{"id":264738,"date":"2017-07-04T10:52:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T17:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=264738"},"modified":"2017-07-04T10:52:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T17:52:21","slug":"olympians-announce-formation-of-global-association-of-professional-swimmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympians-announce-formation-of-global-association-of-professional-swimmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympians Announce Formation of Global Association of Professional Swimmers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this summer FINA announced changes to the annual World Cup circuit <\/a>that would limit the number of events an athlete can swim in per stop, while also giving Olympic and World Championship medallists direct access to finals of their events. Many of these changes, especially the limitation on events, were met with frustration on the part of athletes.<\/p>\n

Many top athletes within the sport of swimming have taken to social media in the aftermath of FINA’s announcement to express their frustration, and in some cases, outrage over the changes.<\/p>\n

The aftermath of FINA’s announcement has led to the recent creation of the Global Association of Professional Swimmers, which was announced today via social media.<\/p>\n

The association’s\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0states the\u00a0following:<\/p>\n