2022 FINA World Cup Circuit
- October 21 – November 5, 2022
- Leg 1: Oct. 21-23 – Berlin, Germany
- Leg 2: Oct. 28-30 – Toronto, Canada
- Leg 3: Nov. 3-5 – Indianapolis, Indiana
- SCM (25 meters)
- World Cup Central
USA Swimming announced Friday a large contingent of American swimmers who will compete on the FINA World Cup circuit later this year.
The national governing body confirmed a list of five Olympians and two additional National Team members that will contest all three stops of the series, along with a group of 15 Olympians who will race at the third and final stop in Indianapolis in early November.
Among those slated to race in Indy is seven-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, who will make her World Cup debut while also racing for the first time in short course meters since her lone appearance in the International Swimming League (ISL) in October 2019.
In Ledecky’s lone SCM competition, she came within 14 one-hundredths of the world record in the women’s 400 freestyle, registering a time of 3:54.06.
Along with Shaine Casas, Hali Flickinger and Nic Fink, who were previously confirmed to be racing at all three stops of the series, 2020 Olympians Erika Brown, Kieran Smith and Tom Shields are now confirmed to be joining them, along with National Team member Beata Nelson.
Joining Ledecky in racing solely in Indianapolis from the U.S. is a stacked lineup of Olympians including individual 2022 world champions Bobby Finke, Ryan Murphy and Lilly King.
Full List of U.S. Olympians (Indianapolis Only):
- Michael Andrew
- Hunter Armstrong
- Patrick Callan
- Bobby Finke
- Katie Grimes
- Zach Harting
- Natalie Hinds
- Drew Kibler
- Lilly King
- Annie Lazor
- Katie Ledecky
- Ryan Murphy
- Bella Sims
- Leah Smith
- Abbey Weitzeil
There will also be a group of 12 junior athletes representing the U.S. at the competition in Indianapolis, including Thomas Heilman, Leah Hayes, Daniel Diehl and Erin Gemmell.
Full U.S. Junior Team
- Berit Berglund
- Jillian Cox
- Erin Gemmell
- Leah Hayes
- Anna Moesch
- JoJo Ramey
- Daniel Diehl
- Thomas Heilman
- Rex Maurer
- Henry McFadden
- Diego Nosack
- Aaron Shackell
Full List of U.S. National Team Members Racing In Indy
- Gabi Albiero
- Michael Andrew
- Hunter Armstrong
- Katharine Berkoff
- Erika Brown
- Charlie Clark
- Tommy Cope
- Jillian Cox
- Daniel Diehl
- Nic Fink
- Bobby Finke
- Hali Flickinger
- Will Gallant
- Erin Gemmell
- Katie Grimes
- Zach Harting
- Leah Hayes
- Natalie Hinds
- Trenton Julian
- Drew Kibler
- Lilly King
- Annie Lazor
- Katie Ledecky
- Will Licon
- Linnea Mack
- Jake Magahey
- Ryan Murphy
- Beata Nelson
- Justin Ress
- Aaron Schackell
- Bella Sims
- Kieran Smith
- Leah Smith
- Charlie Swanson
- Luca Urlando
- Claire Weinstein
- Abbey Weitzeil
The 2022 FINA World Cup will feature a trio of three-day meets, kicking off on Oct. 21 in Berlin, Germany. The series will then shift to North America, running an event Oct. 28-30 in Toronto before wrapping up in Indianapolis.
2022 FINA World Cup Schedule
- October 21-23: Berlin, Germany
- October 28-30: Toronto, Canada
- November 3-5: Indianapolis, USA
The Indianapolis event will take place at the IU Natatorium. You can find tickets here.
I’m kind of surprised of what Katie Ledecky does this year by competing at high level in unusual for her swimming events. Is it that she is trying to leave the marks at any events she is at competable level or she is trying to have some fun and to make less boring the 10 years old intense but monotonous swimming career or that is the part of her coaches’ plan to shake her mentally by setting achievable goals of breaking her personal bests. Something that she hasn’t done for long time already.
First she competed at 400IM setting a very respectable personal best being behind this season only outstanding talents McIntosh, McKeown and Grimes.
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Would Ledecky even bother showing up at this meet if her intention were not to reset the ARs and WRs in SCM?
Can we please start a petition for:
A- Let Ledecky rest for a week or something like a mini Taper for Indianapolis
Or
B- Can someone convince her to swim at world short course championships fully tapered?! Please it’s in Melbourne…Australia…the base of her only rival… Can script a better story than: “you beat me at the Olympics in the 400, and you have also broken my world record, and now I’m gonna go to your country, in front of all your fans and dominate the short course world championships and break your 400 WR”
Can we petition for B? Please. Katie…I only ask for 1 time…1 time only… Even the great Michael Phelps has a world short course… Read more »
“her only rival”… and Summer McIntosh ?
Summer is clearly extremely talented and rising fast. She is not yet a “rival” for Katie Ledecky.
Where to watch?
We’ll have more details as the meets come closer.
cool thanks!
Could Rex skip college and turn pro?!?
Nah
Alright I’m gonna say it. What is it with this obsession with Rex? He is only 17 and still in HS. The last thing he needs are people questioning the decisions he makes. He knows what he is doing and what works for him.
He’s one of the best swimmers in the class of 2023 and it’s unusual that he hasn’t announced a commitment this late in the game.
I don’t know that interest in the future of such a highly-ranked prospect is “obsession.”
we only obsess cause we are bored. give us some swimming
ISL really did fill this spot in the calendar nicely.
3:54 on SCM converts to 4:28 which Ledecky has been well under. It doesn’t seem like Ledecky needs much rest to swim fast but I’d guess she’d need a little rest to break the 400 WR.
???4.28
it’s a scm-scy conversion
Oh for a 500 yard time? I get it now. Forgot they have 500 yard races.
I know since Finke has never swum SCM he won’t be in the fastest heats. O assume the same will be true for Lefecky?
Can’t wait might end up going one day of the Indy meet but am excited to potentially see some world records go down in November.
Wait, which events? If you’re looking at the women’s SC records in the 800 (7:59.3) and 1500 (15:18.0), then I doubt it. Ledecky would have to be in World Championship form to challenge them, and I doubt that she will have carried it over 5 months after the meet.
I’m going to put it this way. You don’t know what shape she is in nor do I. The only ones that know where she is at are Katie herself and the UF coaches. But I don’t think that necessarily means anything because she hasn’t swum that much SCM and because of this I don’t think it really would take too much for her to break some records. Also Katie is an amazing SC swimmer already. She has records in yards that may not go down for another 1-2 decades.