by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Penn Athletics said in a statement on Thursday that it would work with the NCAA “in support” of swimmer Lia Thomas regarding her participation at the 2022 NCAA swimming and diving championship in Atlanta in March. Thomas, a transgender woman, has posted...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Donna de Varona competed in the pool when gender equality was far from becoming a reality. After years of advocating for women in sports and backing the landmark Title IX policy, the Olympic gold medalist continues her fight for women’s equality today. Read...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Ivy League and the University of Pennsylvania issued statements in support of Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer whose recent record-breaking wins put her at the center of the debate over trans inclusion in competitive sports. The statements were released on...
by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
With the year winding down and few Canadians paying attention on the last Monday before Christmas, swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Maggie Mac Neil set a short-course world record in the 50-metre backstroke in Abu Dhabi. It was an entirely appropriate coda to...
by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Nancy Hogshead-Makar knows all about being a champion in the pool, and championing for the rights of female athletes. A four-time medalist at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Hogshead-Makar has long fought for equality in women’s sports and is the head of...
by admin | Dec 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In another impressive accomplishment, Israeli teenage swimming sensation Anastasia Gorbenko won the gold medal at the World Championships in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on Sunday in the 100m medley final. Gorbenko finished the final race in 57.80 seconds, just ahead of France’s...
by admin | Dec 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
A swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania is the latest target in the culture-war debate over whether transgender girls and women should be allowed to participate on female sports teams. Lia Thomas, who came out as trans in 2019, set three school records and two...
by admin | Dec 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Lydia Jacoby, the Alaskan teen who stormed to Tokyo Olympic gold, returns to major international swimming this week. But she won’t be wearing her famous goggles. Jacoby, 17, competes at a major meet — the world short course championships in Abu Dhabi (TV schedule...
by admin | Dec 12, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Chelsea’s Sam Kerr who took down a pitch invader during a UEFA Champions League group stage match. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Swimming Australia who claimed to have no knowledge of sexual...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Swimming Australia has defended its response to allegations made by the Olympic swimmer Maddie Groves that she was sexually assaulted over five years by a man still involved in the sport. On Wednesday night Groves alleged on the ABC’s 7:30 Report she was sexually...
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