Overview
- World Aquatics suspended Ana Caldas until October 2030 and annulled results from June 2022 through October 2024 following a refusal to undergo sex‑verification screening.
- Caldas said chromosomal tests are invasive and costly, noted insurance would not cover them, and stated they accepted the penalty to protect medical privacy.
- The Aquatics Integrity Unit listed violations including providing false information, failing to act honestly, and conduct undermining integrity, alongside a finding of ineligibility for the women's category under rules adopted in 2022.
- Caldas drew scrutiny after winning five events in the women's 45–49 division at the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship in San Antonio in May.
- U.S. Masters Swimming had previously cleared Caldas to compete in female categories under a testosterone‑based policy, while Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued USMS over those entries.