Overview

• The fund will compensate 263 athletes who signed International Swimming League contracts for the planned 2018 Turin meet and the 2019 season.
• Olympic champions Katinka Hosszú, Tom Shields and Michael Andrew filed the 2018 class action alleging the federation, then known as FINA, threatened eligibility bans and shut down ISL events.
• A 2023 district court win for World Aquatics was overturned by the 9th Circuit in 2024, leading to renewed litigation and the settlement filing.
• World Aquatics leadership said many swimmers were let down by the ISL situation, and prize-money policies have since expanded in federation events.
• A separate ISL lawsuit against World Aquatics continues, with a jury trial scheduled for January 2026.