The Maccabiah Games bring together Jewish and Israeli athletes from countries around the world for a sporting event held throughout Israel.
Swimmers will not be included in USMS Recognition Programs unless they are competing in the category that aligns with their sex assigned at birth.
At 95, Joy Tsuzuki recently became the first swimmer, male or female, to compete in the Masters 95-99 age group in New Jersey.
The announcement comes after Ana Caldas, a transgender woman, won five events in the women’s 45-49 age group at the 2025 USMS Spring Nationals.
Hunter set world records in the women’s 40-44 50 breast (32.30) and 100 breast (1:11.29) at the Masters Swimming WA State Championships.
Nicholas Santos, the oldest swimmer to win a medal at a World Championship, would qualify for the 2025 World Aquatics with his record-setting swim.
Peter McKinnon, Dan Thompson, and Judy Garay combined for five Masters short-course meters world records at the 2025 Ontario Masters Swimming Championships.
Cecilia McCloskey broke the women’s 75-79 USMS records in the 50 backstroke and 50 butterfly on Day 4 of the USMS Spring National Championships.