Female swimmer claims grievance filed for calling trans athlete a man
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US Masters Swimming (USMS) women’s competitor Angie Griffin told Fox News Digital that a complaint was filed against her for calling a transgender athlete a “man” in the league’s community forum.
USMS confirmed that a complaint was filed by a competitor.
“US Masters Swimming does not comment on individual member matters, including complaints or disciplinary processes,” the organization said in a statement to Fox News Digital. he said. “We can confirm that a complaint regarding the USMS Code of Conduct was made by an individual member and not by US Masters Swimming. As with all such matters, this complaint is being handled in accordance with our established review processes.”
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Griffin had been outspoken about competing against a biological male transgender athlete at USMS as far back as May 2025, when she told Fox News Digital that she encountered a transgender competitor at a meet in San Antonio but did not even learn the athlete’s birth gender until after the event.
Now he claims that this victimization could cost him all his USMS records.
“Just because I spoke an opinion and honestly spoke the truth, they could probably take away all my time, any recognition that I had, and they could probably erase me from the US Masters,” Griffin told Fox News Digital this week.
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Griffin said he has now hired a representative as he tries to fight the complaint.
“I attempted to file a motion to dismiss the case, proving that I was not bullying anyone online, but merely publishing facts that anyone could find,” he added.
After the USMS updated its gender eligibility policy last June to restrict biological males from competing in women’s events, the organization updated its policy again this February to comply with state and local nondiscrimination laws, mostly addressing the men’s/open category, which is open to all competitors regardless of birth sex.
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A swimmer competes in the Women’s 200 m Breaststroke at the 15th FINA World Masters Championships at Parc Jean-Drapeau on August 8, 2014 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
“All members who select the men/open category are eligible for National Recognition Programs in the men/open category, regardless of sex, gender or gender identity/expression,” the new policy states.
“All members who select the male/open category are eligible for Local Recognition Programs in the male/open category, regardless of sex, gender, or gender identity/expression.”
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