Chad le Clos

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“There are many ways of thinking about how I won that gold, and when I watch that race, even now… I also shed a tear thinking about what went into that race and what it meant to me.”

Belmonte Shines With Three Gold on Final Day of 2014 FINA World Cup Series

Mireia Belmonte finished her World Cup strong, as others fatigued, with three gold medals.

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WATCH: Finals Recap From Day 1 of 2014 FINA World Cup: Singapore

Above, watch day 1 of the 2014 FINA World Cup’s final stop in Singapore. Included in the highlights are near-World…

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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.

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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.

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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…

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Hagino Breaks 200 IM Asian and World Cup Record in Tokyo

Kousuke Hagino broke his own Asian and World Cup record in the men’s 200 IM posting a time of 1:51.27…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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2014 FINA World Cup Series: Beijing Day 1 Recaps, Hosszu Breaks Hungarian Record

Hungarian Katinka Hosszu has resumed her winning ways with an early National Record in the 800 free in Beijing.

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$300,000 more up for grabs at the FINA Swimming World Cup

Beijing welcomes swimming’s elite for the fifth leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup from October 24-25. The Chinese capital, together with Tokyo (JPN, October 28-29) and Singapore (SIN, November 1-2), constitute the third and final cluster.

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Manaudou Posts Top Three Time in Compiegne

Florent Manaudou returned to competition this weekend posting a time of 46.48…

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Le Clos hits six figures, Hosszu over $200,000 on World Cup tour after Moscow

With the Moscow World Cup ending the tour’s second cluster, Chad le Clos and Katinka Hosszu each benefited from the tour’s cluster bonuses to crack new barriers in the money lists.

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