The Australians are well on their way to winning the overall team prize of $100,000 after 1 day of the 2013 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series, and with $104,000 in prizes handed out on Friday, they’ve already raked in a huge pile of cash.
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The winners of each individual event receive $2,500 dollars, with $1,500 going to the runners-up and $750 to third place. Relay stakes are even higher, with $8,000 for winners, $4,000 for runners-up, and $2,000 for third place (divided among the four team members). The total comes to half-a-million dollars on the weekend, when overall prizes are included.
The Australians took $58,000 on the first day of the meet, while the Chinese had a strong showing (especially from their men, not the country’s strong point lately). South Africa, meanwhile, struggled, with $4,000 of their $7,000 coming from last-place relays. See the by-country and by-athlete prize money tables below.
(All figures in Australian Dollars, 1 Australian Dollar x 1.05 = USD)
| Total | F | M | |
| Australia | $58000 | $24500 | $33,500 |
| China | $39,000 | $18,750 | $20,250 |
| South Africa | $7,000 | $1,750 | $5,250 |
By Athlete
| M | David McKeon | Australia | $4,500 |
| M | Feiyi Cheng | China | $4,000 |
| M | Brenton Rickard | Australia | $3,500 |
| F | Emily Seebohm | Australia | $3,500 |
| F | Leiston Pickett | Australia | $3,500 |
| M | Ryan Napoleon | Australia | $3,500 |
| F | Alicia Coutts | Australia | $3,000 |
| F | Bronte Barratt | Australia | $2,500 |
| F | Cate Campbell | Australia | $2,500 |
| M | Christian Sprenger | Australia | $2,500 |
| M | Daniel Arnamnart | Australia | $2,500 |
| F | Fu Yuanhui | China | $2,500 |
| M | Jamse Magnussen | Australia | $2,500 |
| M | Jiayu Xu | China | $2,500 |
| F | Jing Zhao | China | $2,500 |
| F | Liuyang Jiao | China | $2,500 |
| M | Matt Targett | Australia | $2,500 |
| F | Meagen Nay | Australia | $2,500 |
| F | Sarah Katsoulis | Australia | $2,500 |
| F | Shiwen Ye | China | $2,500 |
| M | Shun Wang | China | $2,500 |
| M | Yin Chen | China | $2,500 |
| F | Ying Lu | China | $2,500 |
| M | Ashley Delaney | Australia | $2,000 |
| M | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | Australia | $2,000 |
| M | Kenrick Monk | Australia | $2,000 |
| M | Hao Yun | China | $1,750 |
| F | Jin Zhao | China | $1,750 |
| M | Xiayan Li | China | $1,750 |
| M | Zhiwu Lu | China | $1,750 |
| F | Belinda Hocking | Australia | $1,500 |
| M | Chris Wright | Australia | $1,500 |
| M | Garth Tune | South Africa | $1,500 |
| M | James Roberts | Australia | $1,500 |
| M | Jayden Hadler | Australia | $1,500 |
| M | Liu Wiejia | China | $1,500 |
| F | Liu Zige | China | $1,500 |
| F | Melanie Schlanger | Australia | $1,500 |
| F | Zxuan Xu Li | China | $1,500 |
| M | Yunqi Li | China | $1,000 |
| M | Dai Jun | China | $1,000 |
| F | Bai Anqi | China | $750 |
| M | Charl Crous | South Africa | $750 |
| M | Daniel Tranter | Australia | $750 |
| M | Mitch Larkin | Australia | $750 |
| F | Samantha Hamill | Australia | $750 |
| F | Shao Yiwen | Australia | $750 |
| F | Trudi Maree | South Africa | $750 |
| F | Yi Tang | China | $750 |
| M | Myles Brown | South Africa | $500 |
| M | Leith Shankland | South Africa | $500 |
| M | Calvyn Justus | South Africa | $500 |
| M | Bryon Doyle | South Africa | $500 |
| F | Lehesta Kemp | South Africa | $500 |
| M | Darren Murray | South Africa | $500 |
| F | Suzaan van Biljon | South Africa | $500 |
| M | Giulio Zorzi | South Africa | $500 |
that makes our GP prize money like chump change