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A transgender athlete<\/a> is reportedly set to compete in a national women\u2019s water polo championship this weekend, which will be her second time doing so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Michigan Wolverines<\/a> women\u2019s water polo club team has Alicia Paans, a 31-year-old graduate student, on its roster ahead of the 2024 National Collegiate Club Water Polo Championships. The tournament will be held at Texas A&M this upcoming weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Wolverines\u2019 club team will take on Texas State University in its first match on May 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Paans, who is also a women\u2019s chess champion in Michigan, competed for the Wolverines in 2023 in the same tournament, which they won over the University of California-Santa Barbara.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She was noted to have scored multiple goals in games leading up to the championship, a 17-5 win over Virginia and a 17-6 victory over Washington<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SIX STATES SUE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OVER NEW TITLE IX PROTECTIONS FOR TRANS ATHLETES IN GIRLS’ SPORTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In January 2024, the CWPA released its transgender athlete policy, which states transgender women can participate in women\u2019s categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Transgender athletes who identify as female are eligible to compete in both the Co-ed League and the Women\u2019s League,” the policy reads, while also needing a “letter of confirmation” to confirm gender identity as well as proof of testosterone levels below 10 nmol\/L within 60 days of competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Paans was born in the Netherlands and moved to California in 2017, when she began interning at a social sports club, Volo San Diego, per Reduxx<\/a>. Paans began studying social work at Michigan in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Paans has been involved in volunteer work<\/a> outside sports, where she was a crisis counselor for the Family Health Line, which “is a hotline specialized in topics relating to female health and pregnancy.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Social media backlash has come from Paans set to participate in the women\u2019s club championship.<\/p>\n

“Other than possibly basketball, water polo may involve the most dramatic difference in ability\/performance between men & women. I played H2O polo, and the (difference) is incredible between men and women,” one X user wrote. “Starting with a HUGE advantage with hand size, but also lower body strength to get out of the water, and upper body strength to rip shots. Plus HUGE difference in acceleration.”<\/p>\n

The Independent Council on Women\u2019s Sports found Paans uses female locker rooms and facilities while competing, per parents of Michigan\u2019s opponents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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