2009 FINA Swimming World Cup

The 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of five short course (25 m) swimming meets, held in October and November 2009.[1]

Meets edit

The 2009 World Cup was staged at five venues on three continents, with each meet following a morning heats and evening finals format for all events, with the exception of the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle and 400 m individual medley events which were heat-declared winners. The order of events at each meet was the same. A sixth meet originally scheduled to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 23–25 October was cancelled.[2]

Meet Dates Location Results
1 16–17 October   Durban, South Africa Results
2 6–7 November   Moscow, Russia Results
3 10–11 November   Stockholm, Sweden Results
4 14–15 November   Berlin, Germany Results
5 21–22 November   Singapore Results

Results edit

Overall World Cup edit

At each meet of the World Cup circuit in 2009, the FINA Points Table[3] was used to rank all swim performances at the meet. The top 10 men and top 10 women were then awarded World Cup points. Bonus points were awarded for a world record broken (20 points) or equalled (10 points).[4] The number of World Cup points awarded was doubled for the final meet of the World Cup in Singapore.

Rank on FINA Points World Cup points awarded
1 25
2 20
3 16
4 13
5 10
6 7
7 5
8 3
9 2
10 1

The overall rankings are shown below.[5]

Men edit

Rank Name Nationality Points awarded (Bonus) Total
RSA RUS SWE GER SIN
1 Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 16 25 25 25 (40) 32 163
2 Roland Schoeman   South Africa 25 20 16 20 50 131
3 Peter Marshall   United States 20 (20) 7 13 (20) 26 (20) 126
4 Arkady Vyatchanin   Russia 1 3 3 13 (20) 40 80
5 Evgeny Korotyshkin   Russia 13 (20) 5 (20) 58
6 Paul Biedermann   Germany 10 (40) 50
7 Felipe Silva   Brazil 20 7 20 47
8 Steffen Deibler   Germany 10 16 (20) 46
9 Sergey Fesikov   Russia 7 10 3 (20) 40
10 George Du Rand   South Africa 3 16 (20) 39
11 Kaio de Almeida   Brazil 10 (20) 30
12 Neil Versfeld   South Africa 13 7 10 30
13 Darian Townsend   South Africa 5 2 2 (20) 29
14 Nicholas Santos   Brazil 1 14 15
15 Markus Rogan   Austria 2 5 7
16 Matthew Abood   Australia 6 6
17 Stanislav Donets   Russia 5 5
18 Christian Sprenger   Australia 4 4
19 Gerhard Zandberg   South Africa 2 2
20 Guilherme Guido   Brazil 2 2
21 Stefan Nystrand   Sweden 1 1
22 Igor Borysik   Ukraine 1 1

Women edit

Rank Name Nationality Points awarded (Bonus) Total
RSA RUS SWE GER SIN
1 Jessica Hardy   United States 20 (20) 25 (20) 20 (20) 25 (20) 40 210
2 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 25 (40) 13 25 (20) 7 50 (20) 200
3 Hinkelien Schreuder   Netherlands 13 7 2 16 (20) 26 84
4 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 16 20 (20) 13 10 79
5 Zhao Jing   China 16 (60) 76
6 Shiho Sakai   Japan 20 (40) 60
7 Leisel Jones   Australia 1 3 13 (40) 57
8 Liu Zige   China (20) 5 (20) 45
9 Felicity Galvez   Australia 10 10 5 (20) 45
10 Evelyn Verrasztó   Hungary 16 (20) 36
11 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 14 (20) 34
12 Francesca Halsall   Great Britain 1 32 33
13 Sarah Katsoulis   Australia 20 20
14 Gao Chang   China 10 3 13
15 Emily Seebohm   Australia 10 10
16 Aya Terakawa   Japan 7 7
17 Inge Dekker   Netherlands 3 4 7
18 Fabíola Molina   Brazil 7 7
19 Elizabeth Simmonds   Great Britain 6 6
20 Kseniya Moskvina   Russia 5 5
21 Ranomi Kromowidjojo   Netherlands 5 5
22 Hanna-Maria Seppälä   Finland 3 3
23 Daniela Samulski   Germany 2 2
24 Whitney Myers   United States 2 2
25 Rikke Møller-Pedersen   Denmark 2 2
26 Lara Jackson   United States 2 2
27 Rie Kaneto   Japan 1 1
28 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 1 1

Event winners edit

50 m freestyle edit

 
Frédérick Bousquet, winner of the men's 50 m freestyle in Stockholm.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Stefan Nystrand   Sweden 21.29 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 23.74
Moscow Roland Schoeman   South Africa 20.88 (WC) Marieke Guehrer   Australia 23.92
Stockholm Frédérick Bousquet   France 20.64 (WC) Therese Alshammar   Sweden 23.75
Berlin Roland Schoeman   South Africa 20.57 WC Therese Alshammar   Sweden 23.34 (WC)
Singapore Nicholas Santos   Brazil 20.75 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 23.27 WC

100 m freestyle edit

 
Ranomi Kromowidjojo, winner of the women's 100 m freestyle in Durban.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Sergey Fesikov   Russia 46.30 Ranomi Kromowidjojo   Netherlands 52.46
Moscow Sergey Fesikov   Russia 45.87 Jeanette Ottesen   Denmark 52.22
Stockholm Stefan Nystrand   Sweden 45.54 (WC) Francesca Halsall   Great Britain 51.61 (WC)
Berlin Brent Hayden   Canada 45.56 Jeanette Ottesen   Denmark 51.95
Singapore Matthew Abood   Australia 45.46 WC Francesca Halsall   Great Britain 51.19 WC

200 m freestyle edit

Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Darian Townsend   South Africa 1:42.79 Felicity Galvez   Australia 1:57.60
Moscow Alexander Sukhorukov   Russia 1:42.13 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 1:54.02
Stockholm Brent Hayden   Canada 1:41.65 Coralie Balmy   France 1:53.71
Berlin Paul Biedermann   Germany 1:39.37 WR Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 1:53.77
Singapore Darian Townsend   South Africa 1:41.65 Petra Granlund   Sweden 1:54.76

400 m freestyle edit

 
Oussama Mellouli, winner of the men's 400 m freestyle and 400 m individual medley in Singapore.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Dominik Meichtry   Switzerland 3:42.09 Jessica Pengelly   South Africa 4:11.62
Moscow Nikita Lobintsev   Russia 3:38.40 Lotte Friis   Denmark 4:01.96
Stockholm Mads Glæsner   Denmark 3:38.78 Coralie Balmy   France 3:57.75
Berlin Paul Biedermann   Germany 3:32.77 WR Lotte Friis   Denmark 4:01.21
Singapore Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 3:39.18 Blair Evans   Australia 4:02.77

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

 
Pál Joensen, winner of the men's 1500 m freestyle in Moscow.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Heerden Herman   South Africa 14:49.17 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 8:29.51
Moscow Pál Joensen   Faroe Islands 14:32.64 Lotte Friis   Denmark 8:12.94
Stockholm Federico Colbertaldo   Italy 14:28.35 WC Lotte Friis   Denmark 8:07.94 (WC)
Berlin Federico Colbertaldo   Italy 14:29.46 Lotte Friis   Denmark 8:04.61 WC
Singapore Robert Hurley   Australia 14:32.47 Blair Evans   Australia 8:17.21

50 m backstroke edit

 
Emily Seebohm, winner of the women's 50 m backstroke in Singapore.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Peter Marshall   United States 22.75 (WR) Hinkelien Schreuder   Netherlands 26.55 (WC)
Moscow Peter Marshall
Stanislav Donets
  United States
  Russia
22.94 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 26.17 (WR)
Stockholm Peter Marshall   United States 22.73 (WR) Zhao Jing   China 25.82 WR
Berlin Gerhard Zandberg   South Africa 22.85 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 26.09
Singapore Peter Marshall   United States 22.61 WR Emily Seebohm   Australia 26.55

100 m backstroke edit

 
Aschwin Wildeboer, winner of the men's 100 m backstroke in Berlin.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Peter Marshall   United States 49.40 (WC) Fabíola Molina   Brazil 57.77
Moscow Peter Marshall   United States 49.49 Kseniya Moskvina   Russia 56.66
Stockholm Peter Marshall   United States 49.29 WC Shiho Sakai   Japan 56.42 (WC)
Berlin Aschwin Wildeboer   Spain 49.55 Shiho Sakai   Japan 55.23 WR
Singapore Guilherme Guido   Brazil 49.63 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 56.97

200 m backstroke edit

 
Markus Rogan, winner of the men's 200 m backstroke in Stockholm.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban George Du Rand   South Africa 1:49.53 Whitney Myers   United States 2:07.96
Moscow George Du Rand   South Africa 1:47.08 WR Daryna Zevina   Ukraine 2:04.59
Stockholm Markus Rogan   Austria 1:47.64 NR Elizabeth Simmonds   Great Britain 2:02.01 (WC)
Berlin Arkady Vyatchanin   Russia 1:46.11 WR Shiho Sakai   Japan 2:00.18 WR
Singapore Arkady Vyatchanin   Russia 1:46.41 Elizabeth Simmonds   Great Britain 2:01.48

50 m breaststroke edit

Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Roland Schoeman   South Africa 25.90 (WC) Jessica Hardy   United States 29.45 (WR)
Moscow Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 25.58 (WC) Jessica Hardy   United States 29.36 (WR)
Stockholm Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 25.68 Jessica Hardy   United States 29.29*
Berlin Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 25.25 WR Jessica Hardy   United States 28.80 WR
Singapore Roland Schoeman   South Africa 25.58 Jessica Hardy   United States 29.09

* Jessica Hardy set a new world record of 28.96 seconds in the heats of this event in Stockholm.

100 m breaststroke edit

 
Leisel Jones, winner of the women's 100 m breaststroke in Stockholm and Berlin, and the 200 m breaststroke in Berlin.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 56.60 (WC) Jessica Hardy   United States 1:04.15 (WC)
Moscow Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 56.36 (WC) Jessica Hardy   United States 1:03.75 (WC)
Stockholm Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 56.17 (WC) Leisel Jones   Australia 1:03.74 (WC)
Berlin Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 55.61 WR Leisel Jones   Australia 1:03.00 WR
Singapore Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 56.25 Sarah Katsoulis   Australia 1:03.73

200 m breaststroke edit

 
Christian Sprenger, winner of the men's 200 m breaststroke in Singapore.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Neil Versfeld   South Africa 2:03.35 Nađa Higl   Serbia 2:20.41
Moscow Neil Versfeld   South Africa 2:04.15 Rikke Møller-Pedersen   Denmark 2:19.58
Stockholm Neil Versfeld   South Africa 2:02.67 (WC) Nađa Higl   Serbia 2:18.54
Berlin Melquiades Alvarez   Spain 2:02.67* Leisel Jones   Australia 2:15.42 WR
Singapore Christian Sprenger   Australia 2:02.65 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 2:20.52

* Neil Versfeld set a new World Cup record of 2:02.56 seconds in the heats of this event in Berlin.

50 m butterfly edit

 
Nicholas Santos (left), winner of the men's 50 m freestyle and 50 m butterfly in Singapore.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Roland Schoeman   South Africa 22.32 (WC) Therese Alshammar   Sweden 24.75 (WR)
Moscow Roland Schoeman   South Africa 22.33 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 25.10
Stockholm Roland Schoeman   South Africa 22.08 (WC) Therese Alshammar   Sweden 24.46 (WR)
Berlin Steffen Deibler   Germany 21.80 WR Marieke Guehrer   Australia 24.69
Singapore Nicholas Santos   Brazil 22.16 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 24.38 WR

100 m butterfly edit

 
Kaio de Almeida, winner of the men's 100 m and 200 m butterfly in Stockholm.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Yevgeny Korotyshkin   Russia 50.23 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 56.12 (WC)
Moscow Yevgeny Korotyshkin   Russia 48.99 (WR) Felicity Galvez   Australia 55.82 (WC)
Stockholm Kaio de Almeida   Brazil 49.44 Felicity Galvez   Australia 55.46 WR
Berlin Yevgeny Korotyshkin   Russia 48.48 WR Felicity Galvez   Australia 55.62
Singapore Mitchell Patterson   Australia 49.51 Felicity Galvez   Australia 56.07

200 m butterfly edit

Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Chad le Clos   South Africa 1:54.45 Felicity Galvez   Australia 2:05.55
Moscow Nikolay Skvortsov   Russia 1:51.30 Joanna Maranhão   Brazil 2:04.01 (WC)
Stockholm Kaio de Almeida   Brazil 1:49.11 WR Liu Zige   China 2:02.50 (WR)
Berlin Nikolay Skvortsov   Russia 1:50.58 Liu Zige   China 2:00.78 WR
Singapore Kazuya Kaneda   Japan 1:51.54 Jessicah Schipper   Australia 2:03.27

100 m individual medley edit

Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Sergey Fesikov   Russia 51.96 Jessica Hardy   United States 59.93*
Moscow Sergey Fesikov   Russia 51.45 (WC) Hinkelien Schreuder   Netherlands 58.88
Stockholm Gerhard Zandberg   South Africa 51.77 Zhao Jing   China 58.40 (WR)
Berlin Sergey Fesikov   Russia 50.96** Hinkelien Schreuder   Netherlands 57.74 WR
Singapore Darian Townsend   South Africa 52.11 Hinkelien Schreuder   Netherlands 58.32

* Therese Alshammar set a new world record of 58.51 seconds in the heats of this event in Durban.
** Sergey Fesikov set a new world record of 50.95 seconds in the heats of this event in Berlin.

200 m individual medley edit

 
Mireia Belmonte García, winner of the women's 200 m and 400 m individual medley in Stockholm.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Darian Townsend   South Africa 1:53.13 Whitney Myers   United States 2:09.10
Moscow Darian Townsend   South Africa 1:52.93 Evelyn Verrasztó   Hungary 2:06.01 WR
Stockholm Darian Townsend   South Africa 1:51.79 (WC) Mireia Belmonte García   Spain 2:06.44
Berlin Darian Townsend   South Africa 1:51.55 WR Li Jiaxing   China 2:07.34
Singapore Darian Townsend   South Africa 1:52.49 Whitney Myers   United States 2:06.20

400 m individual medley edit

Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Durban Chad le Clos   South Africa 4.05.04 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 4:30.53
Moscow Dávid Verrasztó   Hungary 4:03.45 Joanna Maranhão   Brazil 4:26.98 (WC)
Stockholm Joseph Roebuck   Great Britain 4:03.29 Mireia Belmonte García   Spain 4:26.40 (WC)
Berlin Chad le Clos   South Africa 4:02.18 Tanya Hunks   Canada 4:30.52
Singapore Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 4:05.79 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 4:22.88 WR

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FINA Swimming World Cup 2009". FINA. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  2. ^ Craig Lord (2009-09-17). "Rio World Cup Round Cancelled". Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  3. ^ "Fina Point Scoring" (PDF). FINA. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-10-10.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 - Scoring Rules". FINA. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  5. ^ "FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 - Scoring". FINA. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2009-11-12.

External links edit