I presume, this ban is temporary until better solutions are found e.g. possibly a separate category of sports for transgender athletes.
Some media outlets went so far to stylize this new policy as a ban for transathletes to compete with women athletes. Far from it!
However, you have to read the fine print of the new policy:
"All female athletes are eligible to compete in FINA competitions and set
FINA World Records in the women’s category, regardless of their legal
gender, gender identity, or gender expression, under the following
conditions:
i. Athletes who have previously used testosterone as part of femaleto-male gender-affirming hormone treatment (with or without a
TUE) but are no longer following that treatment are eligible to
compete in the women’s category in FINA competitions and to set
FINA World Records in the women’s category in FINA competitions
and in other events recognised by FINA if they can establish to
FINA’s comfortable satisfaction that (a) the testosterone use was for
less than a year in total (i.e., from the date of first use to the date of
last use) and did not take place during pubertal growth and
development, and (b) their testosterone levels in serum (or plasma)
are back to pre-treatment normal and any associated anabolic
effects have been eliminated."
"The vote, which was 71.5 percent in favour of the new policy, took place after Congress heard speeches from representatives of a working group that was set up in November 2021. This working group consisted of three specialist groups - an athlete group, a science and medicine group, and a legal and human rights group. ..."
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