Transgender swimmer Ana Caldas just received the worst news of her life after receiving a five-year ban by the sport’s governing body for refusing to take a gender verification test.

In May, the trans swimmer was on cloud nine after she obliterated the competition while winning five races at a recent national championship meet. Caldas dominated the five individual events she entered in the women’s 45-49 age group division in the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship in San Antonio, Texas.

Long-time swimmer Wendy Enderle, who competed against Caldas at that event as well as many other ones, said that she felt completely “betrayed” because she was never made aware of Caldas’ sex.

Now, that smile has turned into a frown.

This week, Caldas was listed on the Aquatics Integrity

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