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By Andrew Gould FINA, the swimming world’s governing body, voted to block transgender athletes from competing in women’s competitions if they have gone through male puberty. Per an ESPN report, the new policy prohibits transgender competitors from participating in women’s events unless they have completed their transition by the age of 12. FINA said it will spend the next six months determining how to set up an “open” category in some events. According to BBC, FINA president Husain Al-Musallam said they aimed to “protect the rights of our athletes to compete” while also seeking to “protect com…