KUWAIT: World Aquatics announced that it will start paying financial rewards to swimmers who achieve the highest number of points in the world championships.
Meanwhile, in the Shanghai round, France’s swimmer Leo Marshall and American Kate Douglas collected the highest total of points and they will receive financial rewards. This is to encourage swimmers to exert their best efforts in the China, South Korea and Singapore rounds.
Hussein Al-Musallam speaking to one of the swimmers
World Aquatics President Kuwait’s Hussein Al-Musallam said this move is within the long term strategy to encourage world competition and make it more attractive for participants.