World Cup points update: Hosszu, Le Clos primed to repeat with one meet left
Katinka Hosszu (pictured) and Chad le Clos have just about clinched repeat victories on the World Cup circuit, leading their respective genders handily with just one meet to go.
World Cup points update: Atkinson & Gyurta make charges in Beijing
The series leaders are all but uncatchable, but a pair of breaststrokers made solid headway in tracking down the rest of the field during the Beijing World Cup.
Shields, Le Clos dominate Hong Kong points for men, Hosszu leads women by over 300
With the third of seven stops completed on the World Cup tour, Chad le Clos and Katinka Hosszu are in…
World Cup Money Update: Seventeen grand for Hosszu, seven for Shields out of Hong Kong
Katinka Hosszu and Tom Shields were the top money-earners at the Hong Kong World Cup this week, with the former racking up $17,000 and the latter $7,500.
Five wins for Hosszu to open World Cup’s second cluster on day 1 in Hong Kong
Series points leaders Katinka Hosszu and Chad le Clos did enough to stay on top, with Hosszu winning 5 races and Le Clos 2 on the first day from Hong Kong.
$300,000 on offer for Cluster #2 – Fina Swimming World Cup
Among men, Olympic champion Chad Le Clos (RSA) currently leads the overall rankings with 120 points, closely followed by Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta (116 points). Australian Thomas Fraser-Holmes completes the top-3 with 93 points.
Hosszu already clears six figure winnings with World Cup’s cluster bonus after Dubai
Katinka Hosszu has earned $50,000 in world record bonuses and added a $50,000 cluster bonus to jump to $125,000 in total winnings just two meets in to the World Cup circuit.
Le Clos back into World Cup series points lead after Dubai, but only by 4; Hosszu crushing competition
Chad le Clos is back in the driver’s seat, leading the World Cup points standings after the Dubai meet, but his lead is just four points after a great weekend for Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta.
2014 Dubai World Cup – Le Clos nearly breaks 100 fly world record at Dubai day 2 finals
Chad le Clos won two events on day 2, including the 100 fly, where he came just over a tenth away from breaking a five-year-old world record.
2014 Dubai World Cup: two world records for Hungarians on day 1
Katinka Hosszu is back, just three days removed from her triple-World Record performance in Doha, which has her leading the World Cup series points standings handily.
Hosszu crushing World Cup points, Le Clos leads Gyurta and Fraser-Holmes for men
Katinka Hosszu is well on her way to defending her World Cup points title with one of seven stops down. Hosszu leads all women with 189 points, even more than she had at this point last year.
2014 FINA World Cup Doha: World record and three wins for Hosszu on day 2, Dekker wins twice
Chad le Clos came just short of a world record in the mens’ 100 fly, crushing his own national record with a 48.70.
Le Clos Takes Top Seed in 100 Fly, Hosszu Qualifies for 4 Finals on Day 2 at Doha World Cup
Chad le Clos continues to keep a light schedule in Doha, but in the 100 fly took the top seed over American Tom Shields.
Katinka Hosszu Breaks 2nd World Record, Swims 57.25 in 100 IM in Doha
Katinka Hosszu has now broken two World Records in two days in Doha, Qatar.
Nearly $2 million in prize money at the FINA Swimming World Cup
Katinka Hosszu headlines the 2014 FINA Swimming World Cup.