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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In our league, the child can swim in their chosen (for lack of a better word) gender's events, but will be scored in their biological gender's events.  So your trans daughter could swim with the girls but will appear on the meet results as a boy.

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Which league?

Does that work both ways?  Could my[b] trans son[/b] win events they didn't swim in?  That seems really awkward.  
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I don't think trans men have an advantage over biological men.[/quote]

You are missing the point.  PP is pointing out the odd result of winning without head-to-head racing.  It is a bit of an issue as a lot of the older kids can moderate their effort to maximize points based on who’s in the pool with them. A 16 yr old who can easily get second in backstroke but has no chance of winning May conserve energy for their next race.  Having someone swimming with the other gender but scoring with yours will throw a wrinkle in this.  May be the best outcome, but it is worth considering.[/quote]

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