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There are many pro Water Polo leagues throughout eastern Europe, also now spreading through Western Europe, whilst in the US of A it is played at a semi-pro level. These include the Italian seire a and the Greek league- whatever that's called- and countries like France and Spain have also adopted semi-pro leagues.
There is no elite "league" to speak of like MLB or NFL. The world governing body for swimming is FINA, and the United States governing body is USA Swimming. I do not know about FINA, but I know that USA Swimming holds very high level meets such as nationals. A national meet is restricted only to swimmers that make the national cut time (which is ridiculously fast), and spectators must pay to attend the meet. In a way it is a professional competition. There are only a handful of swimmers that swim for a living. No swimmer is salaried, instead there are only endorsements. Endorsements are not crazy in swimming like they are in more popular sports (LeBron-level $90 mil isn't coming anybody's way any time soon)
What do you think they do in the Olympics?
Actually while Olympic and other high level gymnasts may receive sponsorship money there are no competitions in gymnastics with cash prizes and it is a purely amateur sport. The only way to earn money through gymnastics is as a performance art.
As of May 2013, the sport of gymnastics is being revamped with the addition of the Professional Gymnastics Challenge! Olympic, World and National Champion gymnasts will compete in a US versus the World skill-for-skill battle! Athletes compete for prize money and bragging rights. The first Pro Gymnastics Challenge will take place on May 10 and 11 (as a two-part series), 2013, at the Stabler Arena in Lehigh Valley. The event will also air on ESPN2 on May 20, 21 and 22.
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Are there professional teams or leagues?
yes NFL NBA MLB MLS
How many professional baseball teams have changed leagues?
Two teams have switched leagues. The Milwaukee Brewers changed from the AL to the NL in 1998 and the Houston Astros moved to the AL in 2013.
What are Virginia's professional sports teams?
A list can be found by clicking on the link below. There are no major professional sports leagues in Virginia.
How many spanish football teams is there?
There are 926 futbol teams in Spain. These teams are comprised of 5 different leagues, La Liga, Segunda, Segunda B, tercera, & Regional's. The number of teams grows to several thousands if you start to factor youth divisions and senior leagues. However, the 5 leagues I listed are really the only ones considered professional leagues as they are paid to play.
How many soccer teams in Utah?
There are many soccer teams that are local leagues, but there is one professional soccer team, Real Salt Lake.
What teams are playing in the Rugby Union 2017?
There are hundreds literally. These are broken down in to countries, genders, leagues professional leagues armature, University, School, etc
What sport has the most professional teams?
soccer is the sports that has most pro leagues. It even has a World cup.
How is soccer played in Mexico different from the US?
It's almost the same: both countries have professional and minor soccer leagues with 20+ professional teams.
What are the top leagues and top teams of basketball?
There is only one league of professional basketball, and that is the NBA. The top teams as of the 2008-2009 season are the Celtics, the Magic, and the Cavaliers.
How many teams are in the major leagues?
30 teams
How much rugby players are there in the world?
There are about 4.5 million players registered with over 18,000 teams, leagues, and unions (junior, senior, and professional).
When was Association of Professional Football Leagues created?
Association of Professional Football Leagues was created in 1946.
