Now complete with the first stop of the 2012 FINA World Cup series in Dubai, it’s clear who the star of this year’s series will be: Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu, who has already cleared $11,000 on the strength of 7 individual victories in 8 races so far.
The second-closest money winner, and highest scoring man, is Japan’s Daiya Seto, with $4,500 in cash, where he’s tied with Sweden’s Therese Alshammar and Hungary’s Zsu Jakabos.
(Keep in mind that these are *earnings* but not necessarily *winnings*. Athletes can decline money (for example, to retain NCAA eligibility) and would not receive them if they missed the medal ceremony).
The highest-ranking American is Anthony Ervin, who after winning the 50 free and placing 2nd in the 100 has earned $2,500. That puts him in a tie for 15th on the money tables (note that the overall series is scored and ranked on a different basis than money).
| Day 1 Dubai | Day 2 Dubai | Dubai Total | ||
| Katinka Hosszu | Hungary | $5,000 | $6,000 | $11,000 |
| Daiya Seto | Japan | $3,500 | $1,000 | $4,500 |
| Therese Alshammar | Sweden | $3,000 | $1,500 | $4,500 |
| Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | $1,500 | $3,000 | $4,500 |
| Chad le Clos | South Africa | $2,500 | $1,500 | $4,000 |
| Kenneth To | Australia | $3,000 | $500 | $3,500 |
| Fumiko Kawanabe | Japan | $1,000 | $2,500 | $3,500 |
| Darian Townsend | South Africa | $500 | $3,000 | $3,500 |
| Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | $2,000 | $1,000 | $3,000 |
| Jennie Johansson | Sweden | $1,500 | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| Stanislav Donets | Russia | $1,500 | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| Rachel Goh | Australia | $1,500 | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| Bobby Hurley | Australia | $1,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 |
| Britta Steffen | Germany | $1,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 |
| Sze Hang Yu | Hong Kong | $1,500 | $1,000 | $2,500 |
| Inge Dekker | Netherlands | $1,500 | $1,000 | $2,500 |
| Anthony Ervin | USA | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,500 |
| Noriko Inada | Japan | $1,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| George Bovell | Trinidad & Tobago | $1,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Melissa Ingram | New Zealand | $1,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Joline Hostman | Sweden | $500 | $1,500 | $2,000 |
| Cameron van Der Burgh | South Africa | $1,500 | $0 | $1,500 |
| Kosuke Hagino | Japan | $1,500 | $0 | $1,500 |
| Marco Koch | Germany | $1,500 | $0 | $1,500 |
| Jason Dunford | Kenya | $1,500 | $0 | $1,500 |
| Ashley Delaney | Australia | $1,000 | $500 | $1,500 |
| Michelle Coleman | Sweden | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 |
| Gergo Kis | Hungary | $0 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Tanja Smid | Slovenia | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Roland Schoeman | South Africa | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Gullio Zorzi | South Africa | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Laszlo Cseh | Hungary | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Anna Dzerkal | Ukraine | $500 | $500 | $1,000 |
| David Brandl | Austria | $0 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Evgeny Korotyshkin | Russia | $0 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Glenn Snyders | New Zealand | $500 | $0 | $500 |
| Chaosheng Huang | China | $500 | $0 | $500 |
| Radoslaw Kawecki | Poland | $500 | $0 | $500 |
| Velimir Stjepanovic | Serbia | $500 | $0 | $500 |
| Kecheng Wang | China | $500 | $0 | $500 |
| Sean Mahoney | USA | $500 | $0 | $500 |
| Sergii Frolov | Ukraine | $0 | $500 | $500 |
| Tommaso D’Orsogna | Australia | $0 | $500 | $500 |
| Tom Shields | USA | $0 | $500 | $500 |
| Kathryn Meaklim | South Africa | $0 | $500 | $500 |
| Spela Bohinc | Slovenia | $0 | $500 | $500 |
| Kyle Richardson | Australia | $0 | $500 | $500 |