Money Lists After 2014-2015 Minneapolis Grand Prix

After the first stop of the 2014 Arena Grand Prix Series, Americans Elizabeth Beisel and Tyler Clary are the two biggest money winners – not surprisingly, both IM’ers with the versatility to earn top three finishes across a wide range of events.

Beisel has earned $4,300 thanks to wins in the 500 free, 1650 free, and 400 IM, plus several other second-and-third place finishes. Clary for his part won the 400 IM, the 200 fly, and the 200 backstroke.

Note that USA Swimming has confirmed that the women’s 1650 free was a money and points event, even though specific Grand Prix rules declare that the 1000 free is the Olympic equivalent for yards meets. There was no 1000 free in Minneapolis, given that the meet is in part geared toward college athletes looking for NCAA cuts, so USA Swimming just pushed that money to the women’s 1650 free instead.

Note: Swimmers who, based on best available information, are still amateurs are marked with an “(A)” below. While there are loopholes allowing athletes to accept some prize money to cover expenses in the NCAA guide-book, they’re too complex to look at on a case-by-case basis, so we’ve focused on earned money versus received money.

Men’s Leaders
1. Tyler Clary $3,800
2. Nathan Adrian $2,600
3. Conor Dwyer $2,400
4. Miguel Ortiz $2,400
5. Connor Jaeger $2,000
6. Felipe Lima $1,000
7. Junya Koga $1,000
8. BJ Johnson $1,000
9. Darian Townsend $1,000
10. Mike Alexandrov $600
11. Giles Smith $600
12. Kyler Van Swol $600
13. Bruno Fratus $600
14. Marat Amaltdinov (A) $600
15. Ryan Harty (A) $600
16. Ryan Feeley $600
17. Guillermo Blanco (A) $400
18. James Wells $400
19. Lyam Dias (A) $200
20. Junya Koga $200
21. Michael Weiss $200
22. Frank Dyer $200
23. James Disney-May $200
24. Nick Norman (A) $200
Women’s Leaders
1. Elizabeth Beisel $4,300
2. Caitlin Leverenz $2,400
3. Melanie Margalis $2,200
4. Beata Nelson (A) $2,000
5. Margo Geer $2,000
6. Shannon Vreeland $1,600
7. Dominique Bouchard $1,600
8. Kierra Smith (A) $1,200
9. Maya DiRado $1,200
10. Hilda Luthersdottir $600
11. Katie McLaughlin (A) $700
12. Karlee Bispo $600
13. Zoe Avestruz (A) $600
14. Brooke Zeiger (A) $600
15. Becca Mann (A) $600
16. Katie Hoff $200
17. Danielle Nack (A) $200
18. Lindsay Vrooman $200
19. Kiera Janzen $200
20. Karlee Bispo $200
21. Megan Romano $200

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bobo gigi
9 years ago

I think you can already give the keys of the car to Miss Beisel.

Other topic. Don’t forget to recap the last day of the French championships on swimswam. Very interesting last day. Florent Manaudou has been very fast. He likes the 50s! I will say no more here. 🙂

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