FILE PHOTO Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu propels herself underwater at a training session in Budapest, Hungary July 15, 2015. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh/File photo
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu said on Tuesday she had founded a professional swimmers association with 30 initial members, a move to give athletes more say in how the sport is run and a greater share of profits.
Hosszu last month called on fellow swimmers to band together ahead of the 2017 World Championships in Hungary. She raised the possibility of boycotting global competitions.
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