2022 FINA World Cup
- October 21 – November 5, 2022
- Leg 1: Oct. 21-23 – Berlin, Germany
- Leg 2: Oct. 28-30 – Toronto, Canada
- Leg 3: Nov. 3-5 – Indianapolis, Indiana
- SCM (25 meters)
- World Cup Central
Beata Nelson and Dylan Carter finished off the 2022 FINA World Cup series with a flourish, both placing first in the point standings at the final stop in Indianapolis to help them claim the overall World Cup title.
Both swimmers were essentially unstoppable on their way to the overall crown, having won three events at all three legs of the series. The only other swimmer to accomplish that feat was Nic Fink, who was edged out by 0.30 points by Carter by virtue of FINA points.
For the women, Nelson put up a total of 173.7 points, easily outpacing runner-up Siobhan Haughey (165.9).
Nelson placed second to Haughey in Berlin, was the runner-up to Maggie MacNeil in Toronto, and then capped things off by winning the third and final leg in Indy.
The top eight scorers for the series as a whole received prize money, from Nelson winning $100,000 for first down to Ingrid Wilm picking up $10,000 for eighth.
FINAL SERIES STANDINGS – WOMEN
| Rank | Swimmer | Country | Total Points | Berlin Points | Toronto Points | Indianapolis Points |
Prize Money (Standings Only)
|
| 1 | Beata Nelson | USA | 173.7 | 57.3 | 58.3 | 58.1 | $100,000 |
| 2 | Siobhan Haughey | HKG | 165.9 | 58.5 | 54.4 | 53.0 | $70,000 |
| 3 | Beryl Gastaldello | FRA | 156.6 | 52.1 | 53.2 | 51.3 | $30,000 |
| 4 | Kylie Masse | CAN | 152.3 | 53.1 | 51.6 | 47.6 | $15,000 |
| 5 | Ruta Meilutyte | LTU | 151.9 | 52.2 | 49.6 | 50.1 | $14,000 |
| 6 | Louise Hansson | SWE | 147.8 | 47.3 | 46.9 | 53.6 | $12,000 |
| 7 | Madison Wilson | AUS | 139.1 | 47.5 | 44.0 | 47.6 | $11,000 |
| 8 | Ingrid Wilm | CAN | 136.3 | 46.8 | 44.2 | 45.3 | $10,000 |
The men’s battle came down to the wire, with Carter (172.6) narrowly prevailing over Fink (172.3). Going three-for-three at all three stops helped distance Carter and Fink from the rest of the men’s field.
Placing fourth overall was American Shaine Casas, who was the winner in Toronto and potentially could’ve been in position to take the series title if it wasn’t for a near miss at the opening stop of the circuit.
In Berlin, Casas placed ninth in the 100 IM, missing the final by .01. Had he qualified for the final and won it with a 900 FINA point swim, which is what he did in both Toronto (51.03) and Indianapolis (51.04), he would’ve ultimately finished with an additional 8.1 points, bringing his total to 173 and therefore theoretically placing first overall in the series.
FINAL SERIES STANDINGS – MEN
| Rank | Swimmer | Country | Total Points | Berlin Points | Toronto Points | Indianapolis Points |
Prize Money (Standings Only)
|
| 1 | Dylan Carter | TTO | 172.6 | 57.3 | 57.2 | 58.1 | $100,000 |
| 2 | Nic Fink | USA | 172.3 | 57.0 | 57.5 | 57.8 | $70,000 |
| 3 | Chad le Clos | RSA | 166.3 | 56.4 | 53.8 | 56.1 | $30,000 |
| 4 | Shaine Casas | USA | 164.9 | 48.9 | 58.5 | 57.5 | $15,000 |
| 5 | Matt Sates | RSA | 154.1 | 58.3 | 52.7 | 43.1 | $14,000 |
| 6 | Kyle Chalmers | AUS | 152.1 | 53.4 | 48.0 | 50.7 | $12,000 |
| 7 | Thomas Ceccon | ITA | 144.8 | 52.6 | 48.6 | 43.6 | $11,000 |
| 8 | Danas Rapsys | LTU | 137.1 | 43.7 | 42.0 | 51.4 | $10,000 |
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
Carter emerged as the top earner overall with $160,000, including $30,000 for the ‘triple crown’ bonus, a $10,000 reward for each swimmer who won the same event at all three legs.
Nelson followed closely with $152,000 to lead the women, while Fink ($128,000) and Haughey ($112,900) also exceeded the $100K barrier.
Despite only racing in two of three stops, Katie Ledecky was the fifth-highest female earner with $38,000, with $20,000 of that coming from her world record performances in the 800 and 1500 free. New world records were awarded $10,000 apiece.
PRIZE MONEY RANKINGS – WOMEN
| Rank | Swimmer | Country | Ranking Prize Money | Meet Prize Money | Triple Crown/WR Bonus |
Total Prize Money
|
| 1 | Beata Nelson | USA | $100,000 | $32,000 | $20,000 | $152,000 |
| 2 | Siobhan Haughey | HKG | $70,000 | $22,900 | $20,000 | $112,900 |
| 3 | Ruta Meilutyte | LTU | $14,000 | $16,100 | $20,000 | $50,100 |
| 4 | Beryl Gastaldello | FRA | $30,000 | $16,000 | $0 | $46,000 |
| 5 | Katie Ledecky | USA | $0 | $18,000 | $20,000 | $38,000 |
| 6 | Kylie Masse | CAN | $15,000 | $17,900 | $0 | $32,900 |
| 7 | Louise Hansson | SWE | $12,000 | $15,700 | $0 | $27,700 |
| 8 | Madison Wilson | AUS | $11,000 | $14,600 | $0 | $25,600 |
| 9 | Ingrid Wilm | CAN | $10,000 | $14,100 | $0 | $24,100 |
| 10 | Kasia Wasick | POL | $0 | $9,100 | $10,000 | $19,100 |
| 11 | Anastasia Gorbenko | ISR | $0 | $13,500 | $0 | $13,500 |
| 12 | Maggie MacNeil | CAN | $0 | $12,000 | $0 | $12,000 |
| 13 | Lilly King | USA | $0 | $11,400 | $0 | $11,400 |
| 14 | Summer McIntosh | CAN | $0 | $11,000 | $0 | $11,000 |
| 15 | Sydney Pickrem | CAN | $0 | $10,400 | $0 | $10,400 |
| 16 | Hali Flickinger | USA | $0 | $9,800 | $0 | $9,800 |
| 17 | Bella Sims | USA | $0 | $8,000 | $0 | $8,000 |
| T-18 | Katie Grimes | USA | $0 | $4,900 | $0 | $4,900 |
| T-18 | Abbie Wood | GBR | $0 | $4,900 | $0 | $4,900 |
| T-20 | Kelly Pash | USA | $0 | $4,800 | $0 | $4,800 |
| T-20 | Ilaria Cusinato | ITA | $0 | $4,800 | $0 | $4,800 |
| 22 | Maaike de Waard | NED | $0 | $4,700 | $0 | $4,700 |
| T-23 | Marrit Steenbergen | NED | $0 | $4,600 | $0 | $4,600 |
| T-23 | Abbey Weitzeil | USA | $0 | $4,600 | $0 | $4,600 |
| 25 | Valentine Dumont | BEL | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | $4,500 |
| 26 | Tes Schouten | NED | $0 | $4,400 | $0 | $4,400 |
| T-27 | Katerine Savard | CAN | $0 | $4,300 | $0 | $4,300 |
| T-27 | Katja Fain | SLO | $0 | $4,300 | $0 | $4,300 |
| T-29 | Andrea Podmanikova | SVK | $0 | $4,200 | $0 | $4,200 |
| T-29 | Helena Bach | DEN | $0 | $4,200 | $0 | $4,200 |
| T-31 | Erin Gemmell | USA | $0 | $4,100 | $0 | $4,100 |
| T-31 | Kira Toussaint | NED | $0 | $4,100 | $0 | $4,100 |
| T-31 | Isabel Gose | GER | $0 | $4,100 | $0 | $4,100 |
| T-34 | Giovanna Tomanik Diamante | BRA | $0 | $4,000 | $0 | $4,000 |
| T-34 | Natalie Hinds | USA | $0 | $4,000 | $0 | $4,000 |
| T-34 | Marie Wattel | FRA | $0 | $4,000 | $0 | $4,000 |
PRIZE MONEY RANKINGS – MEN
| Rank | Swimmer | Country | Ranking Prize Money | Meet Prize Money | Triple Crown/WR Bonus |
Total Prize Money
|
| 1 | Dylan Carter | TTO | $100,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 | $160,000 |
| 2 | Nic Fink | USA | $70,000 | $28,000 | $30,000 | $128,000 |
| 3 | Shaine Casas | USA | $15,000 | $23,300 | $20,000 | $58,300 |
| 4 | Chad le Clos | RSA | $30,000 | $17,500 | $10,000 | $57,500 |
| 5 | Matt Sates | RSA | $14,000 | $22,200 | $10,000 | $46,200 |
| 6 | Kyle Chalmers | AUS | $12,000 | $15,800 | $10,000 | $37,800 |
| 7 | Thomas Ceccon | ITA | $11,000 | $15,300 | $0 | $26,300 |
| 8 | Danas Rapsys | LTU | $10,000 | $14,800 | $0 | $24,800 |
| 9 | Kieran Smith | USA | $0 | $16,900 | $0 | $16,900 |
| 10 | Javier Acevedo | CAN | $0 | $14,700 | $0 | $14,700 |
| 11 | Reece Whitley | USA | $0 | $12,800 | $0 | $12,800 |
| 12 | Kacper Stokowski | POL | $0 | $9,300 | $0 | $9,300 |
| T-13 | Hubert Kos | HUN | $0 | $9,100 | $0 | $9,100 |
| T-13 | Coleman Stewart | USA | $0 | $9,100 | $0 | $9,100 |
| 15 | Luc Kroon | NED | $0 | $9,000 | $0 | $9,000 |
| 16 | Justin Ress | USA | $0 | $8,500 | $0 | $8,500 |
| 17 | Trenton Julian | USA | $0 | $5,400 | $0 | $5,400 |
| 18 | Brooks Curry | USA | $0 | $5,300 | $0 | $5,300 |
| T-19 | Caspar Corbeau | NED | $0 | $5,200 | $0 | $5,200 |
| T-19 | Ryan Murphy | USA | $0 | $5,200 | $0 | $5,200 |
| T-19 | Noe Ponti | SUI | $0 | $5,200 | $0 | $5,200 |
| 22 | Ilya Kharun | CAN | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 |
| 23 | Drew Kibler | USA | $0 | $4,900 | $0 | $4,900 |
| 24 | Bernard Reitshammer | AUT | $0 | $4,800 | $0 | $4,800 |
| 25 | Yohann Ndoye-Brouard | FRA | $0 | $4,700 | $0 | $4,700 |
| T-26 | Finlay Knox | CAN | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | $4,500 |
| T-26 | Kregor Zirk | EST | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | $4,500 |
| 28 | Tomas Franta | CZE | $0 | $4,400 | $0 | $4,400 |
| 29 | Yakov Toumarkin | ISR | $0 | $4,300 | $0 | $4,300 |
| 30 | Nicolo Martinenghi | ITA | $0 | $4,100 | $0 | $4,100 |
| T-31 | Yoshiki Yamanaka | JPN | $0 | $4,100 | $0 | $4,100 |
| T-31 | Matthew Temple | AUS | $0 | $4,100 | $0 | $4,100 |
| 33 | Alberto Razzetti | ITA | $0 | $4,000 | $0 | $4,000 |
I remember him from the YOG in Nanjing 2014. Glad that he has finally reached his full potential.
Sorry for off topic.
If you go on NoBull instagram you can see Caeleb on crutches.
It feels good to see some swimmers w/out household names earn significant sums of money! A question for swimswam (maybe another article?): What’s the yearly earning potential for a top-tier swimmer these days? By top-tier I’m thinking about athletes like Beata Nelson, Dylan Carter and Nic Fink (rather than superstars like Michael Phelps & Katie Ledecky who can make big time endorsement money)
Can the high school and college kids take the money?
At least for participation reimbursement (and maybe travel too). Past that, I’m not sure how the NLI stuff works.
Are swimmers in high school/college able to take this prize money without giving up their eligibility for NCAA or do they have to give it up?