Kate Douglass Earns $12k to Lead SC Worlds Day 1 Money Table

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After one day of swimming action at the 2022 SC World Championships, American Kate Douglass leads the prize money table with $12,000 in winnings. 

A majority of Douglass’ winnings stem from her victory in the 200 IM, where she took home $10,000. In addition to that, she earned another $2,000 for her role on the silver medal winning American women’s 4×100 freestyle relay, where the team earned $8,000 total. 

Due to the fact that Douglass competes as an NCAA swimmer at the University of Virginia, she will not be allowed to keep all of her earnings. Despite the recent change in its NIL policy, the  NCAA still only allows student-athletes to use prize money to cover travel expenses related to competition. 

Behind Douglass, the next-highest earners were Australian Lani Pallister, South African Matt Slates, and Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri, who all earned $10,000 each via their victories in individual events on night 1. 

According to World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA, there will be over $2.1 million (USD) up for grabs throughout the Championships, with the following distribution breakdown: 

In relay events, the total amounts given will remain the same but will be split amongst the swimmers on the relay. 

In 2021, the top earner for the entire competition was Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey, who won a total of $91,250. Throughout the competition, Haughey won 2 gold medals and broke the world record in the 200 freestyle, earning herself a $50,000 bonus. The next highest earners were Canadian Maggie MacNeil and German Florian Wellbrock, who won $89,250 and $65,000, respectively. 

Here’s a look at the complete breakdown of prize money so far: