Emma McKeon

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Olympic great weighs in on trans debate after election candidate's ... (Fox Sports)

Olympic great weighs in on trans debate after election candidate's 'unacceptable' comments.

It has hurt people and detracted from my arguments,” Deves said in a statement. “But now that it’s a growing thing, the sport has to think about how to handle it and how to deal with it, because you do want to be inclusive, but you don’t want to have females racing against swimmers who are biologically male because it’s just not fair.” “I don’t think I’m going to have to race against a trans swimmer, I don’t think it’s going to come to that point.”

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Emma McKeon 'wouldn't want to be racing' against transgender ... (Sky News Australia)

Australia's greatest Olympian Emma McKeon has admitted she would not like to compete against transgender women in the swimming pool amid increased debate on ...

"But what I won't allow... "That girls should be able to play sport against girls and boys should be able to play sport against boys and that that should be, well it is covered, by the sex discrimination act and that sports currently are in control of this issue," he said. Stream more sports news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. "Because to go forward as a member of Parliament, that is something you need to learn - that these issues are important, that you need to be able to deal with them with respect for others, to be compassionate in terms of the feelings of others. “Now that it’s a growing thing, the sport has to think about how to handle it and how to deal with it, because you do want to be inclusive, but you don’t want to have females racing against swimmers who are biologically male because it’s just not fair,” she said.

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Olympic hero's defiant stand amid transgender debate (Wide World of Sports)

Australia's most decorated Olympian of all time, swimming superstar Emma McKeon, has made it clear she's against transgender athletes competing in women's ...

"But now that it's a growing thing, the sport has to think about how to handle it and how to deal with it, because you do want to be inclusive, but you don't want to have females racing against swimmers who are biologically male, because it's just not fair." "It's not a new thing, but it's new in that sport, swimming, are going to have to deal with it." "I don't think it's going to come to that point," McKeon said.

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Swimming Australia issues stern warning about transgender ... (Daily Mail)

Swimming Australia admitted it is 'preparing' for transgender athletes to want to compete in events in the near future - after Emma McKeon admitted she ...

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas blitzed the pool at a series of women's championships in the US And the big question is, how do we do that?' In the US, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas blitzed the pool at a series of women's championships and New Zealand weightlifter Laruel Hubbard made the Olympics. 'But now that it's a growing thing, the sport has to think about how to handle it and how to deal with it, because you do want to be inclusive, but you don't want to have females racing against swimmers who are biologically male because it's just not fair.' In a series of now-deleted tweets, Deves once compared her campaigning for 'Save Women's Sports' to activism against the Holocaust. 'I don't think I'm going to have to race against a trans swimmer, I don't think it's going to come to that point,' she said.

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Aussie Olympian Emma McKeon weighs in on transgender sporting ... (Brag Magazine)

Aussie Olympian Emma McKeon has said competing against a transgender athlete, who was biologically born a male, would be a "concern"

“But now that it’s a growing thing, the sport has to think about how to handle it and how to deal with it, because you do want to be inclusive, but you don’t want to have females racing against swimmers who are biologically male because it’s just not fair.” McKeon added, “I don’t think I’m going to have to race against a trans swimmer, I don’t think it’s going to come to that point.” “I mean, I personally wouldn’t want to be racing against someone who is biologically a male, so that’s a concern,” McKeon said at Griffith University’s A Better Future For All seminar.

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