Swimming Goes Pro With League Backed by Ukrainian Billionaire
- 100 Olympians on International Swimming League’s roster
- London meet this weekend determines who goes to Vegas finals
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Konstantin Grigorishin speaks for a lot of weary swim parents when he recalls his son Ivan’s debut in the sport as a small child.
The all-day meets were a “huge stress,” the Ukrainian energy billionaire said in a telephone interview. Swimmers “had to wait for hours and hours before they got to start. It wasn’t exciting or entertaining for them. I decided to organize something that was more fun.”