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US Swim Chief Wants to Pay Olympians More as Team Splits $250,000 Bonus

Each US swimmer will bank $5,208 for the team’s relay results
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Team US Gold medal winners Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske following the medal ceremony for the Swimming Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final, in Nanterre, France, on Aug. 4.Photographer: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Europe

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By Gillian Tan

August 8, 2024 at 2:18 PM UTC

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The chief executive officer of USA Swimming has a plan to pay his Olympians more: Get larger sums from big corporate sponsors.

The US swim team will share a $250,000 performance bonus for podium finishes across all seven relays in Paris, falling short of a $1 million reward if they had secured a gold medal sweep. The $250,000 pot means each of its 48 swimmers will collect $5,208.