2015 FINA Swimming World Cup
# 2015 FINA Swimming World Cup

The 2015 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of eight, two-day, long course swimming meets in eight different cities between August and November 2015. Airweave was the title sponsor for the series, with Omega serving as official timer. This was the first World Cup edition held in a long-course pool, allowing swimmers to prepare for next year's Olympics, which are also held in long course.

## Meets

The 2015 World Cup consisted of the following eight meets:

| Meet | Dates | Location | Venue |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11–12 August | Moscow, Russia | Olimpiysky Sports Complex |
| 2 | 15–16 August | Chartres-Paris, France | L'Odyssée |
| 3 | 25–26 September | Hong Kong | Victoria Park ≤Swimming Pool |
| 4 | 29–30 September | Beijing, China | Ying Tung Natatorium |
| 5 | 3–4 October | Singapore* | OCBC Aquatic Centre |
| 6 | 28–29 October | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center |
| 7 | 2–3 November | Doha, Qatar | Hamad Aquatic Centre |
| 8 | 6–7 November | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Dubai Sports Complex |

* The finals session of the first day of the Singapore meet was cancelled due to haze conditions. On the second day events proceeded normally.

## World Cup standings

* Composition of points:
   * Best performances (by meets): 1st place: 24 points, 2nd place: 18 points and 3rd place: 12 points;
   * Points for medals (in individual events): gold medal: 12 points, silver medal: 9 points and bronze medal: 6 points;
   * Bonus for world record (WR): 20 points.

### Men

Overall top 10:

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | RUS | FRA | HKG | CHN | SIN | JPN | QAT | UAE | Total |
| 1 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 48 | 48 | 48 | 57 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 42 | 369 |
| 2 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 21 | 60 | – | – | – | – | 48 | 51 | 180 |
| 3 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | – | – | – | – | – | 57 | 60 | 57 | 174 |
| 4 | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | 12 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 135 |
| 5 | Masato Sakai | Japan | – | – | 48 | 36 | 21 | 12 | – | – | 117 |
| 6 | Ashley Delaney | Australia | 12 | 15 | 27 | 30 | 21 | – | – | – | 105 |
| 7 | David Plummer | United States | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 33 | 33 | 84 |
| 7 | Katsumi Nakamura | Japan | – | – | 24 | 24 | 12 | 24 | – | – | 84 |
| 9 | Daniel Smith | Australia | – | 12 | 30 | 24 | 12 | – | – | – | 78 |
| 10 | Yuki Shirai | Japan | – | – | 30 | 27 | 18 | – | – | – | 75 |

### Women

Overall top 10:

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Points awarded (Bonus) | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | RUS | FRA | HKG | CHN | SIN | JPN | QAT | UAE | Total |
| 1 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 81 | 81 | 129 | 66 | 45 | 81 | 87 | 99 | 669 |
| 2 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 57 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 441 |
| 3 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 9 | 24 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 201 |
| 4 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | – | 24 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 174 |
| 5 | Cate Campbell | Australia | – | – | 36 | 42 | 30 | – | – | – | 108 |
| 6 | Natalie Coughlin | United States | – | 39 | – | – | – | 9 | 33 | – | 81 |
| 6 | Vitalina Simonova | Russia | 30 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | 81 |
| 8 | Missy Franklin | United States | – | 30 | 24 | 18 | 6 | – | – | – | 78 |
| 8 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark | 24 | – | 18 | 24 | 12 | – | – | – | 78 |
| 10 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | 69 |

## Event winners

### 50 m freestyle

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Josh Schneider | United States | 21.80 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark | 24.62 |
| Chartres-Paris | Josh Schneider | United States | 22.11 | Anna Santamans | France | 24.78 |
| Hong Kong | Katsumi Nakamura | Japan | 22.15 | Cate Campbell | Australia | 24.69 |
| Beijing | Katsumi Nakamura | Japan | 22.27 | Cate Campbell | Australia | 24.30 |
| Singapore | Katsumi Nakamura | Japan | 22.47 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Tokyo | Katsumi Nakamura | Japan | 22.15 | Melanie Wright | Australia | 24.92 |
| Doha | Bruno Fratus | Brazil | 22.28 | Anna Santamans | France | 24.95 |
| Dubai | Bruno Fratus | Brazil | 22.05 | Melanie Wright | Australia | 24.72 |

### 100 m freestyle

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 48.16 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 54.10 |
| Chartres-Paris | Mehdy Metella | France | 48.69 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 54.30 |
| Hong Kong | Katsumi Nakamura | Japan | 49.48 | Cate Campbell | Australia | 53.60 |
| Beijing | Katsumi Nakamura | Japan | 48.60 | Cate Campbell | Australia | 52.96 |
| Singapore | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cate Campbell | Australia | 53.09 |
| Tokyo | Katsumi Nakamura | Japan | 49.17 | Rikako Ikee | Japan | 54.14 |
| Doha | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 48.96 | Melanie Wright | Australia | 53.86 |
| Dubai | Jérémy Stravius | France | 48.34 | Melanie Wright | Australia | 53.79 |

### 200 m freestyle

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Danila Izotov | Russia | 1:46.93 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 1:56.83 |
| Chartres-Paris | Daniel Smith | Australia | 1:46.50 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 1:56.06 |
| Hong Kong | Daniel Smith | Australia | 1:48.81 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 1:55.81 |
| Beijing | Daniel Smith | Australia | 1:46.70 | Shen Duo | China | 1:56.47 |
| Singapore | Daniel Smith | Australia | 1:48.15 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Tokyo | Yuuki Kobori | Japan | 1:47.59 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 1:56.67 |
| Doha | James Guy | United Kingdom | 1:47.06 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 1:56.60 |
| Dubai | James Guy | United Kingdom | 1:46.60 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 1:55.41 |

### 400 m freestyle

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Myles Brown | South Africa | 3:48.52 | Shao Yiwen | China | 4:07.30 |
| Chartres-Paris | Jan Micka | Czech Republic | 3:50.64 | Lindsay Vrooman | United States | 4:07.16 |
| Hong Kong | Daniel Smith | Australia | 3:52.68 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:13.93 |
| Beijing | Daniel Smith | Australia | 3:51.45 | Guo Junjun | China | 4:08.46 |
| Singapore | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:12.00 |
| Tokyo | Yousuke Miyamoto | Japan | 3:49.68 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:08.87 |
| Doha | James Guy | United Kingdom | 3:46.76 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 4:06.58 |
| Dubai | James Guy | United Kingdom | 3:46.91 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 4:04.26 |

### 1500 m (men)/800 m (women) freestyle

| Meet | Men (1500 m) | Men (1500 m) | Men (1500 m) | Women (800 m) | Women (800 m) | Women (800 m) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 14:55.06 | Zhang Yuhan | China | 8:30.60 |
| Chartres-Paris | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 15:04.98 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 8:26.46 |
| Hong Kong | Masato Sakai | Japan | 15:28.04 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 8:42.88 |
| Beijing | Masato Sakai | Japan | 15:29.46 | Wang Guoyue | China | 8:37.38 |
| Singapore | Not Scheduled | Not Scheduled | Not Scheduled | Not Scheduled | Not Scheduled | Not Scheduled |
| Tokyo | Ayatsugu Hirai | Japan | 15:16.39 | Yukimi Moriyama | Japan | 8:40.98 |
| Doha | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine | 15:07.06 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 8:24.76 |
| Dubai | Jan Micka | Czech Republic | 15:02.08 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 8:25.96 |

### 50 m backstroke

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Camille Lacourt | France | 24.67 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.90 |
| Chartres-Paris | Camille Lacourt | France | 24.75 | Natalie Coughlin | United States | 27.65 |
| Hong Kong | Ashley Delaney | Australia | 25.55 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.90 |
| Beijing | Xu Jiayu | China | 24.65 | Fu Yuanhui | China | 27.55 |
| Singapore | Ashley Delaney | Australia | 25.30 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Tokyo | David Plummer | United States | 24.58 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.49 |
| Doha | David Plummer Mitch Larkin | United States Australia | 24.70 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.85 |
| Dubai | David Plummer | United States | 24.64 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.57 |

### 100 m backstroke

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Camille Lacourt | France | 53.44 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 58.88 |
| Chartres-Paris | Camille Lacourt | France | 53.39 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 58.91 |
| Hong Kong | Yuki Shirai | Japan | 54.39 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 58.88 |
| Beijing | Ashley Delaney | Australia | 54.36 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 58.59 |
| Singapore | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 58.72 |
| Tokyo | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 52.48 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 58.37 |
| Doha | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 52.26 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 58.34 |
| Dubai | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 52.11 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 58.51 |

### 200 m backstroke

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Ashley Delaney | Australia | 1:58.41 | Daria Ustinova | Russia | 2:08.21 |
| Chartres-Paris | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:57.80 | Daria Ustinova | Russia | 2:07.43 |
| Hong Kong | Yuki Shirai | Japan | 1:58.68 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:08.61 |
| Beijing | Yuki Shirai | Japan | 1:57.98 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:09.22 |
| Singapore | Yuki Shirai | Japan | 1:57.96 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Tokyo | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 1:53.34 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:08.08 |
| Doha | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 1:53.80 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:07.19 |
| Dubai | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 1:53.17 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 2:06.94 |

### 50 m breaststroke

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 26.96 | Katie Meili | United States | 30.76 |
| Chartres-Paris | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 26.74 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 30.85 |
| Hong Kong | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 27.23 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 30.90 |
| Beijing | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 27.03 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 30.65 |
| Singapore | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 30.74 |
| Tokyo | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 27.18 | Molly Hannis | United States | 30.63 |
| Doha | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 26.96 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 30.55 |
| Dubai | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 26.77 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 30.26 |

### 100 m breaststroke

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 59.27 | Katie Meili | United States | 1:06.68 |
| Chartres-Paris | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 58.97 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 1:07.03 |
| Hong Kong | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 1:00.23 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 1:07.91 |
| Beijing | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 59.76 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 1:07.39 |
| Singapore | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 59.38 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Tokyo | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 59.97 | Molly Hannis | United States | 1:07.71 |
| Doha | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 59.68 | Molly Hannis | United States | 1:06.94 |
| Dubai | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 59.05 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 1:05.93 |

### 200 m breaststroke

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:08.77 | Vitalina Simonova | Russia | 2:22.94 |
| Chartres-Paris | Nic Fink | United States | 2:08.89 | Vitalina Simonova | Russia | 2:25.26 |
| Hong Kong | Akihiro Yamaguchi | Japan | 2:13.13 | Vitalina Simonova | Russia | 2:28.36 |
| Beijing | Mao Feilian | China | 2:10.95 | Zhang Xinyu | China | 2:27.17 |
| Singapore | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Micah Lawrence | United States | 2:25.89 |
| Tokyo | Yukihiro Takahashi | Japan | 2:09.50 | Rie Kaneto | Japan | 2:23.01 |
| Doha | Dániel Gyurta | Hungary | 2:10.33 | Rie Kaneto | Japan | 2:23.45 |
| Dubai | Dániel Gyurta | Hungary | 2:10.43 | Viktoriya Zeynep Gunes | Turkey | 2:22.87 |

### 50 m butterfly

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine | 23.30 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark | 25.51 |
| Chartres-Paris | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 23.23 | Béryl Gastaldello | France | 26.35 |
| Hong Kong | Geoffrey Cheah | Hong Kong | 24.23 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark | 25.82 |
| Beijing | Li Zhuhao | China | 23.39 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark | 25.81 |
| Singapore | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark | 25.84 |
| Tokyo | Giles Smith | United States | 23.68 | Rikako Ikee | Japan | 26.17 |
| Doha | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 23.43 | Alexandra Touretski | Switzerland | 26.81 |
| Dubai | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 23.31 | Felicia Lee | United States | 26.69 |

### 100 m butterfly

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Tom Shields | United States | 51.36 | Madeline Groves Claire Donahue | Australia United States | 58.08 |
| Chartres-Paris | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 51.04 | Madeline Groves | Australia | 57.98 |
| Hong Kong | Viacheslav Prudnikov Nicholas Brown | Russia Australia | 53.64 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 59.31 |
| Beijing | Masato Sakai | Japan | 53.52 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark | 57.97 |
| Singapore | Masato Sakai | Japan | 53.53 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Tokyo | Chris Wright | Australia | 52.77 | Rikako Ikee | Japan | 57.56 |
| Doha | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 51.44 | Felicia Lee | United States | 58.83 |
| Dubai | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 51.09 | Felicia Lee | United States | 58.57 |

### 200 m butterfly

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Viktor Bromer | Denmark | 1:55.03 | Cammile Adams | United States | 2:06.33 |
| Chartres-Paris | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:54.18 | Franziska Hentke | Germany | 2:06.58 |
| Hong Kong | Masato Sakai | Japan | 1:56.25 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:09.09 |
| Beijing | Masato Sakai | Japan | 1:57.44 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:09.90 |
| Singapore | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:08.65 |
| Tokyo | Masato Sakai | Japan | 1:55.75 | Natsumi Hoshi | Japan | 2:08.13 |
| Doha | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:55.80 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:08.47 |
| Dubai | Viktor Bromer | Denmark | 1:55.98 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:07.77 |

### 200 m individual medley

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Philip Heintz | Germany | 1:58.46 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:10.68 |
| Chartres-Paris | Hiromasa Fujimori | Japan | 1:59.39 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:10.19 |
| Hong Kong | Tomas Elliot | Australia | 2:01.82 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:11.78 |
| Beijing | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | 2:01.72 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:10.44 |
| Singapore | Semen Makovich | Russia | 2:01.76 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Tokyo | Hiromasa Fujimori | Japan | 1:59.76 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:09.85 |
| Doha | Keita Sunama | Japan | 2:00.48 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:10.22 |
| Dubai | Keita Sunama | Japan | 2:00.72 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:08.61 |

### 400 m individual medley

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Moscow | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | 4:14.89 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:36.25 |
| Chartres-Paris | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | 4:27.05 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:35.80 |
| Hong Kong | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | 4:18.06 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:42.27 |
| Beijing | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | 4:16.36 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:39.49 |
| Singapore | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:37.30 |
| Tokyo | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | 4:15.60 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:37.26 |
| Doha | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | 4:16.17 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:36.39 |
| Dubai | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | 4:16.71 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:33.88 |

Legend: WR – World record; WC – World Cup record

