Swimming - Peaty sees new league making millionaires in the pool


FILE PHOTO: 2018 European Championships - 100m Breaststroke Men Final - Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Britain - August 4, 2018 - Adam Peaty of Britain competes. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - A new professional league launching this year will reward clean swimmers and see more of them make millions for their efforts, Britain's Olympic and world breaststroke champion Adam Peaty said on Wednesday.

The International Swimming League (ISL), backed by Ukrainian energy businessman Konstantin Grigorishin, will feature eight teams from Europe and the U.S initially with matches on both sides of the Atlantic.

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