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As nearly 2,000 young swimmers from Woodway to Federal Way prepare for the plunge into outdoor swim season, some of the adults who manage their Greater Seattle Summer Swim League (GSSSL) are recommending the league to allow biologically male swimmers who identify as transgender to compete in girls鈥� divisions.

GSSSL task force comprised of six men, one woman, and one transgender member has recommended the change to the league鈥檚 board of directors, The Dori Monson Show has learned. The board is expected to vote on the recommendation this week. The change could be implemented for this summer鈥檚 season.

The recommendation comes as a surprise to many local families with swimmers 鈥� including at least one who calls the proposal 鈥渧ery rushed.鈥�

If approved, the change would affect swimmers at Arbor Heights; Gregory Seahurst; Kent; Lakeridge; Marine Hills; Normandy Park; Olympic View and Twin Lakes swim clubs in the southern division. In the north division, this involves Aqua Club; Blue Ridge; Innis Arden; Klahaya; Sand Point; Sheridan Beach; View Ridge and Wedgewood clubs.

Former college swimmer and local swim mom Lisa Marquardt is among those who feel the move was 鈥渧ery rushed.鈥� Many just learned about it in the last few weeks, she told Dori and his listeners.

The GSSSL task force was contemplating the change when families were busy juggling work-from-home and remote-school schedules during COVID closures, Marquardt said.

Were there doctors on the task force? Dori asked.

鈥淎s far we know, we have not had any medical review,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e have been asking for that.

鈥淭he very rushed part of this . . . is lack of input from those qualified to weigh in,鈥� Marquardt continued. 鈥淜eep in mind these (task force members favoring the change) are members of our community and I think they also want the best for kids, but it鈥檚 been very rough.鈥�

If approved, the change would allow biological boys/trans girls ages 12 years and younger to compete in an open category. Transgender swimmers 13 and older would have to undergo some form of hormone therapy or puberty blockers to compete in so-called 鈥渆lite鈥� time-based competitions.

That鈥檚 the age when biological boys start having an 鈥渋nherent, gigantic advantage,鈥� Dori said.

鈥淗ow are girls sports going to survive if we have more and more boys competing?鈥� he wondered.

鈥淚鈥檓 not the person to answer that,鈥� Marquardt told him.

Her recommendation: 鈥淟et鈥檚 talk. Let鈥檚 ask these questions.鈥�

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