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Kearney commended for highlighting reclassification concerns
Great Britain's Tully Kearney in action during the Women's 100m S6 Freestyle heat 2, on day two of the 2023 Para Swimming World Championships at the Manchester Aquatics Centre, Manchester, Tuesday August 1, 2023

PARA swimmer Tully Kearney has been commended for speaking out over her concerns about the process which led to her being reclassified last year.

The BBC has reported that Kearney, who won S5 100 metres freestyle gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021, has raised a formal complaint over how she felt she was treated during the classification process administered by World Para Swimming (WPS).

Kearney described the process which led to her being reclassified as “inappropriate, insulting and at times humiliating”.

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