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World Aquatics will distribute $4.6 million to compensate swimmers who participated in the breakaway International Swimming League during the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
- World Aquatics is setting up a $4.6 million fund to distribute to swimmers who signed contracts for the ISL Turin event in 2018 and the 2019 ISL season as part of a settlement announced Monday.
- After FINA tried to stop the ISL, Olympians Katinka Hosszu, Tom Shields and Michael Andrew filed an antitrust suit alleging threats of sanctions against competitors who joined rival events.
- The court must now approve the proposed settlement, while World Aquatics said the $4.6 million fund will fully compensate swimmers and does not resolve a separate ISL lawsuit.
- World Aquatics President Husain Al Musallam said swimmers involved in the lawsuit `were badly let down` and the settlement will significantly benefit the sport's athletes.
- The breakaway league's existence prompted World Aquatics to raise prize money, while the ISL series was paused in 2022 after the Russian military invasion of Ukraine with Ukraine backing.
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Olympic Swimmers Secure Multi-Million Dollar Settlement | Sports-Games
Olympic swimmers who took legal action against World Aquatics have reached a multi-million dollar settlement. The governing body has agreed to pay $4.6 million to those who participated in the International Swimming League in 2018 and 2019, following an antitrust suit filed by prominent swimmers.
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World swim body to pay $4.6M legal settlement to athletes who took part in breakaway series
Olympic swimmers who challenged the sport’s governing body in a U.S. court are set to get a multi-million dollar settlement for athletes who took part in a breakaway series.
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