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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Tuesday urged us to swim to certify it will change its genital participation policy that allows its biological male members to compete against women or enter their dressing room.
Uthmeier set the demand for a news conference and said the Florida-based organization will face a lawsuit if it does not comply with the orders. The US Masters Swimming Board of Director and Rules Committee updated its guidelines for participation last month.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a news conference at the Orlando Office of the Attorney General on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, claiming the US Master swimming, a nonprofit in Florida, should no longer allow transcon an athletes to compete against women swimmers or face lawsuits. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“USMS allows members to register in the competition category that is in line with their gender identity and/or expression and to participate in sanctioned events in this category,” the new guidelines said.
“However, swimmers will not be included in recognition programs (as defined above), unless they swim in the competition category that complies with their gender assigned at birth or they meet the requirements for eligibility” described in its declaration.
To be eligible for the US Masters Swimming’s woman’s recognition programs, the policy said that “members of the female gender are eligible for recognition programs in the female category, regardless of their gender identity or gender expression.”
“Members with 46 XY DSD, whose gender identity or gender expressions are female, are eligible for recognition programs in the women’s category, if they can establish to USMS’s pleasant satisfaction, as their gender assigned at birth is female,” the policy added.
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Uthmeier said the policy did not go far enough.
“This is not acceptable and does not fly with the Florida Act,” he said via Fox 35 Orlando. “This is not right. We will use any tool available … to make sure we protect women and girls. It still seems insane to me that we have this conversation in this country, but we will always fight for what is right in Florida.
“We are the state that woke up is going to die and it will continue. We will always fight for what is right and fair.”
Pakinomist Digital reached out to us Masters swimming for comment.
The US Masters Swimming came under fire earlier this year when a transgender swimmer won five gold medals in the women’s category.
Women’s swimmer Wendy Enderle swims at USMS Spring Championship 2018 (With permission from Wendy Enderle)
Louisiana woman and long -term swimmer Wendy Enderle said she filed the request for an eligibility review after finding out that one of the competitors she has been exposed to for years was transgender.
Because the meeting in question took place in San Antonio, Texas, State Attorney, Ken Paxton, a study launched whether the organization’s policies violated Texas’ consumer protection legislation.
