Daniel Gyurta

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.

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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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Katinka Hosszu And Tom Shields Both Finish With Five Medals On Day One Of Moscow World Cup

Day one of the Moscow World Cup kicked off today bringing both iron lady Katinka Hosszu and American Tom Shields…

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Shields, Le Clos dominate Hong Kong points for men, Hosszu leads women by over 300

With the third of seven stops completed on the World Cup tour, Chad le Clos and Katinka Hosszu are in…

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World Cup Money Update: Seventeen grand for Hosszu, seven for Shields out of Hong Kong

Katinka Hosszu and Tom Shields were the top money-earners at the Hong Kong World Cup this week, with the former racking up $17,000 and the latter $7,500.

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Shields, Hosszu earn most World Cup points on day 1 in Hong Kong, leaders stay the same

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and American Tom Shields were the biggest winners on day 1 of the Hong Kong World Cup, at least in terms of series points.

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Race Video: 2014 FINA Swimming World Cup, Hong Kong, DAY 1

American Tom Shields and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu were the biggest winners on day 1 of the Hong Kong World Cup, at least in terms of series points.

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Hosszu Extends Lead in World Cup Money Lists; Shields Has Best Day Yet of 2014 Season

Katinka Hosszu added another $8,500 to her prize money total on Monday at the 2014 FINA World Cup.

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$300,000 on offer for Cluster #2 – Fina Swimming World Cup

Among men, Olympic champion Chad Le Clos (RSA) currently leads the overall rankings with 120 points, closely followed by Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta (116 points). Australian Thomas Fraser-Holmes completes the top-3 with 93 points.

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Hosszu, Verraszto and Gyurta Meet the Press

The Hungarian Swimming Federation held a press conference today where some of the country’s top swimmers spoke about their performances in Berlin…

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Le Clos’ textile-best 100 fly turns into a $50,000 swim

The South African rattled a super-suit world record while earning 30 World Cup points in one race en route to his giant bonus for leading the first cluster by just 4.

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Le Clos back into World Cup series points lead after Dubai, but only by 4; Hosszu crushing competition

Chad le Clos is back in the driver’s seat, leading the World Cup points standings after the Dubai meet, but his lead is just four points after a great weekend for Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta.

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2014 Dubai World Cup – Le Clos nearly breaks 100 fly world record at Dubai day 2 finals

Chad le Clos won two events on day 2, including the 100 fly, where he came just over a tenth away from breaking a five-year-old world record.

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2014 FINA World Cup Dubai Photo Vault

  Many thank to FINA and G. Scala/Deepbluemedia for these swimming photos.

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WATCH: FINA race videos from the first day of the Dubai World Cup, including both world records

Check out race videos from the Dubai World Cup courtesy of FINA. Included are both world records set by Daniel Gyurta and Katinka Hosszu in today’s finals session.

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