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The transition, still believe that you are stronger than the average former female athlete? >> yes. my body structure, the length of my arms, the size of my feet, the size of my hands. and lia thomass case, im -- i dont care about her testosterone levels now for the last year or two. the honestly, i care about her testosterone levels for the first 16, 17 years of her life. thats what we are fighting against here. i can still, i obviously have been through olympics, i have no more testosterone go...

Competitive advantage. but also evidence their testosterone levels are below a certain threshold continues to sleep for at least 36 months. this follows new ncaa guidelines that allows sports a national governing body to set its own rules when it comes to transgender athlete participation. even with this though, former usa swimming official said this a policy does not level the playing field. >> it is clearly unfair because testosterone has nothing to do with the advantage that alia has. shes a ...

News digital the swimmers were told not to speak out to the media after they expressed concerns about competing against a large athlete like thomas but if this is usa swimming emphasized fairness versus gender females and policy to require transgender athletes to not only provide evidence their prior development as a male doesnt give them competitive advantage but also evident testosterone levels are below a threshold continuously for at least 36 months. thirty-six months. this follows new guide...

Media after expressing concerns about competing against a large athlete like thomas. olympic gold medalist caitlyn jenner weighed in on this. >> i respect lia right to live her life authentically but i hope she is happy lives a great life. but, when it comes to fairness i have been very strong right from the beginning biological boys should not compete against women. >> and so this comes after usa swimming emphasized awareness for females and its new policy which would require transgender athlet...

Caitlyn jenner told us a little while ago no way, no how lia thomas should be competing in womens sports. >> biological boys ive said from the beginning should not be playing in womens sports. we need to protect womens sports. she was raised as a biological boy. her cardiovascular system is bigger, respiratory system is bigger, her hands are bigger, she can swim faster. >> john: new ncaa standard, you are competing now in college, is based on sports specific testosterone levels but does not take...

Evidenced from the ranks from 462 as a male to number one as a female. jenner says the ncaa is at fault. >> what i blame here is the rules. the ncaa have rules on testosterone levels that obviously dont work. so obviously its not working. and so they need to change their rules. >> the conflict over transgender athletes has become a national debate. yesterday south dakotas governor signed a bill into law that bans transgender athletes from competing on girls and womens sports team, k-12 through c...

Parents are also a voicing their frustrations, telling fox news digital that the swimmers were told not to speak to the media after expressing concerns about competing against a large athlete like thomas. this comes after usa swimming emphasize ised or transgender athletes have to -- to provide evidence that their testosterone levels are below a certain threshold continuously for at least 36 months. this follows new ncaa guidelines that allow sports national governing body to set its own rules w...

♪ ♪ >> sean: this just breaking, u.s. swimming has now released in a policy for transgender athletes, here with the very latest our own matt finn. this could be big. >> yeah, sean, controversial. at the university of pennsylvania, might be coming to a halt because of new usa swimming rules, just released today. usa swimming says it will continue to champion gender equity, but acknowledges a competitive difference and its male and female elites at least. new rules require in part that transge...

Short of the new 36 month monitoring role. the ncaa follows usa swimming guidelines affecting thomas. fox news reached out to the ncaa for clarification. an anonymous teammate previously spoke out against the swimmer for being an undefeatable competitor. members of penn swimming released a statement supporting thomas. >> sean: caitlyn jenner on the show said im not really worried about testosterone levels now. what were they like when a person was 16 or 17. interesting comments. we will follow t...

Tougher rules on testosterone levels that have to be more comparable to what a woman has and i think thats a good thing. so leah thomas may not be able to compete, we will see, but its the rules. this is a new subject. we are trying to get it right and i hope we can get it right eventually. >> harris: so do we put people in a different lane where they compete against each other, just quick, what is the immediate answer because he only have a few years of this level as an athlete. >> caitlyn: my ...