FILE PHOTO: 2018 European Championships - 200m Individual Medley Women Final - Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Britain - August 8, 2018 - Katinka Hosszu of Hungary reacts after the race. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
(Reuters) - Three world-class swimmers have filed a lawsuit in the United States, challenging what they allege is the monopoly world governing body FINA has over the control of international competitions.
The lawsuit, brought on behalf of three-times Olympic gold medallist Katinka Hosszu of Hungary and U.S. world champions Tom Shields and Michael Andrew, followed the cancellation of a new professional swimming event scheduled for Dec. 20-21 in Turin.
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