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The Pro Deck
The business of being a swimmer.
Athlete economics: prize money, federation stipends, NIL, agency, appearance fees, career length, insurance, what a pro swimming income actually looks like.
Disclosure
Research and drafting at The Pro Deck are AI-assisted. Every factual claim is sourced to a cited primary or established trade source, and editorial judgment is human. Pieces carry a desk byline; this publication does not invent individual journalists.
Editorial standards
Sourcing
Every figure we publish carries a citation to the source it came from.
Quotations
Quotations are never fabricated; we only reproduce words from a cited source.
Authorship
Pieces carry a desk byline; the publication does not invent individual journalists.
Corrections
Errors are corrected publicly, with the date of each correction shown.
AI assistance
Research and drafting are AI-assisted; editorial judgment is human.