Hosszu makes $106,000 individually at SC World Champs, top 10 money-earners list

After making over $300,000 on the World Cup Tour this year, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu has made nearly half a million dollars in prize money this year in the short course pool alone. She made $106,000 based on her individual swims this week in Doha, easily leading all athletes.

FINA gives out prize money to the top 6 athletes in each event, plus bonuses for World Records. Here is the prize money system:

  • Gold medal: $7000
  • Silver: $5000
  • Bronze: $3000
  • 4th place: $2000
  • 5th: $1500
  • 6th: $1000
  • World Record bonus: $15,000

That big world record bonus means that the 8 individual world record-breakers all place highly in the total money-earners. Hosszu made $60,000 that way for her 4-world record performance.

Second is Mireia Belmonte, who broke 2 world records and went 4-for-4 on individual golds. She earned $58,000, just a tick more than double-world record-setter Sarah Sjostrom ($56,000).

The highest-earning man individually was Florent Manadou, who made $49,000 on his two world records and three individual medals.

The top 10 money-earners based on individual events are below. Ryan Lochte and Kosuke Hagino are the only two to make the top 10 without setting a world record, a testament to their versatility. Lochte, in fact, made $16,000 without earning an individual gold medal, courtesy of two silvers and two bronzes.

Top 10 money-earners:

Rank Name Total Money World Records:
1 Katinka Hosszu $106,000 4
2 Mireia Belmonte $58,000 2
3 Sarah Sjostrom $56,000 2
4 Florent Manaudou $49,000 2
5 Chad le Clos $43,000 1
6 Alia Atkinson $29,000 1
7 Markus Deibler $22,000 1
7 Etiene Medeiros $22,000 1
9 Ryan Lochte $16,000 0
10 Kosuke Hagino $15,500 0

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Dany Bravo
9 years ago

Swimming is given 5th place in Greatest Moments of sports from 2014.
check the list and video here http://bit.ly/gsm14

tmesser
9 years ago

Hosszu’s blatant double dolphin kicks off the wall in the breaststroke leg of her 400 IM would have been comical if they weren’t so revolting.

T. Messer
9 years ago

Hosszu’s blatant double dolphin kicks off the walls in the breaststroke leg of her 400 IM were revolting. No underwater video of 100 & 200 IM from Universal Sports to confirm whether the cheating is habitual.

whoknows
9 years ago

Ka-ching HO$$ZU does it again! $160K

Team Rwanda
9 years ago

Thank you for the videos, I can’t find the 100 fly women video, it was on swimswam but only viewable from USA.

bobo gigi
Reply to  Team Rwanda
9 years ago

That’s why I posted the videos from youtube because people outside of USA can’t watch the Universal Sports Network videos.

bobo gigi
Reply to  bobo gigi
9 years ago

Correction
Men’s 50 free with Nathan Adrian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8oGj-zV_EQ

bobo gigi
Reply to  bobo gigi
9 years ago

Rest of videos. Thanks to USA swimming. We just needed to ask. 🙂

Men’s 100 back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNjjy-LI_FU

Women’s 1650 free with Katie Ledecky. New American record!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZYjXL_ZdQ

Men’s 1650 free with Connor Jaeger. New American record!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z61gLie8rf8

Women’s 200 back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6RmE_Q1M2A

Men’s 200 back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ix_YEVSWUk

Women’s 100 free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5tjuKmW9OA

Men’s 100 free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyW0MqOH530

Men’s 200 free C-Final with Maxime Rooney, future 200 free US star.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqB_EM67Rus

Women’s 200 breast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4HTASQBUUE

Men’s 200 breast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHcqte-s6qM

Women’s 200 fly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHT6zqXLEiA

Men’s 200 fly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-BJpVtqI80

bobo gigi
Reply to  bobo gigi
9 years ago

And finally women’s 100 back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyN-QvOCXIA

bobo gigi
9 years ago

Women’s 4X100 medley relay. Winner. Denmark in 3.48.86

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bobo gigi
Reply to  bobo gigi
9 years ago
bobo gigi
9 years ago

Men’s 4X100 medley relay. winner. Brazil in 3.21.14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8f0Ylp_F9A

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