The governing body of international ⚾️ competitive swimming announced a policy that will only allow athletes who've transitioned before the age of 12 to take part ⚾️ in any of the elite international swimming competitions.

Lia Thomas, second left, of Penn University and transgender swimmer Iszac Henig (L) ⚾️ of Yale pose with their medals after placing first and second in the 100-yard freestyle swimming race at the 2022 ⚾️ Ivy League Women's Swimming & Diving Championships at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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The decision made ⚾️ by FINA pointed to what the organization says is a "performance gap" that emerges between biological males and females during ⚾️ puberty.