{"id":496639,"date":"2022-02-07T13:59:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T20:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=496639"},"modified":"2022-02-07T13:59:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T20:59:54","slug":"isl-season-4-will-see-swimmers-choose-status-as-pro-or-semi-pro-prize-money-pool-at-13m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/isl-season-4-will-see-swimmers-choose-status-as-pro-or-semi-pro-prize-money-pool-at-13m\/","title":{"rendered":"ISL Season 4 Will See Swimmers Choose Status as Pro or Semi-Pro; Prize Money Pool at $13M"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International Swimming League (ISL) has announced changes to the athlete status and prize money for the upcoming Season 4.<\/p>\n

The ISL said it has consulted with coaches, general managers and athletes on the changes. The biggest change is the status of swimmers as a Pro or a Semi-Pro. This will allow teams to know how many matches swimmers will be participating in and hold athletes to a certain number of meets.<\/p>\n

This comes after a year when several of the big names in the sport on each team did not participate in the entire season following the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n

Here is the specifics on the rule announced by the ISL:<\/p>\n

Swimmers can choose their status:<\/strong> PRO<\/strong> vs. Semi-PRO<\/strong><\/p>\n

In order to increase the flexibilty for swimmers to plan their schedules for the coming Season, a key change from previous seasons is the introduction of two categories of swimmers, namely:<\/p>\n