Swimming World Cup Series

2014 Tokyo World Cup Day 2 Meet Replay

Thanks to SwimSwam’s favorite YouTube detective bobo gigi for tracking down this video. Above, see the full replay from day…

  4 Comments

World Cup points update: Hosszu, Le Clos primed to repeat with one meet left

Katinka Hosszu (pictured) and Chad le Clos have just about clinched repeat victories on the World Cup circuit, leading their respective genders handily with just one meet to go.

  Comment First!

World Cup money lists: Dekker cracks $100,000, Hosszu nearing a quarter-million

Katinka Hosszu still leads all athletes and is approaching a quarter of a million dollars in total World Cup earnings, while Inge Dekker became the third swimmer this year to earn a six-figure prize total.

  Comment First!

World Cup Tokyo Day Two Results

Katinka Hosszu started another strong night of swimming taking the women’s 400 IM in a time of 4:23. 67…

  13 Comments

Fran Halsall breaks British 50 back record at Tokyo World Cup

Fran Halsall broke a national record that was less than a year old while winning the 50 backstroke at the Tokyo World Cup event.

  1 Comment

British Sprint Record Falls, Katie Drabot Cracks American Top-10 at Tokyo World Cup

Junior Katie Drabot became the 9th-fastest American woman of all-time in the 200 SCM freestyle on the first day of the 2014 FINA World Cup series.

  5 Comments

World Cup points update: Atkinson & Gyurta make charges in Beijing

The series leaders are all but uncatchable, but a pair of breaststrokers made solid headway in tracking down the rest of the field during the Beijing World Cup.

  1 Comment

World Cup money lists: Dekker closing in on 6-figures after Beijing

The 2014 World Cup tour has now given out over a million dollars in total prize monies, and a third swimmer is close to breaking into a six-figure winnings total.

  Comment First!

Katinka Hosszu Passes Martina Moracova For Most World Cup Victories Of All-Time

Hungarian Katinka Hosszu has made history, surpassing Slovakian Martina Moravcova for the most World Cup event victories of all-time. Moravcova retired with…

  3 Comments

WATCH – Video Replay From Day 1 Finals of 2014 FINA World Cup Series

Watch Katinka Hosszu and the rest of the swimmers from day 1 of the 2014 FINA World Cup Stop in Beijing, China.

  1 Comment

2014 Fina World Cup Series: Beijing Day Two Live Recap

Katinka Hosszu dominated day one of the Beijing World Cup stop to no surprise, with a win and Hungarian national…

  8 Comments

2nd-Ranked Tom Shields Not Racing at Beijing World Cup; Gyurta to Benefit

U.S. National butterfly champion Tom Shields isn’t racing at the Beijing World Cup, which leaves Daniel Gyurta in a position to pick up big overall series money.

  3 Comments

World Cup Points: Hosszu close to 700, Lu in line for performance bonus

Katinka Hosszu’s points lead is insurmountable, but Lu Ying could break her streak of winning the top performance bonus at each World Cup stop.

  Comment First!

World Cup Money Update: Hosszu & Le Clos continue to pad leads, wallets

As has been the case nearly the entire course of this year’s FINA World Cup circuit, it was Katinka Hosszu and Chad le Clos who brought in the biggest cash hauls on day 1 of the Beijing meet.

  Comment First!

Lu Ying, Xu Jiayu break Asian, Chinese national records at Beijing World Cup

Day 1 of the Beijing World Cup saw a pair of swimmers break national records in their home country in back-to-back events. Lu also broke the Asian record in her 100 fly.

  Comment First!