2021 FINA WORLD CUP – BERLIN
- October 1-3, 2021
- Europasportpark Pool (SSE), Berlin, Germany
- Short course meters (25m)
- 2021 FINA World Cup Schedule
- SwimSwam Preview
- Day 1 Recap
- Day 2 Recap
- Day 3 Recap
- Entries/Results
The first leg of the 2021 FINA World Cup took place in Berlin over the weekend, playing host to a number of exciting races. Along with the hardware that athletes picked up following their podium finishes, FINA is also awarding prize money to the top 20 ranked swimmers at each meet in the series.
The scoring system that FINA is following awards points to swimmers based on their top three performances at the meet in terms of placement and time. A full breakdown of how that scoring breakdown occurs can be read here.
Anastasia Gorbenko topped the women’s rankings in Berlin with a total of 57.1 points based on her triple event win. Gorbenko took gold in both the 50 and 100 breaststrokes, as well as the 100 IM.
Emma McKeon, who won the women’s 50 and 100 freestyles (2 of the events in which she took gold in Tokyo), and silver in the 50 butterfly, was second with 55.8 points. Rounding out the top 3, Maggie MacNeil raked in 54.6 points after collecting 100 butterfly gold, as well as silver in the 50 and 100 backstrokes.
Louise Hansson was 4th overall with 53.9 points, followed by Kira Toussaint with 52.8, and Madi Wilson who scored 50.6.
As for the men, Arno Kamminga and Matt Sates each won 3 events at the meet but based on FINA points, Sates had the edge points-wise by 0.40. Sates earned 57.7 based on his wins in the 200 free, 200 IM, and 400 IM, while the Dutchman won the 50/100/200 breaststroke triple and collected 57.8 points for second place.
Following the leading duo, American Tom Shields picked up 56.2 points at the meet thanks to his 50 and 100 butterfly wins, as well as his silver medal swim in the 200 fly. Despite his backstroke hattrick, Christian Diener was just off Shields’ points total with 55.9. Kyle Chalmers was 5th in the rankings with 55.7.
High point-scorers Gorbenko and Kamminga will walk away with $12,000 each, while McKeon and Sates earned $10,000, and MacNeil and Shields $8,000.
Take a look at the top 20 ranked women and men at the meet, along with their total earnings in Berlin:
Note: These tables represent earned totals. Current/prospective NCAA athletes (e.g Maggie MacNeil, Matt Sates, Leah Hayes, Lydia Jacoby, Cavan Gormsen, Charlotte Hook, Quintin McCarty, etc.) are only allowed to claim up to an amount that covers actual costs, generally speaking.
Women’s Top 20 Earners – 2021 FINA World Cup, Berlin
| Rank | Name | Country | Points | Earnings |
| 1 | Anastasia Gorbenko | ISR | 57.1 | $12,000 |
| 2 | Emma McKeon | AUS | 55.8 | $10,000 |
| 3 | Maggie MacNeil | CAN | 54.6 | $8,000 |
| 4 | Louise Hansson | SWE | 53.9 | $6,000 |
| 5 | Kira Toussaint | NED | 52.8 | $5,500 |
| 6 | Madi Wilson | AUS | 50.6 | $5,400 |
| 7 | Kristyna Horska | CZE | 47.2 | $5,300 |
| 8 | Kylie Masse | CAN | 45.4 | $5,200 |
| 9 | Holly Barratt | AUS | 44.5 | $5,100 |
| 10 | Katja Fain | SLO | 44.4 | $5,000 |
| 11 | Leah Hayes | USA | 44.3 | $4,900 |
| 12 | Michelle Coleman | SWE | 43.2 | $4,800 |
| 13 | Lydia Jacoby | USA | 43.1 | $4,700 |
| 14 | Zauzsanna Jakabos | HUN | 40.7 | $4,600 |
| 15 | Kim Busch | NED | 39.8 | $4,500 |
| 16 | Maaike de Waard | NED | 39.5 | $4,400 |
| 17 | Linnea Mack | USA | 38 | $4,300 |
| 18 | Kathrin Demler | GER | 37.3 | $4,200 |
| 19 | Cavan Gormsen | USA | 35.6 | $4,100 |
| 20 | Charlotte Hook | USA | 35 | $4,000 |
Men’s Top 20 Earners – 2021 FINA World Cup, Berlin
| Rank | Name | Country | Points | Earnings |
| 1 | Matt Sates | RSA | 58.2 | $12,000 |
| 2 | Arno Kamminga | NED | 57.8 | $10,000 |
| 3 | Tom Shields | USA | 56.2 | $8,000 |
| 4 | Christian Diener | GER | 55.9 | $6,000 |
| 5 | Kyle Chalmers | AUS | 55.7 | $5,500 |
| 6 | Chad le Clos | RSA | 51.6 | $5,400 |
| 7 | Danas Rapsys | LTU | 51.4 | $5,300 |
| 8 | Fabian Schwingenschlogl | GER | 49 | $5,200 |
| 9 | Szebasztian Szabo | HUN | 48.7 | $5,100 |
| 10 | Yakov Toumarkin | ISR | 47.3 | $5,000 |
| 11 | Hubert Kos | HUN | 43.8 | $4,900 |
| 12 | Jesse Puts | NED | 43.2 | $4,800 |
| 13 | Blake Pieroni | USA | 42.6 | $4,700 |
| 14 | Luc Kroon | NED | 38.2 | $4,600 |
| 15 | Quintin McCarty | USA | 37.7 | $4,500 |
| 16 | Matt Temple | AUS | 36.7 | $4,400 |
| 17 | Louis Croenen | BEL | 35.7 | $4,300 |
| 18 | Peter Stevens | SLO | 35.6 | $4,200 |
| 19 | Brad Tandy | RSA | 34.8 | $4,100 |
| 20 | Andrius Sidlauskas | LTU | 34.0 | $4,000 |
There will be 3 more opportunities for swimmers to add to their World Cup earnings this month at the following meets:
- Budapest (HUN) – October 7-9
- Doha (QAT) – October 21-23
- Kazan (RUS) – October 28-30
at least FINA does pay
What happens to the $$ won by the US juniors? Does it get distributed to the other swimmers?
Arno Kamminga Is my current man crush .. he’s had an awesome 2021 season
And he’s one of the nicest man in the pool, always smiling and congratulating competitors.
At the risk of taking hate here, I feel as though he could have won the 200 breast in Tokyo and I am betting on him to win in Paris.
Lol why would there be hate? If his tactic and race strategy worked he would have won gold in world record time but he ran out of gas in the end .. it’s similar strategy to what Van den hoogenband and misty hyman did in Sydney 2000 .. get out fast and hold on .. may work in Paris who knows
SATES Matthew RSA 57,7
1 – 200m Fr 962 P. 10 + 9,6
1 – 200m IM 951 P. 10 + 9,5
1 – 400m IM 913 P. 10 + 9,1
30 + 28,2 = 58,2 ???
is there an ISL prize money update recently? can only find week 2.
Konstantin: What money? no money