Governing body FINA says it wants more athlete input


FILE PHOTO: Caeleb Remel Dressel of the U.S. and Vladimir Morozov of Russia compete in Freestyle 50m Semifinal – Budapest, Hungary – July 28, 2017 . REUTERS/Michael Dalder

LONDON (Reuters) - World swimming's governing body FINA has said that it will look for new ways to improve its structure after several world and Olympic champions raised concerns at a summit in London this week.

British breastroke world record holder Adam Peaty was among 30 elite swimmers to call for more transparency and fair pay from FINA as they met to discuss setting up a global swimmers' association.

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