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Cate Campbell competes at the 2016 Rio Olympics, in a women's 50m freestyle heat at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in 2016.
Cate Campbell finished outside the medals in both the 100m and 50m freestyle events at the last Olympics.((Reuters: Stefan Wermuth))
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Some of the world's top swimmers have been left divided by a decision to effectively ban transgender athletes from elite competition.

Swimming's world governing body FINA announced yesterday that transgender athletes will need to complete their transition by the age of 12 to compete.

Guest: Nikki Dryden, former Canadian Olympic swimmer and Human Rights Lawyer

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Lara Sonnenschein

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