The petition, filed by three current or former college swimmers in Virginia, also seeks to prevent transgender women from accessing "designated female spaces where females are likely to be in any state of undress."

"We want to continue to garner support and protect women in their private spaces, and support fair competition," Carter Satterfield, a Roanoke College swimmer and one of the petitioners, said after the vote. "We're so excited about a unanimous decision and we're we're really excited about bringing this forward and hope to continue to garner the support. We've got awesome support."

Satterfield, an incoming senior, said a transgender athlete joined her team when she was a sophomore. Although they didn't have to change together and the athlete eventually left the team, Satterfiel

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