Synchronized discrimination.A synchronized swim team from the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Tsunami Swim Club had all the moves to participate in an exhibition at the FINA World Masters Championships The FINA World Masters Championships are the world championships open for masters swimmers, swimmers that are 25 years or older and compete in age groups of five years. The championships are held biennally Events held at Stanford University in August. There was just one problem: There are men on the team. The International Olympic Committee “IOC” redirects here. For other uses, see IOC (disambiguation). The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 has designated the sport as "women-only," and its governing body decided to enforce the rule just days before the Tsunami team was scheduled to perform. |
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