2011 FINA Swimming World Cup
# 2011 FINA Swimming World Cup

The 2011 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of seven, two-day, short course meets in seven different cities in October and November 2011. Arena was again the title sponsor for the series, with Omega serving as official timer.

## Meets

The 2011 World Cup consisted of the following seven meets:

| Meet | Dates | Location |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | October 7–8 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 2 | October 15–16 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 3 | October 18–19 | Moscow, Russia |
| 4 | October 22–23 | Berlin, Germany |
| 5 | November 4–5 | Singapore |
| 6 | November 8–9 | Beijing, China |
| 7 | November 12–13 | Tokyo, Japan |

## World Cup standings

### Men

Official overall scoring:

| Rank | Name | Nationality | 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 | UAE | SWE | RUS | GER | SIN | CHN | JPN | Total |
| 1 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 25 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | | 136 |
| 2 | Hidemasa Sano | Japan | | 25 | 25 | 20 | | | | 70 |
| 3 | Marco Koch | Germany | 20 | 5 | | 2 | 16 | 13 | | 56 |
| 4 | Naoya Tomita | Japan | | 7 | 2 | | 20 | 16 | | 45 |
| 5 | Michael Phelps | United States | | | 16 | 16 | | | | 32 |
| 6 | Kenneth To | Australia | | 20 | 10 | 1 | | | | 31 |
| 7 | Paul Biedermann | Germany | | 3 | 13 | 7 | | | | 23 |
| 8 | Sun Xiaolei | China | | | | | | 20 | | 20 |
| 9 | Daiya Seto | Japan | | 13 | | 5 | | | | 18 |
| 10 | Chris Wright | Australia | | | | | 10 | 7 | | 17 |
| 11 | Evgeny Korotyshkin | Russia | 10 | | 3 | 3 | | | | 16 |
| 12 | Dinko Jukić | Austria | 16 | | | | | | | 16 |
| 13 | James Goddard | United Kingdom | | | | 13 | | | | 13 |
| 14 | Kosuke Hagino | Japan | | | | | 13 | | | 13 |
| 15 | Samuel Pizzetti | Italy | 13 | | | | | | | 13 |
| 16 | Aschwin Wildeboer | Spain | | | | 10 | | | | 10 |
| 17 | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | | 10 | | | | | | 10 |
| 18 | Yun Hao | China | | | | | | 10 | | 10 |
| 19 | Christian Sprenger | Australia | | | | | 7 | | | 7 |
| 20 | Nikita Lobintsev | Russia | | | 7 | | | | | 7 |
| 21 | Yuma Kosaka | Japan | 7 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 22 | Paweł Korzeniowski | Poland | | 1 | 5 | | | | | 6 |
| 23 | Jun Dai | China | | | | | | 5 | | 5 |
| 24 | Brenton Rickard | Australia | | | | | 5 | | | 5 |
| 25 | Sergii Frolov | Ukraine | 5 | | | | | | | 5 |
| 26 | Omar Pinzón | Colombia | | | | | | 3 | | 3 |
| 27 | David McKeon | Australia | | | | | 3 | | | 3 |
| 28 | Chen Yin | China | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Masafumi Yamaguchi | Japan | 3 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 30 | Weiwu Chen | China | | | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 31 | Geoff Huegill | Australia | | 2 | | | | | | 2 |
| 32 | Jason Dunford | Kenya | 2 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 33 | Tyler McGill | United States | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 34 | Cameron McEvory | Australia | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 35 | Gustav Åberg Lejdström | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |

### Women

Official overall scoring:

| Rank | Name | Nationality | 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 | UAE | SWE | RUS | GER | SIN | CHN | JPN | Total |
| 1 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | | 16 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 25 | | 95 |
| 2 | Missy Franklin | United States | | | 25 | 25 (20) | | | | 70* |
| 3 | Lu Ying | China | | 13 | 13 | | | 16 | | 42 |
| 4 | Allison Schmitt | United States | | | 20 | 20 | | | | 40 |
| 5 | Blair Evans | Australia | | | | | 20 | 20 | | 40 |
| 6 | Angie Bainbridge | Australia | | 20 | | 10 | | | | 30 |
| 7 | Choi Hye Ra | South Korea | | 3 | 2 | | 16 | 7 | | 28 |
| 8 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 25 | | | 2 | | | | 27 |
| 9 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | | 25 | | | | | | 25 |
| 10 | Izumi Kato | Japan | 16 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 21 |
| 11 | Jie Gong | China | | 10 | 10 | | | | | 20 |
| 12 | Liu Xiaoyu | China | 20 | | | | | | | 20 |
| 13 | Erica Morningstar | Canada | | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | | 19 |
| 14 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | | | | 16 | | | | 16 |
| 15 | Liu Yang Jiao | China | | | | | 10 | 5 | | 15 |
| 16 | Melissa Ingram | New Zealand | | | | | | 13 | | 21 |
| 17 | Emma McKeon | Australia | | | | | 13 | | | 13 |
| 18 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 13 | | | | | | | 13 |
| 19 | Yanxin Zhou | China | | | | | | 10 | | 10 |
| 20 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands | 10 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 21 | Francesca Halsall | United Kingdom | | | | 7 | | | | 7 |
| 22 | Cate Campbell | Australia | | | | | 7 | | | 7 |
| 23 | Shijia Wang | China | 8 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 24 | Theresa Michalak | Germany | | 5 | | | | | | 5 |
| 25 | Elena Sokolova | Russia | | | 5 | | | | | 5 |
| 26 | Kylie Palmer | Australia | | | | | 5 | | | 5 |
| 27 | Rong Fan | China | 5 | | | | | | | 5 |
| 28 | Elizabeth Simmonds | United Kingdom | | | | 3 | | | | 3 |
| 29 | Lili Zhou | China | | | | | | 3 | | 3 |
| 30 | Tao Li | Singapore | | | | | 3 | | | 3 |
| 31 | Petra Granlund | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 32 | Jing Zhao | China | | | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 33 | Jessica Pengelly | South Africa | | | | | 2 | | | 2 |
| 34 | Hang Yu Sze | Hong Kong | 2 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 35 | Lotte Friis | Denmark | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 36 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 37 | Kanako Watanabe | Japan | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| 38 | Olivia Halicek | Australia | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 39 | Daniela Schreiber | Germany | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 40 | Barbora Závadová | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |

(*) including 20 points for WR bonus

### Event winners

**50 m freestyle**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Krisztián Takács Jason Dunford | Hungary Kenya | 21.78 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands | 24.14 |
| Stockholm | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden | 21.70 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 23.80 |
| Moscow | Brent Hayden | Canada | 21.65 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 24.27 |
| Berlin | Sergei Fesikov | Russia | 21.45 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 23.67 |
| Singapore | Lü Zhiwu | China | 21.56 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 23.98 |
| Beijing | Kyle Richardson | Australia | 21.75 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 24.15 |
| Tokyo | Kenta Ito | Japan | 21.25 | Cate Campbell | Australia | 23.93 |

**100 m freestyle**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Jason Dunford | Kenya | 47.95 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 52.88 |
| Stockholm | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden | 47.08 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 52.44 |
| Moscow | Nikita Lobintsev | Russia | 47.32 | Missy Franklin | United States | 52.80 |
| Berlin | Brent Hayden | Canada | 47.06 | Missy Franklin | United States | 52.09 |
| Singapore | Cameron McEvoy | Australia | 47.33 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 52.41 |
| Beijing | Kyle Richardson | Australia | 47.38 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 53.09 |
| Tokyo | Kyle Richardson | Australia | 47.31 | Cate Campbell | Australia | 52.31 |

**200 m freestyle**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Kai Wai David Wong | Hong Kong | 1:46.70 | Shijia Wang | China | 1:56.76 |
| Stockholm | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 1:43.44 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 1:52.92 |
| Moscow | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 1:43.15 | Missy Franklin Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:53.72 |
| Berlin | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 1:42.42 | Allison Schmitt | United States | 1:52.08 WC |
| Singapore | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:43.80 | Blair Evans | Australia | 1:55.48 |
| Beijing | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:43.62 | Blair Evans | Australia | 1:54.81 |
| Tokyo | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:43.79 | Haruda Ueda | Japan | 1:53.77 |

**400 m freestyle**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Samuel Pizzetti | Italy | 3:45.45 | Petra Granlund | Sweden | 4:15.53 |
| Stockholm | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 3:43.45 | Angie Bainbridge | Australia | 4:03.02 |
| Moscow | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 3:40.40 | Allison Schmitt | United States | 4:02.23 |
| Berlin | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 3:41.19 | Allison Schmitt | United States | 3:59.71 |
| Singapore | David McKeon | Australia | 3:42.82 | Blair Evans | Australia | 4:01.15 |
| Beijing | Robert Hurley | Australia | 3:41.93 | Blair Evans | Australia | 3:58.31 |
| Tokyo | Robert Hurley | Australia | 3:42.44 | Blair Evans | Australia | 4:01.24 |

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

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Samuel Pizzetti | Italy | 14:56.85 | Spela Bohinc | Slovenia | 8:45.43 |
| Stockholm | Pál Joensen | Faroe Islands | 14:52.00 | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary | 8:20.78 |
| Moscow | Stefan Šorak | Serbia | 15:04.07 | Elena Sokolova | Russia | 8:21.82 |
| Berlin | Sebastien Rouault | France | 14:48.13 | Lotte Friis | Denmark | 8:16.99 |
| Singapore | David McKeon | Australia | 14:56.90 | Jessica Pengelly | South Africa | 8:22.05 |
| Beijing | Yun Hao | China | 14:40.15 | Lili Zhou | China | 8:18.79 |
| Tokyo | Youhei Takiguchi | Japan | 14:42.22 | Ren Luomeng | China | 8:22.59 |

**50 m backstroke**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Masafumi Yamaguchi | Japan | 24.17 | Miyuki Takemura | Japan | 27.12 |
| Stockholm | Flori Lang | Switzerland | 24.46 | Rachel Goh | Australia | 26.63 |
| Moscow | Vitaly Borisov | Russia | 24.22 | Rachel Goh | Australia | 26.91 |
| Berlin | Feiyi Cheng | China | 23.79 | Rachel Goh | Australia | 26.80 |
| Singapore | Jérémy Stravius | France | 23.76 | Rachel Goh | Australia | 26.73 |
| Beijing | Sun Xiaolei | China | 23.34 | Zhao Jing | China | 26.52 |
| Tokyo | Junya Koga | Japan | 24.02 | Aya Terakawa | Japan | 26.44 |

**100 m backstroke**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Masafumi Yamaguchi | Japan | 52.28 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 58.18 |
| Stockholm | Kenneth To | Australia | 52.07 | Rachel Goh | Australia | 57.55 |
| Moscow | Feiyi Cheng | China | 52.14 | Missy Franklin | United States | 57.39 |
| Berlin | Aschwin Wildeboer | Spain | 50.23 | Missy Franklin | United States | 56.73 |
| Singapore | Jérémy Stravius | France | 51.80 | Rachel Goh | Australia | 57.30 |
| Beijing | Sun Xiaolei | China | 50.99 | Gao Chang | China | 57.22 |
| Tokyo | Junya Koga | Japan | 51.21 | Aya Terakawa | Japan | 56.28 |

**200 m backstroke**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:55.95 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 2:02.94 |
| Stockholm | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:54.33 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 2:05.76 |
| Moscow | Michael Phelps | United States | 1:53.24 | Missy Franklin | United States | 2:03.61 |
| Berlin | Michael Phelps | United States | 1:50.34 | Missy Franklin | United States | 2:00.03 WR |
| Singapore | Omar Pinzón | Colombia | 1:52.27 | Alexianne Castel | France | 2:04.85 |
| Beijing | Omar Pinzón | Colombia | 1:50.46 | Melissa Ingram | New Zealand | 2:03.00 |
| Tokyo | Omar Pinzón | Colombia | 1:51.15 | Melissa Ingram | New Zealand | 2:03.39 |

**50 m breaststroke**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Marco Koch | Germany | 27.51 | Liu Xiaoyu | China | 30.52 |
| Stockholm | Glenn Snyders | New Zealand | 27.04 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden | 30.05 |
| Moscow | Xiayan Li | China | 26.87 | Valentina Artemyeva | Russia | 30.23 |
| Berlin | Glenn Snyders | New Zealand | 26.88 | Valentina Artemyeva | Russia | 30.04 |
| Singapore | Christian Sprenger | Australia | 26.67 | Leiston Pickett | Australia | 30.29 |
| Beijing | Christian Sprenger | Australia | 26.64 | Leiston Pickett | Australia | 30.23 |
| Tokyo | Christian Sprenger | Australia | 26.54 | Leiston Pickett | Australia | 30.28 |

**100 m breaststroke**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Marco Koch | Germany | 59.07 | Liu Xiaoyu | China | 1:04.79 |
| Stockholm | Alexander Dale Oen | Norway | 58.30 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden | 1:05.27 |
| Moscow | Naoya Tomita | Japan | 58.81 | Valentina Artemyeva | Russia | 1:06.35 |
| Berlin | Glenn Snyders | New Zealand | 57.82 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden | 1:05.60 |
| Singapore | Christian Sprenger | Australia | 57.91 | Kim Hye-jin | South Korea | 1:05.78 |
| Beijing | Christian Sprenger | Australia | 57.99 | Leiston Pickett | Australia | 1:05.49 |
| Tokyo | Ryo Tateishi | Japan | 57.52 | Kim Hye-jin | South Korea | 1:05.37 |

**200 m breaststroke**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:04.97 | Rong Fan | China | 2:22.58 |
| Stockholm | Naoya Tomita | Japan | 2:05.12 | Kim Hye-jin | South Korea | 2:22.41 |
| Moscow | Naoya Tomita | Japan | 2:06.51 | Kanako Watanabe | Japan | 2:20.94 |
| Berlin | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:04.61 | Kanako Watanabe | Japan | 2:20.03 |
| Singapore | Naoya Tomita | Japan | 2:04.93 | Kanako Watanabe | Japan | 2:20.32 |
| Beijing | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:04.72 | Kanako Watanabe | Japan | 2:19.05 |
| Tokyo | Ryo Tateishi | Japan | 2:03.49 | Rie Kanetou | Japan | 2:19.72 |

**50 m butterfly**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Jason Dunford | Kenya | 23.33 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands | 26.02 |
| Stockholm | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 22.70 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 25.23 |
| Moscow | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 22.96 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 25.06 |
| Berlin | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 22.67 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 25.18 |
| Singapore | Jason Dunford | Kenya | 22.92 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 25.01 |
| Beijing | Shi Feng | China | 23.47 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 25.40 |
| Tokyo | Ryo Takayasu | Japan | 22.68 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 25.35 |

**100 m butterfly**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 50.66 | Junyao Wang | China | 58.05 |
| Stockholm | Tyler McGill | United States | 51.04 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 55.99 |
| Moscow | Evgeny Korotyshkin | Russia | 50.72 | Lu Ying | China | 56.63 |
| Berlin | Evgeny Korotyshkin | Russia | 50.04 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 55.62 |
| Singapore | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 50.63 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 56.03 |
| Beijing | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 50.93 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 55.76 |
| Tokyo | Ryo Takayasu | Japan | 50.52 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 55.95 |

**200 m butterfly**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:52.55 | Petra Granlund | Sweden | 2:09.71 |
| Stockholm | Hidemasa Sano | Japan | 1:51.33 | Jie Gong | China | 2:03.91 |
| Moscow | Hidemasa Sano | Japan | 1:51.62 | Jie Gong | China | 2:04.32 |
| Berlin | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:50.15 | Choi Hye Ra | South Korea | 2:04.48 |
| Singapore | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:51.05 | Choi Hye Ra | South Korea | 2:04.11 |
| Beijing | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:51.74 | Choi Hye Ra | South Korea | 2:03.65 |
| Tokyo | Takeshi Matsuda | Japan | 1:49.50 | Choi Hye Ra | South Korea | 2:04.16 |

**100 m individual medley**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 53.48 | Hang Yu Sze | China | 1:01.53 |
| Stockholm | Kenneth To | Australia | 52.02 | Theresa Michalak | Germany | 59.30 |
| Moscow | Michael Phelps | United States | 52.19 | Erica Morningstar | Canada | 1:00.57 |
| Berlin | Michael Phelps | United States | 51.65 | Francesca Halsall | United Kingdom | 58.73 |
| Singapore | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 53.06 | Olivia Halicek | Australia | 59.86 |
| Beijing | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 52.89 | Jiao Liuyang | China | 59.50 |
| Tokyo | Takurou Fujii | Japan | 52.78 | Zhao Jing | China | 59.54 |

**200 m individual medley**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:55.14 | Izumi Kato | Japan | 2:09.04 |
| Stockholm | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:54.65 | Erica Morningstar | Canada | 2:07.90 |
| Moscow | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:55.26 | Erica Morningstar | Canada | 2:08.46 |
| Berlin | Michael Phelps | United States | 1:51.89 | Erica Morningstar | Canada | 2:06.97 |
| Singapore | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:54.06 | Choi Hye Ra | South Korea | 2:08.40 |
| Beijing | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:55.04 | Choi Hye Ra | South Korea | 2:07.72 |
| Tokyo | Kousuke Hagino | Japan | 1:53.67 | Choi Hye Ra | South Korea | 2:07.23 |

**400 m individual medley**

| Meet | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meet | Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time |
| Dubai | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 4:04.58 | Izumi Kato | Japan | 4:34.52 |
| Stockholm | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 4:03.10 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 4:29.65 |
| Moscow | Daiya Seto | Japan | 4:07.16 | Izumi Kato | Japan | 4:34.00 |
| Berlin | Michael Phelps | United States | 4:01.49 | Izumi Kato | Japan | 4:31.93 |
| Singapore | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 4:04.16 | Miyu Otuska | Japan | 4:31.35 |
| Beijing | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 4:07.35 | Zhou Min | China | 4:30.66 |
| Tokyo | Daiya Seto | Japan | 4:02.44 | Miho Takahashi | Japan | 4:29.98 |

Legend: WR – World record; (WR) – World record when swum (earning bonus World Cup points); WC – World Cup record; (WC) – World Cup record when swum

