### PRIZE MONEY SYSTEM

Event Prizes

Prize money is given to the top 3 in each individual event:

• Gold: $1500 • Silver:$1000
• Bronze: $500 NEW IN 2016: Prize money is also given to the top 3 mixed relay teams (though no series points are earned). • Gold:$3000
• Silver: $2000 • Bronze:$1000

In our money lists, we’ve given each relay member one quarter of that money, which amounts to $750 for a win,$500 for second and $250 for third. World Record Bonuses Each world record is worth a$10,000 bonus.

Cluster Bonuses

The 9-meet series is broken into 3 clusters of 3 meets each. Each cluster awards bonuses for the top 6 athletes in points over those three meets. An athlete must swim all 3 meets in the cluster to earn a cluster bonus:

• 1st: $50,000 • 2nd:$35,000
• 3rd: $30,000 • 4th:$20,000
• 5th: $10,000 • 6th:$5,000

Series Bonuses

And the series as a whole will give out bonuses to the top 3 men and women in total series points:

• 1st: $100,000 • 2nd:$50,000

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a_trojan
4 years ago

Person
4 years ago

^ How did this innocent comment get more down votes than up votes?

Scott Morgan
4 years ago

Because more people are cheering for different swimmers?

Person
4 years ago

Oh, good point.

HypeTrain
4 years ago

So there is money in swimming professionally. At least if you are top 6-7 from what I can see. I imagine travel cost eat up a lot of the earnings. With all that said, where is all the representation from the US? and why can’t the Arena Pro series offer this kind of money?

Troy
4 years ago

Alot of US swimmer do not want to keep with competition after Olympics due to the normal US break occuring in August. Additionally, those swimmers who are not pro must return back to college swimming and these meets wouldnt make since for them. However must say Katie Meili has been doing wellcoming of the individual bronze.

Uberfan
4 years ago

They got tons of frequent flier miles

Prickle
4 years ago

So, about one million dollars spent already. How much did they get in return? Is this business profitable? If it is so then we should see plenty of similar tournaments. If it isn’t then at who’s expense was it done? FINA? If that is how it is then Federations’ money could’ve been spent more efficiently.