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This Harvard swimmer is one of the first transgender men to compete in a Division I sport
Previously at DU: Openly transgender swimmer at Harvard believed to be a first
This Harvard swimmer is one of the first transgender men to compete in a Division I sport
By Amanda Hoover
April 11, 2016
When Harvard recruited Schuyler Bailar, one of the country’s fastest high school swimmers two years ago, they offered her a spot on the women’s swim team. But a year later, Bailar was standing on the pool deck alongside the men’s team as one of the first openly transgender male athletes in a Division I sport, according to a 60 Minutes report.
With exceptional grades and some of the fastest times in the country, Bailar was a standout choice for Harvard’s women’s team. Soon after receiving acceptance, however, Bailar came to the realization that he identified as a man—an epiphany that reconciled years of identity confusion, but also left him wondering what his future as an athlete held, according to 60 Minutes.
By Amanda Hoover
April 11, 2016
When Harvard recruited Schuyler Bailar, one of the country’s fastest high school swimmers two years ago, they offered her a spot on the women’s swim team. But a year later, Bailar was standing on the pool deck alongside the men’s team as one of the first openly transgender male athletes in a Division I sport, according to a 60 Minutes report.
With exceptional grades and some of the fastest times in the country, Bailar was a standout choice for Harvard’s women’s team. Soon after receiving acceptance, however, Bailar came to the realization that he identified as a man—an epiphany that reconciled years of identity confusion, but also left him wondering what his future as an athlete held, according to 60 Minutes.
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He seems like a very likable person, and is fortunate in the "good lucks" department, too. 
The story is worth watching.
The best part of the story is the fact that he has been so accepted by his teammates, although he would never made the men's team, so that kind of hurts the team (although 60 minutes didn't get into that part of the story.) It will be interesting to see how much his times improve as he continues on hormone treatment.
I wish him the very best. As an athlete, he's not going to be much of a trailblazer, I think, but as a person with a high profile, now, he can do very much for transgender acceptance.