After making over $300,000 on the World Cup Tour this year, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu has made nearly half a million dollars in prize money this year in the short course pool alone. She made $106,000 based on her individual swims this week in Doha, easily leading all athletes.
FINA gives out prize money to the top 6 athletes in each event, plus bonuses for World Records. Here is the prize money system:
- Gold medal: $7000
- Silver: $5000
- Bronze: $3000
- 4th place: $2000
- 5th: $1500
- 6th: $1000
- World Record bonus: $15,000
That big world record bonus means that the 8 individual world record-breakers all place highly in the total money-earners. Hosszu made $60,000 that way for her 4-world record performance.
Second is Mireia Belmonte, who broke 2 world records and went 4-for-4 on individual golds. She earned $58,000, just a tick more than double-world record-setter Sarah Sjostrom ($56,000).
The highest-earning man individually was Florent Manadou, who made $49,000 on his two world records and three individual medals.
The top 10 money-earners based on individual events are below. Ryan Lochte and Kosuke Hagino are the only two to make the top 10 without setting a world record, a testament to their versatility. Lochte, in fact, made $16,000 without earning an individual gold medal, courtesy of two silvers and two bronzes.
Top 10 money-earners:
Rank | Name | Total Money | World Records: |
1 | Katinka Hosszu | $106,000 | 4 |
2 | Mireia Belmonte | $58,000 | 2 |
3 | Sarah Sjostrom | $56,000 | 2 |
4 | Florent Manaudou | $49,000 | 2 |
5 | Chad le Clos | $43,000 | 1 |
6 | Alia Atkinson | $29,000 | 1 |
7 | Markus Deibler | $22,000 | 1 |
7 | Etiene Medeiros | $22,000 | 1 |
9 | Ryan Lochte | $16,000 | 0 |
10 | Kosuke Hagino | $15,500 | 0 |
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Hosszu’s blatant double dolphin kicks off the wall in the breaststroke leg of her 400 IM would have been comical if they weren’t so revolting.
Hosszu’s blatant double dolphin kicks off the walls in the breaststroke leg of her 400 IM were revolting. No underwater video of 100 & 200 IM from Universal Sports to confirm whether the cheating is habitual.
Ka-ching HO$$ZU does it again! $160K
Thank you for the videos, I can’t find the 100 fly women video, it was on swimswam but only viewable from USA.
That’s why I posted the videos from youtube because people outside of USA can’t watch the Universal Sports Network videos.
USA WINTER NATIONALS
Women’s 500 free with Katie Ledecky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGzmZMF7KJI&index=2
Men’s 50 free with Nathan Adrian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owJiVYdhdeQ&index=13
Women’s 50 free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5b9uTwoaTI&index=18
Men’s 200 IM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AFfUUA-IdU&index=22
Women’s 200 IM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tatroyy4Ytw&index=25
Men’s 500 free with Connor Jaeger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0QXbpNFF18&index=11
Men’s 400 IM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wum2fnhB5lU&index=14
Women’s 400 IM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnhbZVQN2cc&index=15
Men’s 100 breast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVyhTlbjHLQ&index=7
Women’s 100 breast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRq4pImHW_g&index=19
Men’s 100 fly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vNzuf9uLss&index=11
Women’s 100 fly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=harZn8YWqpc&index=32
Men’s 200 free with Nathan Adrian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AAgwMdPYoo&index=22
Women’s 200 free with Katie Ledecky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4LHefW1rNU&index=26
USA swimming, please day 4 videos.
Correction
Men’s 50 free with Nathan Adrian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8oGj-zV_EQ
Rest of videos. Thanks to USA swimming. We just needed to ask. 🙂
Men’s 100 back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNjjy-LI_FU
Women’s 1650 free with Katie Ledecky. New American record!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZYjXL_ZdQ
Men’s 1650 free with Connor Jaeger. New American record!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z61gLie8rf8
Women’s 200 back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6RmE_Q1M2A
Men’s 200 back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ix_YEVSWUk
Women’s 100 free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5tjuKmW9OA
Men’s 100 free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyW0MqOH530
Men’s 200 free C-Final with Maxime Rooney, future 200 free US star.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqB_EM67Rus
Women’s 200 breast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4HTASQBUUE
Men’s 200 breast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHcqte-s6qM
Women’s 200 fly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHT6zqXLEiA
Men’s 200 fly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-BJpVtqI80
And finally women’s 100 back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyN-QvOCXIA
Women’s 4X100 medley relay. Winner. Denmark in 3.48.86
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C958YRC3BAY
Men’s 4X100 medley relay. winner. Brazil in 3.21.14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8f0Ylp_F9A