The international governing body for swimming announced Tuesday that an “open category” for transgender athletes is in the works, more than a year after a new policy effectively banned trans women from competing in women’s events.

Speaking at the World Aquatics Congress in Fukuoka, Japan, president Husain Al-Musallam announced that the committee established following the June 2022 policy change has worked towards its goal of creating a category meant to include trans athletes…

World Aquatics, previously known as FINA before its name change was announced in December, updated its policy for transgender athletes in June 2022 to ban any biological male athletes from competing in women’s events unless they transitioned by the age of 12.