I mean it basically the death of sex divided sports. Kind of sucks that those who were born female can’t complete at the very highest levels. That being said competitive sports at that level are mostly just a waste of human effort and damaging to the body so meh. Lots of gals will do something more fulfilling with their lives than spend years swimming laps. Can we give up on title 9 though since sex based sports aren’t a thing anymore?
I’m not is down on collegiate sports as you seem to be. I have a number of friends that were college athletes and had very positive experiences. I have a friend that is a heart surgeon and was a collegiate swimmer. Based on how much reverence he gives that part of his life, I don’t think he’d change it at all. I also think the discipline he had in swimming fed into his medical discipline. My guess is women get the same fulfillment from such an experience. I think it would be unfortunate if “sex divided,” sports ended. I have two daughters and they both love sports.