REPORT: Transgender Athlete to Compete in National Women’s Water Polo Championship

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University Of Michigan's Women's Water Polo Club Team Allows Trans Athlete, 31, To Compete In National Championship

Despite receiving heavy criticism, a transgender athlete is scheduled to compete in a women’s water polo tournament at Texas A&M University for the second straight year.

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University Of Michigan Trans-Identifying Male Sparks Backlash For Competing In Women’s Water Polo Championship A Second Time

A trans-identifying male athlete sparked backlash after he was scheduled to compete in a women’s water polo championship for a second time. Alicia, formerly Johnny, Paans, 31, a graduate student at the University of Michigan and member of the women’s water polo team, is set to compete starting Friday in this year’s Women’s National Collegiate Club Championship at Texas A&M. Last year, Paans was playing on the women’s team when they beat Universi…

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Transgender Athlete's Participation in Women's Water Polo Sparks Legal and Social Debate

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Trans athlete sparks outrage after competing at national water polo tournament as her school DOMINATES the opposition

In January, the Collegiate Water Polo Association announced that transgender athletes can compete in their preferred gender competition

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Trans water polo player to compete in women’s national championships after bringing team to victory in 2023

Paans, formerly known as Johnny, competed on the women’s water polo team in 2023, with the team winning the national women’s title against the University of California-Santa Barbara.