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Jul. 1, 2022

International swimming dispute brings dueling summary judgment motions

The motion filed by the Fédération Internationale De Natation (FINA) in the Northern District of California said that it cannot be labeled a monopoly because it doesn’t control which events swimmers can participate in.

The international regulatory body for competitive swimming filed summary judgment motions this week against two antitrust cases accusing it of being a monopoly and barring athletes from competing in the Olympics if they participated in unaffiliated events. Simultaneously, two opposing summary judgment motions were filed by several swimmers and the competing International Swimming League.

The motion filed by the Fédération Internationale De...

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