Swimmer banned for five years after refusing to undergo gender

American Masters swimmer Hannah Caldas has been banned for five years after refusing to undergo a gender-verification test.

The 48-year-old competed at the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Doha last year, finishing first in her age category in the women’s 100m freestyle. She also finished second in the women’s 50m freestyle and third in the women’s 50m breaststroke.

Earlier this year, Caldas finished first in the five individual events she entered at the US Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring National Championship.

In August, USMS concluded that Caldas is eligible to compete in the women’s category following a review, claiming that ‘the documents the swimmer submitted all demonstrate that she was assigned the female sex at birth and that she identifies as female, although she swam in