2001–02 FINA Swimming World Cup
# 2001–02 FINA Swimming World Cup

The 2001–2002 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of nine international short course (25m) swimming meets organized by FINA. The meets were held in nine different cities, from November 2001 through January 2002. Each featured 34 events: seventeen for males and seventeen for females.

Ed Moses of the US and Martina Moravcová of Slovakia were the overall male and female winners of the series. The 2001–2002 World Cup saw 22 world records bettered.

## Meets

Dates and locations for the 2001–2002 World Cup meets were:

| Year | Dates | Location | Results |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 0 0 1 |
| 2 0 0 1 | November 16–18 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 2 0 0 1 | November 23–24 | Edmonton, Canada | |
| 2 0 0 1 | November 27–28 | New York, USA | |
| 2 0 0 1 | December 2–3 | Shanghai, China | Omega Timing |
| 2 0 0 1 | December 7–9 | Melbourne | Omega Timing |
| 2 0 0 2 |
| 2 0 0 2 | January 14–15 | Imperia, Italy | Omega Timing |
| 2 0 0 2 | January 18–19 | Paris, France | |
| 2 0 0 2 | January 22–23 | Stockholm, Sweden | Omega Timing |
| 2 0 0 2 | January 26–27 | Berlin, Germany | Omega Timing |

## Event winners

### 50 freestyle

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Mark Foster, GBR | Time 21.13 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Therese Alshammar, SWE | Time 24.39 |
| José Meolans (Argentina) | 21.91 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Johanna Sjöberg (Sweden) | 24.85 |
| José Meolans (Argentina) | 21.85 | #2: Edmonton | Alison Sheppard (Great Britain) | 24.53 |
| Jason Lezak (USA) | 21.86 | #3: New York | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 25.14 |
| Denis Pimankov (Russia) | 22.35 | #4: Shanghai | Zhou Xiaowei (China) | 24.92 |
| Jason Lezak (USA) | 21.75 | #5: Melbourne | Sarah Ryan (Australia) | 25.27 |
| Bartosz Kizierowski (Poland) | 21.86 | #6: Imperia | Ekaterina Kibalo (Russia) | 25.23 |
| Jason Lezak (USA) | 21.64 | #7: Paris | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 24.95 |
| Jason Lezak (USA) | 21.57 | #8: Stockholm | Therese Alshammar (Sweden) | 24.76 |
| Mark Foster (Great Britain) | 21.51 | #9: Berlin | Xu Yanwei (China) | 24.91 |

### 100 freestyle

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Alexander Popov, RUS | Time 46.74 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Jenny Thompson, USA | Time 53.05 |
| José Meolans (Argentina) | 48.05 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Johanna Sjöberg (Sweden) | 54.26 |
| José Meolans (Argentina) | 47.74 | #2: Edmonton | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 53.82 |
| Jason Lezak (USA) | 47.67 | #3: New York | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 54.04 |
| Denis Pimankov (Russia) | 48.29 | #4: Shanghai | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 53.93 |
| Jason Lezak (USA) | 47.79 | #5: Melbourne | Lindsay Benko (USA) | 54.50 |
| Gustavo Borges (Brazil) | 47.73 | #6: Imperia | Claudia Poll (Costa Rica) | 55.01 |
| Jason Lezak (USA) | 47.44 | #7: Paris | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 53.90 |
| Jason Lezak (USA) | 47.25 | #8: Stockholm | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 53.40 |
| Jason Lezak (USA) | 47.30 | #9: Berlin | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 53.67 |

### 200 freestyle

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Ian Thorpe, AUS | Time 1:41.10 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: YANG Yu, CHN | Time 1:55.50 |
| Rick Say (Canada) | 1:45.84 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Lindsay Benko (USA) | 1:57.54 |
| Rick Say (Canada) | 1:45.59 | #2: Edmonton | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:55.92 |
| Romain Barnier (France) | 1:46.13 | #3: New York | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:55.41 WC |
| Liu Yu (China) | 1:46.94 | #4: Shanghai | Yang Yu (China) | 1:56.42 |
| Michael Klim (Australia) | 1:44.24 | #5: Melbourne | Elka Graham (Australia) | 1:56.12 |
| Gustavo Borges (Brazil) | 1:45.04 | #6: Imperia | Yang Yu (China) | 1:56.05 |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband (Netherlands) | 1:44.49 | #7: Paris | Yang Yu (China) | 1:55.81 |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband (Netherlands) | 1:43.85 | #8: Stockholm | Solenne Figuès (France) | 1:56.38 |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband (Netherlands) | 1:43.81 | #9: Berlin | Lindsay Benko (USA) | 1:55.16 WC |

### 400 freestyle

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Ian Thorpe, AUS | Time 3:35.75 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Sarah-Jane D'Arcy, AUS | Time 4:03.50 |
| Rick Say (Canada) | 3:45.55 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Lindsay Benko (USA) | 4:07.84 |
| Rick Say (Canada) | 3:42.42 | #2: Edmonton | Chen Hua (China) | 4:07.45 |
| Josh Davis (USA) | 3:46.05 | #3: New York | Claudia Poll (Costa Rica) | 4:07.37 |
| Ji Zhixiang (China) | 3:51.17 | #4: Shanghai | Chen Hua (China) | 4:02.80 WC |
| Chad Carvin (USA) | 3:44.18 | #5: Melbourne | Lindsay Benko (USA) | 4:03.38 |
| Massi Rosolino (Italy) | 3:42.50 | #6: Imperia | Claudia Poll (Costa Rica) | 4:08.60 |
| Rick Say (Canada) | 3:42.19 | #7: Paris | Claudia Poll (Costa Rica) | 4:05.98 |
| Rick Say (Canada) | 3:41.99 | #8: Stockholm | Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) | 4:07.29 |
| Massi Rosolino (Italy) | 3:43.38 | #9: Berlin | Lindsay Benko (USA) | 4:00.30 WC |

### 1500/800 freestyle

| Men (1500 free) | Men (1500 free) | Meet | Women (800 free) | Women (800 free) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Grant Hackett, AUS | Time 14:29.52 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Sachiko Yamada, JPN | Time 8:17.76 |
| Rick Say (Canada) | 15:11.54 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Nayara Ribeiro (Brazil) | 8:35.02 |
| Rick Say (Canada) | 15:05.72 | #2: Edmonton | Chen Hua (China) | 8:46.43 |
| Chris Thompson (USA) | 14:50.92 | #3: New York | Chen Hua (China) | 8:18.50 |
| Yu Chen (China) | 15:05.06 | #4: Shanghai | Chen Hua (China) | 8:15.50 WR |
| Daniel Kowalski (Australia) | 15:03.33 | #5: Melbourne | Amanda Pascoe (Australia) | 8:21.27 |
| Christian Minotti (Italy) | 14:56.16 | #6: Imperia | Alexandra Malanina (Russia) | 8:30.28 |
| Dragoș Coman (Romania) | 14:56.80 | #7: Paris | Amanda Pascoe (Australia) | 8:19.54 |
| Han Kyu-chul (South Korea) | 14:55.90 | #8: Stockholm | Amanda Pascoe (Australia) | 8:23.99 |
| Han Kyu-chul (South Korea) | 14:54.38 | #9: Berlin | Amanda Pascoe (Australia) | 8:17.64 |

### 50 Backstroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Matt Welsh, AUS | Time 24.11 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: BJ Bedford, USA | Time 27.62 |
| Michael Gilliam (USA) | 24.64 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Diana MacManus (USA) | 28.34 |
| Michael Gilliam (USA) | 24.94 | #2: Edmonton | Jennifer Carroll (Canada) | 27.92 |
| Neil Walker (USA) | 24.42 | #3: New York | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 27.29 WC |
| Cao Xuewei (China) | 25.00 | #4: Shanghai | Li Hui (China) | 26.83 WR |
| Matt Welsh (Australia) | 24.34 | #5: Melbourne | Janine Pietsch (Germany) | 28.00 |
| Ante Mašković (Croatia) | 24.54 | #6: Imperia | Zhan Shu (China) | 28.30 |
| Ante Mašković (Croatia) | 24.69 | #7: Paris | Jennifer Carroll (Canada) | 27.41 |
| Michael Gilliam (USA) | 24.50 | #8: Stockholm | Jennifer Carroll (Canada) | 27.31 |
| Stev Theloke (Germany) | 24.05 WC | #9: Berlin | Jennifer Carroll (Canada) | 27.26 |

### 100 Backstroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Lenny Krayzelburg, USA | Time 51.28 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: BJ Bedford, USA | Time 58.89 |
| Sebastian Halgasch (Germany) | 53.94 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Diana MacManus (USA) | 1:00.76 |
| Michael Gilliam (USA) | 53.61 | #2: Edmonton | Janine Pietsch (Germany) | 1:00.41 |
| Neil Walker (USA) | 52.71 | #3: New York | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 57.08 WR |
| Gordan Kožulj (Croatia) | 54.25 | #4: Shanghai | Li Hui (China) | 58.96 |
| Toni Helbig (Germany) | 53.26 | #5: Melbourne | Charlene Wittstock (South Africa) | 1:00.16 |
| Evgeny Aleshin (Russia) | 53.21 | #6: Imperia | Zhan Shu (China) | 1:00.49 |
| Sung Min (South Korea) | 53.15 | #7: Paris | Jennifer Carroll (Canada) | 59.74 |
| Michael Gilliam (USA) | 52.69 | #8: Stockholm | Haley Cope (USA) | 59.66 |
| Thomas Rupprath (Germany) | 51.35 | #9: Berlin | Haley Cope (USA) | 59.19 |

### 200 Backstroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Gordan Kožulj, CRO | Time 1:51.62 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Clementine Stoney, AUS | Time 2:06.70 |
| Rogério Romero (Brazil) | 1:56.16 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Lindsay Benko (USA) | 2:08.42 |
| Rogério Romero (Brazil) | 1:55.33 | #2: Edmonton | Jennifer Fratesi (Canada) | 2:07.73 |
| Neil Walker (USA) | 1:56.38 | #3: New York | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 2:03.62 WR |
| Wu Peng (China) | 1:56.82 | #4: Shanghai | Ma Weimiao (China) | 2:10.80 |
| Matt Welsh (Australia) | 1:54.23 | #5: Melbourne | Clementine Stoney (Australia) | 2:06.80 |
| Evgeny Aleshin (Russia) | 1:54.79 | #6: Imperia | Stanislava Komarova (Russia) | 2:09.27 |
| Sung Min (South Korea) | 1:54.65 | #7: Paris | Stanislava Komarova (Russia) | 2:09.69 |
| Simon Dufour (France) | 1:54.41 | #8: Stockholm | Charlene Wittstock (South Africa) | 2:09.72 |
| Simon Dufour (France) | 1:54.14 | #9: Berlin | Lindsay Benko (USA) | 2:06.86 |

### 50 Breaststroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Mark Warnecke, GER | Time 26.97 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: HAN Xue, CHN | Time 30.77 |
| Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 27.22 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Emma Igelström (Sweden) | 31.34 |
| Morgan Knabe (Canada) | 27.81 | #2: Edmonton | Luo Xuejuan (China) | 30.71 WC |
| Ed Moses (USA) | 27.53 | #3: New York | Luo Xuejan (China) | 30.68 WC |
| Roman Sloudnov (Russia) | 26.90 WC | #4: Shanghai | Luo Xuejan (China) Li Wei (China) | 30.56 WR |
| Jim Piper (Australia) | 27.92 | #5: Melbourne | Zoë Baker (Great Britain) | 30.61 |
| Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 26.96 | #6: Imperia | Zoë Baker (Great Britain) | 30.51 WR |
| Ed Moses (USA) | 26.74 WC | #7: Paris | Luo Xuejan (China) | 30.47 WR |
| Ed Moses (USA) | 26.28 WR | #8: Stockholm | Emma Igelström (Sweden) | 30.43 WR |
| Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 26.20 WR | #9: Berlin | Zoë Baker (Great Britain) | 30.31 WR |

### 100 Breaststroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Dmitry Volkov, RUS | Time 59.30 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Luo Xuejuan, CHN | Time 1:06.18 |
| Roman Sloudnov (Russia) | 58.76 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Rhiannon Leier (Canada) | 1:09.09 |
| Morgan Knabe (Canada) | 59.94 WC | #2: Edmonton | Luo Xuejuan (China) | 1:06.37 |
| Ed Moses (USA) | 1:00.14 | #3: New York | Luo Xuejuan (China) | 1:05.78 WC |
| Roman Sloudnov (Russia) | 58.57 WC | #4: Shanghai | Luo Xuejuan (China) | 1:06.22 |
| Ed Moses (USA) | 59.29 | #5: Melbourne | Amanda Beard (USA) | 1:07.27 |
| Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 59.70 | #6: Imperia | Luo Xuejuan (China) | 1:06.49 |
| Roman Sloudnov (Russia) | 58.08 WC | #7: Paris | Luo Xuejuan (China) | 1:06.39 |
| Ed Moses (USA) | 57.47 WR | #8: Stockholm | Emma Igelström (Sweden) | 1:06.21 |
| Ed Moses (USA) | 57.67 | #9: Berlin | Emma Igelström (Sweden) | 1:06.14 |

### 200 Breaststroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Jim Piper, AUS | Time 2:07.69 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Qi Hui, CHN | Time 2:19.25 |
| Morgan Knabe (Canada) | 2:09.50 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Emma Igelström (Sweden) | 2:27.42 |
| Morgan Knabe (Canada) | 2:08.71 | #2: Edmonton | Sarah Poewe (South Africa) | 2:26.50 |
| Jim Piper (Australia) | 2:09.58 | #3: New York | Anne Poleska (Germany) | 2:22.90 |
| Roman Sloudnov (Russia) | 2:09.75 | #4: Shanghai | Qi Hui (China) | 2:23.96 |
| Ed Moses (USA) | 2:07.59 WC | #5: Melbourne | Amanda Beard (USA) | 2:23.47 |
| Dimitri Komornikov (Russia) | 2:08.34 | #6: Imperia | Olga Bakaldina (Russia) | 2:25.79 |
| Ed Moses (USA) | 2:04.37 WR | #7: Paris | Amanda Beard (USA) | 2:22.89 |
| Ed Moses (USA) | 2:03.26 WR | #8: Stockholm | Qi Hui (China) | 2:20.87 |
| Ed Moses (USA) | 2:03.17 WR | #9: Berlin | Qi Hui (China) | 2:21.31 |

### 50 Butterfly

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Mark Foster, GBR | Time 22.87 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Anna-Karin Kammerling, SWE | Time 25.36 |
| Raphael De Thuin (Brazil) | 23.84 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Johanna Sjöberg (Sweden) | 26.68 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 23.05 | #2: Edmonton | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 26.62 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 23.16 | #3: New York | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 25.83 |
| Zhang Qiang (China) | 24.10 | #4: Shanghai | Johanna Sjöberg (Sweden) | 26.78 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 22.84 WR | #5: Melbourne | Rachel Komisarz (USA) | 26.77 |
| Igor Marchenko (Russia) | 23.82 | #6: Imperia | Nadine Rolland (Canada) | 27.40 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 23.03 | #7: Paris | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 26.56 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 22.84 WR | #8: Stockholm | Anna-Karin Kammerling (Sweden) | 25.50 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 22.80 * | #9: Berlin | Anna-Karin Kammerling (Sweden) | 26.06 |

* In prelims of the Berlin meet, Huegill swam a 22.74 to lower the World and Cup records again.

### 100 Butterfly

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Michael Klim, AUS | Time 51.07 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Jenny Thompson, USA | Time 56.80 |
| Theo Verster (South Africa) | 53.54 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Johanna Sjöberg (Sweden) | 58.29 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 51.04 WC | #2: Edmonton | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 58.41 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 51.64 | #3: New York | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 57.43 |
| Wang Hongwei (China) | 53.68 | #4: Shanghai | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 57.74 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 50.71 WC | #5: Melbourne | Rachel Komisarz (USA) | 57.45 |
| Igor Marchenko (Russia) | 51.90 | #6: Imperia | Mette Jacobsen (Denmark) | 1:00.43 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 51.55 | #7: Paris | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 57.09 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 50.79 | #8: Stockholm | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 56.86 |
| Thomas Rupprath (Germany) | 50.10 WR | #9: Berlin | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 56.55 WR |

### 200 Butterfly

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: James Hickman, GBR | Time 1:51.76 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Susie O'Neill, AUS | Time 2:04.16 |
| Kaio de Almeida (Brazil) | 1:57.43 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Mandy Loots (South Africa) | 2:11.88 |
| Takashi Yamamoto (Japan) | 1:55.75 | #2: Edmonton | Jennifer Button (Canada) | 2:11.28 |
| Franck Esposito (France) | 1:54.02 | #3: New York | Mary DeScenza (USA) | 2:08.24 |
| Wang Hongwei (China) | 1:56.69 | #4: Shanghai | Yang Yu (China) | 2:07.54 |
| Justin Norris (Australia) | 1:54.43 | #5: Melbourne | Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) | 2:09.30 |
| Anatoly Polyakov (Russia) | 1:54.62 | #6: Imperia | YANG Yu (China) | 2:07.41 |
| Anatoly Polyakov (Russia) | 1:55.20 | #7: Paris | Mette Jacobsen (Denmark) | 2:07.78 |
| Theo Verster (South Africa) | 1:57.13 | #8: Stockholm | Mette Jacobsen (Denmark) | 2:08.59 |
| James Hickman (Great Britain) | 1:53.20 | #9: Berlin | Mette Jacobsen (Denmark) | 2:07.92 |

### 100 Individual Medley

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Jani Sievinen, FIN | Time 53.10 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Martina Moravcová, SVK | Time 1:00.34 |
| Jirka Letzin (Germany) | 55.38 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) | 1:02.55 |
| Ron Karnaugh (USA) | 56.07 | #2: Edmonton | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:00.97 |
| Neil Walker (USA) | 54.22 | #3: New York | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:01.28 |
| Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 55.47 | #4: Shanghai | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:00.97 |
| Geoff Huegill (Australia) | 54.98 | #5: Melbourne | Brooke Hanson (Australia) | 1:02.17 |
| Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 54.42 | #6: Imperia | Vered Borochovski (Israel) | 1:02.25 |
| Bartosz Kizierowski (Poland) | 54.57 | #7: Paris | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:00.88 |
| Ron Karnaugh (USA) | 54.77 | #8: Stockholm | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:00.70 |
| Jens Kruppa (Germany) | 54.60 | #9: Berlin | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:00.48 |

### 200 Individual Medley

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Jani Sievinen, FIN | Time 1:55.44 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Zhan Shu, CHN | Time 2:10.26 |
| Jirka Letzin (Germany) | 1:59.03 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) | 2:13.52 |
| Brian Johns (Canada) | 1:59.36 | #2: Edmonton | Elizabeth Warden (Canada) | 2:14.04 |
| Xavier Marchand (France) | 1:59.60 | #3: New York | Amanda Beard (USA) | 2:12.14 |
| Jirka Letzin (Germany) | 1:59.18 | #4: Shanghai | Qi Hui (China) | 2:11.52 |
| Justin Norris (Australia) | 1:58.16 | #5: Melbourne | Amanda Beard (USA) | 2:10.67 |
| Massi Rosolino (Italy) | 1:57.99 | #6: Imperia | Beatrice Câșlaru (Romania) | 2:12.55 |
| Xavier Marchand (France) | 1:57.92 | #7: Paris | Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) | 2:09.10 WC |
| Theo Verster (South Africa) | 1:57.65 | #8: Stockholm | Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) | 2:09.16 |
| Theo Verster (South Africa) | 1:57.49 | #9: Berlin | Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) | 2:09.24 |

### 400 Individual Medley

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Marcel Wouda, NED | Time 4:05.41 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Yana Klochkova, UKR | Time 4:33.66 |
| Jirka Letzin (Germany) | 4:15.88 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) | 4:39.86 |
| Brian Johns (Canada) | 4:13.76 | #2: Edmonton | Beatrice Câșlaru (Romania) | 4:43.72 |
| Tobias Oriwol (Canada) | 4:16.64 | #3: New York | Yvette Rodier (Australia) | 4:45.74 |
| James Goddard (Great Britain) | 4:16.88 | #4: Shanghai | Qi Hui (China) | 4:39.97 |
| Justin Norris (Australia) | 4:11.15 | #5: Melbourne | Jennifer Reilly (Australia) | 4:36.38 |
| Lorenzo Sirigu (Italy) | 4:13.60 | #6: Imperia | Beatrice Câșlaru (Romania) | 4:40.30 |
| Jacob Carstensen (Denmark) | 4:13.19 | #7: Paris | Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) | 4:27.83 WR |
| Terence Parkin (South Africa) | 4:10.51 | #8: Stockholm | Sara Nordenstam (Sweden) | 4:38.99 |
| Terence Parkin (South Africa) | 4:10.39 | #9: Berlin | Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) | 4:31.86 |
