
- Transgender swimmer Anne Isabella Coombes, aged 67, protested Swim England's 2023 policy by competing topless in men's swim trunks in the 2025 open category in England.
- Swim England's 2023 rules created two categories, female—restricted to those with a female birth sex—and open for all others, forcing Coombes to compete outside the female category.
- Coombes started her gender transition around the age of 62, initially competing in swimming events as a female in 2022 and early 2023, but then paused her participation until 2025, when she returned to racing while protesting by swimming topless and wearing men's swim trunks.
- She expressed that her demonstration aims to highlight that transgender individuals do not pose a danger in sports, and added that referees have the subjective authority to determine if her swimwear meets standards of 'good moral taste.'
- Coombes' protest highlights perceived flaws in the policy, suggesting it targets trans athletes and risks outing them, while Swim England maintains the categories protect fairness and provide competitive opportunities.
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A trans woman, forced to compete against men, swims topless in protest
Anne Isabella Coombes is taking a stand, and she's doing it topless.Coombes, 67, a longtime resident of Reading, England, swam in a recent Cornwall County Masters Championship and made quite a statement while doing so.Coombes, who is transgender, was forced to compete against men in the event. In protest, she wore the same men's swimming trunks that the men wore, meaning she competed topless."I asked them what costume I was supposed to wear, as …
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