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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Sep. 9, 2025

Pro swimmers reach $4.6M settlement with World Aquatics in antitrust suit

Professional swimmers secured a $4.6 million settlement with World Aquatics, ending a six-year antitrust case that challenged competition restrictions and opens doors to independent events without Olympic penalty threats.

Hundreds of professional swimmers reached a $4.6 million settlement Monday in a six-year antitrust case against World Aquatics that could significantly reshape the independent pro water sports landscape.

"This settlement is a win for professional swimmers and the sport. We are pleased with this settlement and the groundbreaking relief for swimmers," Winston & Strawn LLP partner Jeffrey L. Kessler said in a statement. He, along with others at the firm in California an...

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