The FINA transgender policy has been passed by a majority vote by commission members. Based on science and fairness no male who has gone through puberty will be eligible to compete in womenโs FINA events or break a Womenโs FINA World Record
In todays Mail. Explains the Lia Thomas situation & why itโs discrimination against biological females in sport. We have a very similar situation coming in British cycling! Those in charge must grow a backbone & do whatโs right. Thatโs their job, find fair solutions Use science
Science proves a retained advantage of height, longer limbs, bigger heart, etc brought on by male puberty regardless of suppression of testosterone after
I dont really know what
@adam_peaty
has to do to be recognised for his extraordinary sporting achievements. He has completely changed breaststroke swimming on the World stage, taken it to another level, obliterated the previous world marks. He owns it ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
#spoty2019
Much care and thought for transgender athletes who may not be able to
@compete
in category they feel their gender ID aligns too but competitive fairness to womens category must be protected
Really proud of my daughtersโ pre-prep school. They didnโt cancel sports day because of rain and they gave out medals to winners. Proper schooling
#oldskool
Sun Yang takes the first title of the World Champs in the 400m free. A kick in the teeth for all clean athletes and lovers of sport. Shame on you
@fina1908
I think
#SPOTY
Team of the Year should go to a team that actually won. England did great at the Euros, i got totally into it, but they didnโt win so ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
Now FINA needs to answer some serious questions as to their involvement in this case and support of this swimmer.
I feel most for the swimmers whose results were needlessly affected at last yearโs World Championships; they cant get those moments back
Such a great new venue! Sea Lanes is a 6 lane 50m pool on Brighton Beach heated to around 19/20 degrees. Well done to all involved in seeing this project through ๐๐ฆ
@BrightonHoveCC
The situation regarding the medal ceremonies involving Sun Yang, how else do swimmers get FINA to listen to them other than making a stand at the federationโs showpiece event? At some point surely FINA will have to listen and act to protect the rights of clean athletes ๐
What a joy to commentate on that gold medal from
@TomDaley1994
and
@mattydiver
. I commentated on Tomโs events when he was just 14 in Beijing and many times since and he so deserves this as does Matty. Cool and calm they seized an opportunity and became Olympic Champions๐ ๐
My friend just asked if I fancy taking my daughters to Lords for the cricket with her and her son. Would love to. We checked ticket prices and the cheapest are ยฃ264 each. No thank you
I was at the FINA congress for the presentation, discussion and vote and i can vouch for the care and empathy displayed for any athletes who wont now be able to compete in the category their gender ID may align to
Come on
@BorisJohnson
dont neglect my sport! For many people swimming is the only activity they can do and it brings huge physical and mental health benefits. Iโm backing
@Swim_England
#OpenOurPools
campaign. You can get involved in the campaign here
An emotional return to film
@QuestionofSport
today.
I grew up avidly watching it with my Dad amazed at how many questions he could answer. The last time I was on, last year, my Dad managed to watch it from his hospital bed the day before he died ๐
#memories
Proud to have been inducted in the
@Swim_England
Hall of Fame today. Glad my mum, who made my swimming career possible, and my daughters could be there. And no better person to be inducted alongside than
@MarkFosterSwim
Happy
#OlympicDay
Itโs taken me a long time to feel as proud of my Olympic swims as my other races & to not feel I failed. Maybe itโs being able to share with my daughters & see their love of sport that I can be kinder to myself knowing how special being an Olympian is ๐ฌ๐ง
On Thursday we said goodbye to my Dad. It was a beautiful service & celebration of his life with over 200 of his friends & family. I know he will now rest in peace โค๏ธ
Itโs official, I donโt like being a sport mum, way too nerve-wracking, even though my only hope was that they enjoy it.
Mia was 8th in the swim and 7th over all & Evie was 4th in the swim and 14th over all. Iโm in awe โค๏ธ
#nationalschoolsbiathlon
The M6 has reopened after a lorry carrying 32,000 litres of gin was involved in a crash and began leaking onto the motorway
The gincident occurred yesterday afternoon
4 Commonwealth Games, 13 medals and a lot of great memories. No surprise I love the Commonwealths and cant wait to head to
@birminghamcg22
to commentate for
@5liveSport
Today I shouldโve been on a flight to Tokyo for what wouldโve been my 4th Olympics as a comentator and the privilege of watching athletes at their peak battling it out for glory. What a mess this year has been.
Mad how we can go shops and have Karen cough on me and yet no Leisure Centres/Athletic Tracks are publicly open yet ๐ง Sport is so important to peoples wellbeing and most importantly mental health! If pubs open soon then so should everywhere else?
1/4 In the early hours on Sunday morning I woke up in excruciating pain in my neck and wrists and in the following days have had acute joint pain all over my body deteriorating to the point of needing assistance to walk at times.
This amazing young man is Graham Little. He is from Glasgow, and went along to Perth parkrun on Saturday to cheer on his family.
But, he then decided to participate instead...
Graham is a sprightly 92 years young!
๐ณ
#loveparkrun
Then & now. Great to catch up with my fab friend Georgie Lee. 20 years ago we were winning Commonwealth Gold in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay in Manchester ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
@TeamEngland
@birminghamcg22
I donโt need 9 photos or a thousand words, instead I made โscrew you 2018 hereโs hoping for a better 2019โ cookies๐
Happy New Year one and all xx
For a decade I have worked alongside John Hunt on the swimming and in that time through his stories have got to know his family. He is the kindest, most wonderful man and his family are his world. My heart is broken for him. Rest in peace Carol, Hannah & Louise
4/4 Thank you to my colleagues/friends who have looked after me. Not exactly the way I thought Paris would go but happy to be around some brilliant people. โค๏ธ๐ซ๐ท
Car conversation with my 5 yr old twins;
Evie: Whatโs a Prime Minister?
Me: itโs the leader of our country
Mia: so Father Christmas isnt the leader?
#ifonly
The European Championships are over & as I head home from what has been the toughest week I have ever had to get through I am so grateful that my
@bbc5live
colleagues are also my friends. Thank you for helping me through this
@steparry2
@HuntyCaller
&
@TimPeachBBC
While the 15th
@fina1908
World Short Course Champs are on a flash back to the very 1st ones in 1993 & and my first world title. Should have been 2 golds, I was beaten in the 100m by a swimmer later banned for doping and one back from a ban.
IโVE HAD ENOUGH! I simply donโt get why pools arenโt opening. If you can have your hair cut, sit in a park with mates, shop, attend protests, why not WITH SENSIBLE RULES, 2 or 3 per lane? Stagger โgo-timesโ. Shower at home if its that. Mental & physical health issue. COME ON!
While the 16th
@world_aquatics
Short Course Championships have started in Melbourne Iโm reminiscing about the very first ones in 1993 in Palma de Mallorca where I won Gold in the 200m Freestyle & Bronze in the 100m. 29 years ago!!!!!! ๐ฑ
Took Mia & Evie to Ground Zero.
Tried to explain what, when & how. Couldnโt explain why. Told them the white roses signified the people whose birthdays would have been today. They asked me the names and then sang Happy Birthday to the ones they saw. Glad I was wearing sunglasses
2 yrs ago I started working at
@ArdinglyCollege
& what a brilliant decision that was. I love having an outlet for my passion for swimming from nursery to VI form pupils & the support to grow the programme. So proud of the elite swimmers for all they achieve in & out of the pool
Got to be one of the strangest things Iโve seen having to re-swim a final because of a faulty start speaker in Lane 8.
@Dawson_Kathleen
re-focused, stayed composed and won the race again. What a champion! ๐
I have flu and just spent 20 minutes digging the car out to get to the last gymnastics class of the year because โitโs pyjama dayโ. How many mum points have I earned?