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World Aquatics asks US appeals court to revisit antitrust case filed by swimmers

( October 31, 2024, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: World Aquatics asked a US appeals court to rehear professional swimmers' US antitrust case challenging its rules. “Based on a single cancelled swim meet, a panel of this court concluded that a governance rule necessary to regulate the schedule of international swimming competitions could be subject to per se condemnation under the Sherman Act. That decision runs contrary to decades of Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit precedent and, if allowed to stand, will render it nearly impossible for sports governance bodies to operate,” it argued....

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