{"id":31173,"date":"2012-07-10T11:17:46","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T16:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/uncategorized\/2012\/07\/swimming-australia-australian-swimmers-union-at-odds-over-payment-plan\/"},"modified":"2014-07-29T01:49:30","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T08:49:30","slug":"swimming-australia-australian-swimmers-union-at-odds-over-payment-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-australia-australian-swimmers-union-at-odds-over-payment-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming Australia, Australian Swimmers Union at Odds Over Payment Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, Australia, July 10.  JUST weeks before the 2012 London Olympics commence, Swimming Australia has another controversy on its hands.  After already dealing with social media issues with <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/World\/30792.asp target=_blank>Nick D&#039;Arcy and Kenrick Monk<\/a>, as well as <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/World\/30991.asp target=_blank>Stephanie Rice<\/a>, Swimming Australia now has its swimmers union upset regarding an incentive plan.<\/p>\n<p>After news came out that Swimming Australia would distribute $750,000 to its Olympic team members, <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/World\/31106.asp target=_blank>as well as provide medal incentives<\/a>, Swimmers Association president Daniel Kowalski cried foul, stating that Swimming Australia had promised that the union would get final authorization of any incentive package.  <\/p>\n<p>According to Kowalski, the average money for a top 20-ranked swimmer is $20,000 a year.  Whereas, a similar program with USA Swimming provides up to $36,000 for similarly ranked national team members who sign up for the Athlete Partnership Plan.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#039;s package also incentivizes the medal stand with $35,000 for a gold medal, as well as up to $25,000 for other strong performances.<\/p>\n<p>Australia Olympic Committee president John Coates didn&#039;t pull any punches in his response to the dispute.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think there&#039;s a lot of other sports in which the athletes would love to receive the money the swimmers are receiving,&#8221; he said. &#8220;In my sport of rowing, they do it for the love of rowing, there&#039;s no payment. There&#039;s no payment in sailing, there&#039;s no payment in canoeing. The vast majority of Olympic sports, they do it because they want to compete and they love competing. 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