Transgender swimmer, 50, sparks outrage in Canada after competing against teens, sharing locker room

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The parents of young female athletes have spoken out after a 50-year-old transgender swimmer competed in women’s events and shared a locker room with children during a meet in Canada this month.

Several parents spoke to the Toronto Sun following the 2023 Trojan Cup in Barrie, Ontario, on Dec. 1-3 over concerns that Melody Wiseheart, a transgender swimmer, competed in events with teenage swimmers and shared a locker room with their children.

General view of swimming lane markers at a pool (Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)

Wiseheart, 50, competed in several events at the East Bayfield Community Centre, where the meet was held, including the women’s 1500m freestyle for athletes 16 years and older. Wiseheart placed second in that event with a time of 21:14.30, according to the official results posted to Swimming Canada’s website.

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The age groups for the entire meet ranged from 8 years and younger to 16 and older. 

"It’s all so confusing for the kids," one parent told the Toronto Sun. "No one is comfortable. Everybody is accepting of all people, but them swimming against our kids and being in the locker room with them is not appropriate."

But Swimming Canada, the governing body for competitive swimming in the country, told Fox News Digital that access to changing rooms "is determined by facility/municipality policies in accordance with applicable law."

Pool with a spectator gallery and view to a fitness suite (Anthony Weller/View Pictures/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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