2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Westmont
- October 17-19, 2025
- Westmont, Illinois
- SCM (25 meters)
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Earlier today, we looked at the overall standings for the 2025 Swimming World Cup series after the conclusion of the 2nd stop in Westmont. Gretchen Walsh and Hubert Kos lead those standings currently, but what about prize money?
Kate Douglass and Shaine Casas walked home with the most money from Westmont, but the overall totals see Walsh and Douglass tied at the top while Kos is the overall leader on the men’s side.
We saw four more World Records fall in Westmont to add to the one set by Gretchen Walsh in Carmel, and all four record breakers were women’s swimmers. This means that the top five women sit far higher in prize money totals than the top five men because they all earned an extra $10,000 World Record bonus.
Gretchen Walsh, who finished 2nd in the overall standings in Westmont, was 5th in the prize money totals since she did not break a World Record this time and Douglass, Regan Smith, Kaylee McKeown, and Mollie O’Callaghan all did.
Athletes earn prize money up to 20th place in the stop rankings, with the final spots in Westmont going to Phoebe Bacon and Kieran Smith for the $4,000 bonus.
After two stops, 24 women and 26 men have earned some form of prize money from World Aquatics.
Women’s Earnings — Westmont Only
| Ranking | Athlete | Nation | Point Total | World Record Bonus | Money Earned (Ranking) |
Total Money (Westmont)
|
| 1 | Kate Douglass | USA | 59.1 | $10,000 | $12,000 | $22,000 |
| 2 | Regan Smith | USA | 57.7 | $10,000 | $8,000 | $18,000 |
| 3 | Kaylee McKeown | AUS | 56.9 | $10,000 | $5,500 | $15,500 |
| 4 | Mollie O’Callaghan | AUS | 52.8 | $10,000 | $5,400 | $15,400 |
| 5 | Gretchen Walsh | USA | 59 | $0 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 6 | Lani Pallister | AUS | 57 | $0 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 7 | Alex Walsh | USA | 51 | $0 | $5,300 | $5,300 |
| 8 | Alexandria Perkins | AUS | 50.9 | $0 | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| 9 | Mona McSharry | IRL | 49.5 | $0 | $5,100 | $5,100 |
| 10 | Ellen Walshe | IRL | 49.3 | $0 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 11 | Erika Fairweather | NZL | 48.6 | $0 | $4,900 | $4,900 |
| 12 | Anastasia Gorbenko | ISR | 46.4 | $0 | $4,800 | $4,800 |
| 13 | Roos Vanotterdijk | BEL | 43.5 | $0 | $4,700 | $4,700 |
| 14 | Mary-Sophie Harvey | CAN | 42.9 | $0 | $4,600 | $4,600 |
| 15 | Marrit Steenbergen | NED | 42 | $0 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 16 | Kasia Wasick | POL | 40 | $0 | $4,400 | $4,400 |
| 17 | Rebecca Meder | RSA | 39.8 | $0 | $4,300 | $4,300 |
| 18 | Olivia Wunsch | AUS | 39.6 | $0 | $4,200 | $4,200 |
| 19 | Anna Peplowski | USA | 38.7 | $0 | $4,100 | $4,100 |
| 20 | Phoebe Bacon | USA | 38.7 | $0 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
Women’s Overall Earnings
| Ranking | Athlete | Nation | Total Money (Carmel) | Total Money (Westmont) | Total |
| 1 | Kate Douglass | USA | $10,000 | $22,000 | $32,000 |
| 1 | Gretchen Walsh | USA | $22,000 | $10,000 | $32,000 |
| 3 | Regan Smith | USA | $6,000 | $18,000 | $24,000 |
| 4 | Kaylee McKeown | AUS | $8,000 | $15,500 | $23,500 |
| 5 | Mollie O’Callaghan | AUS | $5,400 | $15,400 | $20,800 |
| 6 | Lani Pallister | AUS | $5,500 | $6,000 | $11,500 |
| 7 | Alexandria Perkins | AUS | $5,300 | $5,200 | $10,500 |
| 8 | Alex Walsh | USA | $4,900 | $5,300 | $10,200 |
| 9 | Erika Fairweather | NZL | $5,200 | $4,900 | $10,100 |
| 10 | Ellen Walshe | IRL | $4,600 | $5,000 | $9,600 |
| 11 | Roos Vanotterdijk | BEL | $4,700 | $4,700 | $9,400 |
| 12 | Mary-Sophie Harvey | CAN | $4,200 | $4,600 | $8,800 |
| 12 | Kasia Wasick | POL | $4,400 | $4,400 | $8,800 |
| 12 | Rebecca Meder | RSA | $4,500 | $4,300 | $8,800 |
| 15 | Marrit Steenbergen | NED | $4,000 | $4,500 | $8,500 |
| 16 | Anna Peplowski | USA | $4,100 | $4,100 | $8,200 |
| 17 | Mona McSharry | IRL | $0 | $5,100 | $5,100 |
| 17 | Eneli Jefimova | EST | $5,100 | $0 | $5,100 |
| 19 | Anna Elendt | GER | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 |
| 20 | Anastasia Gorbenko | ISR | $0 | $4,800 | $4,800 |
| 20 | Alex Shackell | USA | $4,800 | $0 | $4,800 |
| 22 | Ella Ramsay | AUS | $4,300 | $0 | $4,300 |
| 23 | Olivia Wunsch | AUS | $0 | $4,200 | $4,200 |
| 23 | Phoebe Bacon | USA | $0 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
Men’s Earnings — Westmont Only
| Ranking | Athlete | Nation | Point Total | World Record Bonus | Money Earned (Ranking) |
Total Money (Westmont)
|
| 1 | Shaine Casas | USA | 58.5 | $0 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 2 | Hubert Kos | HUN | 58 | $0 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 3 | Ilya Kharun | CAN | 57.7 | $0 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 4 | Caspar Corbeau | NED | 56.3 | $0 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 5 | Noe Ponti | SUI | 54.1 | $0 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 6 | Carson Foster | USA | 49.8 | $0 | $5,400 | $5,400 |
| 7 | Thomas Ceccon | ITA | 49.2 | $0 | $5,300 | $5,300 |
| 8 | Chris Guiliano | USA | 46.7 | $0 | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| 9 | Ilya Shymanovich | NAA | 46.1 | $0 | $5,100 | $5,100 |
| 10 | Josh Liendo | CAN | 45.2 | $0 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 11 | Finn Brooks | USA | 43.5 | $0 | $4,900 | $4,900 |
| 12 | Luke Hobson | USA | 43.1 | $0 | $4,800 | $4,800 |
| 13 | Finlay Knox | CAN | 42.8 | $0 | $4,700 | $4,700 |
| 14 | Tomoyuki Matsushita | JPN | 41.2 | $0 | $4,600 | $4,600 |
| 15 | Kacper Stokowski | POL | 41.1 | $0 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 16 | Lucas Henveaux | BEL | 40 | $0 | $4,400 | $4,400 |
| 17 | Shin Ohashi | JPN | 39.7 | $0 | $4,300 | $4,300 |
| 18 | Alberto Razzetti | ITA | 38.9 | $0 | $4,200 | $4,200 |
| 19 | Dylan Carter | TTO | 37.7 | $0 | $4,100 | $4,100 |
| 20 | Kieran Smith | USA | 37.2 | $0 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
Men’s Overall Earnings
| Ranking | Athlete | Nation | Total Money (Carmel) | Total Money (Westmont) | Total |
| 1 | Hubert Kos | HUN | $12,000 | $10,000 | $22,000 |
| 2 | Shaine Casas | USA | $5,500 | $12,000 | $17,500 |
| 3 | Caspar Corbeau | NED | $10,000 | $6,000 | $16,000 |
| 4 | Ilya Kharun | CAN | $6,000 | $8,000 | $14,000 |
| 5 | Carson Foster | USA | $8,000 | $5,400 | $13,400 |
| 6 | Noe Ponti | SUI | $5,400 | $5,500 | $10,900 |
| 7 | Chris Guiliano | USA | $5,300 | $5,200 | $10,500 |
| 8 | Thomas Ceccon | ITA | $4,800 | $5,300 | $10,100 |
| 8 | Ilya Shymanovich | NAA | $5,000 | $5,100 | $10,100 |
| 10 | Kacper Stokowski | POL | $4,900 | $4,500 | $9,400 |
| 11 | Tomoyuki Matsushita | JPN | $4,700 | $4,600 | $9,300 |
| 12 | Finlay Knox | CAN | $4,500 | $4,700 | $9,200 |
| 13 | Dylan Carter | TTO | $4,600 | $4,100 | $8,700 |
| 14 | Kieran Smith | USA | $4,100 | $4,000 | $8,100 |
| 15 | Leon Marchand | FRA | $5,200 | $0 | $5,200 |
| 16 | Jack Alexy | USA | $5,100 | $0 | $5,100 |
| 17 | Josh Liendo | CAN | $0 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 18 | Finn Brooks | USA | $0 | $4,900 | $4,900 |
| 19 | Luke Hobson | USA | $0 | $4,800 | $4,800 |
| 20 | Lucas Henveaux | BEL | $0 | $4,400 | $4,400 |
| 20 | Grant House | USA | $4,400 | $0 | $4,400 |
| 22 | Shin Ohashi | JPN | $0 | $4,300 | $4,300 |
| 22 | Lewis Clareburt | NZL | $4,300 | $0 | $4,300 |
| 24 | Alberto Razzetti | ITA | $0 | $4,200 | $4,200 |
| 24 | Ralf Tribuntsov | EST | $4,200 | $0 | $4,200 |
| 26 | Jeremias Pock | GER | $4,000 | $0 | $4,000 |
The world record bonus should have been raised, not lowered. What type of wimp outfit cuts the payout by 60% after the soft ones have already been dismantled?
I think dropping it to 10 dimes is the reason Summer couldn’t be bothered.
Prizemoney for top 20 performers based on top 3 events is flawed in many ways, but especially towards distance freestylers. Sam Short:
As 800/1500 alternates, Short has to swim 200 as 3rd event, while a decent at 200m, SC format gives advantage to 100-200m. Obviously if Short was more versatile and could swim a 400IM, then he would move up in rankings.
Point is an elite distance freestyler putting in 2 world class swims + a good 200m can’t even earn $1 in prizemoney.
No wonder swimming struggles outside of major LC events.
I disagree, most swimmers here have to either master 2 strokes or 3 distances (50-200), and I would say it is equally hard to be great at a 50 and 200 as 200 and 1500. We have seen world champs in 200-1500 (Sun, Ledecky) about as rarely as we see 50-200 champs (adjusted for there being 4 opportunities, 1 for each stroke)
How did Luke Hobson not make any money at Carmel?
That’s decent money. Hopefully we can work to multiply those numbers in the upcoming years.
Gretchen Walsh broke World Aquatics at the 2024 Short Course World Championships.
Does Fina provide any funds to support and travel the swimmers for 3 weeks?
Wow, thats some crazy money. What would they make if it were the enhanced games?
probably around 50 times. sigh. and thats just for the top earners