About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the IOC's new athlete grant and its impact on Olympic funding and athlete compensation.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new athlete grant—but is it really helping Olympic athletes, or is it simply replacing funding that already existed?In this episode of the Night Swim Podcast, Dax Hill and Elvis Burrows break down the IOC's athlete grant program, discuss how Olympic funding has worked in the past, and share firsthand experiences with financial support during their own elite swimming careers.They also debate whether this new grant is genuine progress or simply a public relations move following recent criticism of athlete compensation.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dax Hill, Elvis Burrows

Topics covered

• IOC athlete grant
• Olympic funding
• athlete compensation
• financial support
• public relations

Keywords

• IOC
• athlete grant
• Olympic athletes
• funding
• financial support
• Dax Hill
• Elvis Burrows

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Olympic Committee

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