US EditionWoman who is transgender swims topless in protest against rules
- Anne Isabella Coombes, a 67-year-old transgender swimmer from Reading, protested Swim England’s 2023 policy by swimming topless in the Open category wearing men's trunks.
- Swim England implemented a 2023 policy banning trans women from female events, placing all competitors born male in the Open category to protect fairness in competition.
- Coombes transitioned in late 2020, first competed as female in 2022, but was forced into the Open category thereafter and questioned swimwear rules complicating her participation.
- Coombes stated her protest aims to show the policy is flawed and targets trans people unfairly, noting swimwear enforcement depends on subjective referee judgment.
- The protest highlights ongoing debates on transgender athlete inclusion as the UK Supreme Court ruled in April 2025 that trans women are not legally women under equality law.
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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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