2015 SALNIKOV CUP
- St. Petersburg, Russia
- Friday, December 18 – Saturday, December 19, 2015
- Prelims 10AM / Finals 5 PM (UTC+3)
- Event list and prize money
- Live Results
After day 1 of the 2015 Salnikov Cup, Katinka Hosszu and Evgeny Rylov have the top individual swims in FINA points, putting them in the driver’s seats for the meet’s biggest bonuses.
The top male and female swim in FINA points will earn 300,000 Russian rubles (or about $4,224 in U.S. Dollars), the same bonus awarded to any world records broken at the meet.
A quick refresher on the meet’s prize money system from our preview:
PRIZE MONEY SYSTEM
Each event gives out money for the top 3 finishers:
- 1st: 40,000 rubles (~$563 in U.S. Dollars)
- 2nd: 25,000 rubles (~$352 USD)
- 3rd: 15,000 rubles (~$211 USD)
Every event is tallied in FINA points, with the top male and female swim earning a bonus.
- FINA points bonus: 300,000 rubles (~$4,224 USD)
Certain records also garner bonuses.
- Russian record: 40,000 rubles (~$563 USD) – available only to Russian athletes
- European record: 80,000 rubles (~1,126 USD)
- World record: 300,000 rubles (~$4,224 USD)
Hosszu has the best overall swim in FINA points, going 2:00.44 in the short course meter 200 backstroke. That’s just about a second off her own world record in the event, and stands up with 970 FINA points.
Rylov was the only man to break 900 FINA points, going 50.34 in the 100 back for 918 points and a gold medal bonus.
Swimming in front of a home St. Petersburg crowd, Veronika Popova paced the women’s 200 free in 1:54.32, beating the field by just under a second.
Belarusian swimmer Aleksandra Gerasimenya won the women’s 50 back, denying a win to young Russian star Daria Ustinova 26.89 to 27.06. Ustinova was also second to Hosszu in the 200 back for a pair of prize checks.
The men’s side saw some very tight races, particularly in the sprints. In the 50 breast, Kirill Prigoda topped Andrei Nikolaev 26.38 to 26.55. Sergei Fesikov got in for the 100 free win by just a tenth of a second, going 47.15 to top Alexander Kliukin. And Oleg Kostin won the 50 fly with a 22.69, beating out Alexander Popov (a younger namesake of the legendary Russian sprinter, not the Olympian himself) and his 22.82.
The meet continues through tomorrow. You can find live results here.