The 2015 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of eight, two-day, long course swimming meets in eight 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 the following year's Olympics, which were 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) Total RUS FRA HKG CHN SIN JPN QAT UAE 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) Total RUS FRA HKG CHN SIN JPN QAT UAE 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 Women 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 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 Women 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 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 Women 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 ‹See TfM› China 1:56.47 Singapore Daniel Smith Australia 1:48.15 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 Women Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Moscow Myles Brown South Africa 3:48.52 Shao Yiwen ‹See TfM› 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 ‹See TfM› China 4:08.46 Singapore 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) Women (800 m) Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Moscow Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy 14:55.06 Zhang Yuhan ‹See TfM› 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 ‹See TfM› China 8:37.38 Singapore 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 Women 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 ‹See TfM› China 24.65 Fu Yuanhui ‹See TfM› China 27.55 Singapore Ashley Delaney Australia 25.30 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 Women 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 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 Women 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 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 Women 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 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 Women 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 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 Women 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 ‹See TfM› China 2:10.95 Zhang Xinyu ‹See TfM› China 2:27.17 Singapore 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 Women 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 ‹See TfM› China 23.39 Jeanette Ottesen Denmark 25.81 Singapore 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 Women 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 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 Women 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 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 Women 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 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 Women 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 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