Comment on A real question about trans athletes and records
arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 days agoIt should also be noted that a college athlete's times and rankings would presumably improve every year. Freshmen competing against seniors are just less likely to win (in most sports at least). IIRC I saw an analysis of her rankings that indicated the improvement was within normal bounds for year-over-year improvement.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 3 days ago
No one goes from 500th to 1st year over year lol.
arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
She swam for the men's team 2019-2020 while undergoing hormone therapy. Then there was a year break because of COVID. Then she swam for the women's team 2021-2022. That's a two year break.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 3 days ago
Incorrect.
arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
The numbers you are using I've only seen from that letter made by people complaining about her, frequently posted everywhere by conservative sources. Also, it's fucking obvious she'd have slower times. That is the entire purpose of requiring trans atheletes to be on hormones for a couple years.