Swimming World Cup Series

2023 World Cup Athens Day 1 Prelims Recap: Clash Of The Women’s 50 Free Titans

World Record holder Sarah Sjostrom looks primed to repeat her 50m freestyle gold medal-worthy performance from the first stop of the World Cup series.

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5 Storylines (& Some Bonuses) to Watch at the 2nd World Aquatics World Cup Stop – Athens

Olympic Champion Maggie MacNeil will make an appearance in Athens, the 2nd of 3 stops on the World Cup circuit and joins a competitive field in the sprints.

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Kristof Milak Still Expected At Budapest World Cup But Will Not Race 200 Fly

Olympic champion Kristof Milak is still expected to race at the final stop of the World Cup, but his event lineup won’t include the 200 fly.

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Kaylee McKeown: “If I Did This For The Money, I Would Not Be In The Sport of Swimming”

McKeown could walk away with upwards of $150,000 by the end of the World Cup series, but that’s the last thing she’s focused on.

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United States, Host Nation Greece Beef Up Rosters For 2023 World Cup In Athens

U23 Championships gold medalist Stergios-Marios Bilas is among the host nation swimmers expected to race at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Athens.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Qin Haiyang Ties His Own Asian Record in the 100 Breast

Qin Haiyang ripped a 57.69 100 breast as part of his Berlin breaststroke sweep. The time tied his Asian record and set a new World Cup record.

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McKeown, Qin Top All Earners With $12K Apiece At Opening World Cup Leg In Berlin

Kaylee McKeown won $12K in Berlin and has set herself up to take a run at a much bigger payday later this month.

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Michael Andrew Candid in Interview: “There’s a Silver Lining in Missing that Team…”

Michael Andrew, prior to the start of the World Cup Series, had a candid conversation about his disappointing summer and his plans for the future.

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Who Is Maximillian Giuliani Of Australia?

Let’s find out more about 20-year-old Maximillian Giuliani of Australia, the man who took 200m free silver at the Berlin World Cup stop.

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Qin Haiyang, Kaylee McKeown Lead World Cup Standings After First Stop in Berlin

The competition continues next weekend in Athens and the following weekend in Budapest with $100,000 at stake for the overall series crowns.

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WATCH: Ruta Meilutyte Fires Off 29.56 50 Breast For New World Cup Record In Berlin

Ruta Meilutyte clocked 29.56 to establish a new World Cup record in the women’s 50 breaststroke, tying herself for the 10th fastest performance all-time.

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Siobhan Haughey Smashes 52.02 Asian Record In 100 Free, #3 Performer All-Time

Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong just fired off the fastest 100m freestyle of her career, a time of 52.02 to break her own Asian Record.

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Kaylee McKeown Breaks Third World Cup Record of the Weekend in 200 Back (2:06.47)

McKeown was more than three seconds off her own world record (2:03.14), but her winning time still took down Emily Seebohm’s World Cup record from 2015. 

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Lani Pallister Crushes World Cup Record in 800 Free (8:16.82) By More Than Five Seconds

Lani Pallister’s winning time of 8:16.82 crushed the previous 800 free World Cup record of 8:22.24 set by fellow Australian Kiah Melverton in 2019.

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2023 World Cup – Berlin: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Germany’s Angelina Kohler swam the fastest time of the 100 FL heats, positioning her to upset favorites Zhang Yufei & Torri Huske on the last day in Berlin.

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