Texas Investigating After Transgender Athlete’s Swimming Wins

A transgender swimmer’s dominating performance at a national event in San Antonio last month is now the subject of a state investigation into the host organization.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced Monday he’s looking into whether US Masters Swimming broke state laws by letting a swimmer he says is a male compete in women’s events.

Paxton’s description of the athlete is consistent with reports about a swimmer named Ana Caldas, who won five individual events in the women’s 45-49 age group division in the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship.

“The policy of US Masters Swimming, which allows men to compete in women’s events, is reprehensible and could violate Texas’s consumer protection laws,” Paxton said in a statement.

The investigation will uncover if the organization engaged in “false, deceptive, and misleading acts,” Paxton said.

Paxton raised a similar argument in suing the NCAA over its transgender participation policies earlier this year. A Texas state court judge ruled against him in March, allowing the NCAA women’s basketball tournament to proceed as planned. Paxton had sought an injunction that would’ve forced the NCAA to begin screening the sex of athletes.