US Masters Swimming under investigation after trans athlete takes five women's gold medals at Texas event

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an analysis into U S Master's Swimming after an event in San Antonio at the end of April saw a biologically male trans competitor win five women's events Multiple female competitors communicated Fox News Digital after the meet that they did not even know the trans athlete was a biological male Now Paxton's office is taking action as Texas has a law in place to prohibit trans athletes from competing in women's and girls' sports The strategy of U S Masters Swimming which allows men to compete in women s events is reprehensible and could violate Texas's consumer protection laws Paxton noted in an announcement Not only is this plan insulting to female athletes but it also demonstrates deep contempt for women and may violate Texas law I will fight to stop these unfair policies and never back down from defending the integrity of women s sports CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe trans swimmer -year-old Ana Caldas dominated all five races the athlete competed in taking gold in the women's age - category in five races including the - and -yard breaststroke freestyle and the -yard individual medley Louisiana woman and long-time swimmer Wendy Enderle reported she filed the request for an eligibility review after finding out that one of the competitors she has faced for years was transgender via a news article stemming from last week's matter Now Enderle is grateful to see Paxton's office taking action I was very encouraged by the announcement that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an review into U S Masters Swimming after allowing a transgender swimmer to unfairly compete against me and fellow female swimmers last month in San Antonio Enderle informed Fox News Digital WOMEN'S SWIMMERS SPEAK OUT AFTER UNKNOWINGLY FACING TRANS COMPETITOR FILING COMPLAINT I FEEL BETRAYED Enderle is also hoping that the U S Department of Justice will take action as well President Donald Trump has had an executive order in place since Feb that requires publicly funded institutions to ban trans athletes from women's and girls sports USMS is not publicly-funded however I hope that U S Masters Swimming promptly adopts a more appropriate and fair plan in line with World Aquatics procedures I also would like to see U S Attorney General Pam Bondi look into whether U S Masters Swimming violates Presidential Executive Order number Keeping Men Out of Women s Sports dated February Enderle added I am not a legal expert but it is my opinion that USMS violates this order as they are an athletic association and sport-specific governing body as referenced in the order Thank you to the great state of Texas for standing up for women and girls In June Texas passed the Save Women's Sports Act which bans trans athletes from competing in girls and women's sports and only allows students to compete in the gender category listed on their birth certificate The law only allows schools to recognize changes made to birth certificates that were made to correct a clerical error More bill aimed at protecting females from trans inclusion in sports could soon be signed into law in Texas as well Earlier this month the Texas Senate voted to pass the Texas Women s Privacy Act by a vote of - The bill ensures women are safe in their bathrooms locker rooms showers and domestic abuse shelters Meanwhile USMS guidelines allows transgender swimmers to participate in the gender competition category in which they identify and they may also be recognized for accomplishments if certain conditions are met One of the two conditions requires that hormonal therapy appropriately be administered continuously and uninterrupted in a verifiable manner for no less than one year The other condition is proof of testosterone serum levels measured during the last twelve months being below five nmol L ng dL Trans swimmers who do not meet those requirements can still participate in the women's category but their times are removed from the submitted results and they are not eligible for official times places points records Top or other forms of official recognition Fox News Digital has reached out to USMS on the pending inquiry for comment Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter