{"id":341574,"date":"2018-12-10T05:48:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T12:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=341574"},"modified":"2019-04-11T11:13:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T18:13:54","slug":"chad-le-clos-throws-support-behind-international-swimming-league-on-eve-of-world-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-throws-support-behind-international-swimming-league-on-eve-of-world-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Chad le Clos Throws Support Behind International Swimming League On Eve Of World Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a post on his Instagram account, Olympic gold medalist <\/span>Chad le Clos <\/b>threw his support behind the newly formed International Swimming League (ISL). <\/span><\/p>\n

The South African swimmer, who will be competing at this week\u2019s World Championships, stated that he will support the International Swimming League in 2019 following the World Championships this week. In his post, which you can read in full below, he stated that while he acknowledges the role that FINA has played in his career, he also recognizes that swimming \u201cneeds innovation\u201d and that he is worried about the future of the sport. <\/span><\/p>\n

Le Clos joins a growing number of athlete speaking out publicly against FINA, including <\/span>Adam Peaty <\/b><\/a>and <\/span>Cate Campbell<\/b><\/a>. Three swimmers, <\/span>Michael Andrew<\/b>, <\/span>Tom Shields<\/b>, and <\/span>Katinka Hosszu<\/b>, also filed a lawsuit against FINA<\/a> in US court this week, arguing that the governing body is violating antitrust laws by threatening to sanction swimmers that were to compete in ISL events. <\/span><\/p>\n

You can see the full statement from le Clos below:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s some thoughts on a sport I deeply love…<\/a><\/p>\n

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