2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup

The 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup was a series of three-day meets in three cities in October 2023. This edition was held in the long course (50-meter pool) format.

This edition of the World Cup was expected to introduce an "open" category for transgender swimmers in the 50- and 100-meter events. However, there were no entries and the category was shelved.[1][2][3]

Meets

The 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup consisted of the following three meets.[4]

MeetDatesLocationVenueResults
16–8 OctoberGermany Berlin, GermanySSE (in German)[5]
213–15 OctoberGreece Athens, GreeceAthens Olympic Aquatic Centre[6]
320–22 OctoberHungary Budapest, HungaryDanube Arena[7]

World Cup standings

Men

Rank Swimmer Points awarded Total[8]
Germany Greece Hungary
1 Qin Haiyang (CHN)58.758.058.7175.4
2 Thomas Ceccon (ITA)57.755.155.1167.9
3 Matthew Sates (RSA)54.456.156.3166.8
4 Michael Andrew (USA)54.553.954.5162.9
5 Danas Rapšys (LTU)54.852.346.7153.8
6 Kieran Smith (USA)43.747.848.4139.9
7 Isaac Cooper (AUS)48.247.943.0139.1
8 Arno Kamminga (NED)48.042.646.2136.8
9 Nic Fink (USA)40.344.542.5127.3
10 Dylan Carter (TTO)39.343.842.2125.3

Women

Rank Swimmer Points awarded Total[9]
Germany Greece Hungary
1 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)58.659.159.7177.4
2 Siobhán Haughey (HKG)54.155.856.5166.4
3 Zhang Yufei (CHN)55.255.355.7166.2
4 Sarah Sjöström (SWE)53.855.955.8165.5
5 Erika Fairweather (NZL)53.648.451.3153.3
6 Lani Pallister (AUS)51.650.049.4151.0
7 Kylie Masse (CAN)45.045.948.8139.7
8 Ingrid Wilm (CAN)41.342.244.2127.7
9 Jenna Strauch (AUS)41.643.541.2126.3
10 Tes Schouten (NED)33.046.545.4124.9

Event winners

50 m freestyle

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Isaac Cooper (AUS)21.93 Sarah Sjöström (SWE)23.95
Athens Michael Andrew (USA)21.96 Sarah Sjöström (SWE)24.10
Budapest Benjamin Proud (GBR)21.77 Sarah Sjöström (SWE)23.97

100 m freestyle

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Thomas Ceccon (ITA)47.97 Siobhán Haughey (HKG)52.02 WC
Athens Thomas Ceccon (ITA)48.36 Siobhán Haughey (HKG)52.55
Budapest Thomas Ceccon (ITA)48.41 Siobhán Haughey (HKG)52.24

200 m freestyle

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Danas Rapšys (LTU)1:45.75 Siobhán Haughey (HKG)1:55.10 WC
Athens Danas Rapšys (LTU)1:45.72 Siobhán Haughey (HKG)1:55.03 WC
Budapest Maximillian Giuliani (AUS)1:45.42 Siobhán Haughey (HKG)1:54.08 WC

400 m freestyle

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Danas Rapšys (LTU)3:44.86 Erika Fairweather (NZL)4:01.09 WC
Athens Danas Rapšys (LTU)3:48.64 Erika Fairweather (NZL)4:01.90
Budapest Samuel Short (AUS)3:44.51 Erika Fairweather (NZL)4:02.35

800 m freestyle

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Lani Pallister (AUS)8:16.82 WC
Athens Henrik Christiansen (NOR)7:51.92 WC
Budapest Lani Pallister (AUS)8:15.11 WC

1500 m freestyle

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Charlie Clark (USA)14:59.21
Athens Lani Pallister (AUS)15:55.73 WC
Budapest Dávid Betlehem (HUN)14:58.04

50 m backstroke

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Michael Andrew (USA)24.47 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)27.24 WC
Athens Michael Andrew (USA)24.79 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)27.02 WC
Budapest Michael Andrew (USA)24.64 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)26.86 WR

100 m backstroke

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Thomas Ceccon (ITA)52.27 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)57.95 WC
Athens Thomas Ceccon (ITA)52.73 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)57.63 WC
Budapest Thomas Ceccon (ITA)52.58 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)57.33 WR

200 m backstroke

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Thomas Ceccon (ITA)1:56.64 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)2:06.47 WC
Athens Pieter Coetze (RSA)1:56.32 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)2:06.02 WC
Budapest Roman Mityukov (SUI)1:56.96 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)2:04.81 WC

50 m breaststroke

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Qin Haiyang (CHN)26.29 WC Rūta Meilutytė (LTU)29.56 WC
Athens Qin Haiyang (CHN)26.52 Rūta Meilutytė (LTU)30.23
Budapest Qin Haiyang (CHN)26.30 Benedetta Pilato (ITA)30.04

100 m breaststroke

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Qin Haiyang (CHN)57.69 WC Eneli Jefimova (EST)1:06.50
Athens Qin Haiyang (CHN)58.44 Rūta Meilutytė (LTU)1:06.70
Budapest Qin Haiyang (CHN)57.82 Benedetta Pilato (ITA)1:05.83

200 m breaststroke

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Qin Haiyang (CHN)2:07.45 WC Tes Schouten (NED)2:22.13 WC
Athens Qin Haiyang (CHN)2:08.05 Tes Schouten (NED)2:23.23
Budapest Qin Haiyang (CHN)2:07.32 WC Tes Schouten (NED)2:21.52 WC

50 m butterfly

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Ben Armbruster (AUS)23.08 Sarah Sjöström (SWE)25.06 WC
Athens Abdelrahman Sameh (EGY)23.04 Sarah Sjöström (SWE)24.97 WC
Budapest Michael Andrew (USA)23.11 Sarah Sjöström (SWE)25.21

100 m butterfly

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Michael Andrew (USA)51.66 Zhang Yufei (CHN)56.74
Athens Matthew Sates (RSA)51.82 Zhang Yufei (CHN)56.06 WC
Budapest Noè Ponti (SUI)51.38 Zhang Yufei (CHN)56.13

200 m butterfly

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Matthew Sates (RSA)1:55.87 Zhang Yufei (CHN)2:07.11
Athens Matthew Sates (RSA)1:55.44 Zhang Yufei (CHN)2:06.73
Budapest Matthew Sates (RSA)1:55.25 Zhang Yufei (CHN)2:05.65 WC

200 m individual medley

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Matthew Sates (RSA)1:58.01 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)2:10.76
Athens Matthew Sates (RSA)1:58.86 Sydney Pickrem (CAN)2:09.67
Budapest Matthew Sates (RSA)1:57.72 Marrit Steenbergen (NED)2:11.33

400 m individual medley

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Brendon Smith (AUS)4:13.59 Katie Grimes (USA)4:37.20
Athens Kaito Tabuchi (JPN)4:13.30 Katie Grimes (USA)4:38.74
Budapest Matthew Sates (RSA)4:15.68 Boglárka Kapás (HUN)4:43.14

4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Australia
Leah Neale
Alexandria Perkins
Bronte Campbell
Cate Campbell
3:38.44
Budapest Australia
Maximillian Giuliani
Cody Simpson
Dylan Andrea
Zac Incerti
3:14.54

4 × 200 m freestyle relay

Meet Men Women
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
Berlin Hungary
Ajna Késely
Nikolett Pádár
Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy
Panna Ugrai
8:04.00
Budapest Australia
Brendon Smith
Samuel Short
Maximillian Giuliani
Zac Incerti
7:13.97

4 × 100 m medley relay

Meet Men Women Mixed
WinnerTimeWinnerTimeWinnerTime
Athens Japan
Ryosuke Irie
Taku Taniguchi
Naoki Mizunuma
Shinri Shioura
3:36.09 Australia
Kaylee McKeown
Jenna Strauch
Alexandria Perkins
Cate Campbell
4:00.67 Australia
Joshua Edwards-Smith
Jenna Strauch
Shaun Champion
Bronte Campbell
3:48.18

References

  1. ↑ "No entries received for new 'open category' in World Cup meet". Reuters. October 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "No 'open category' entries at WC swimming event". ESPN.com. October 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Plans to allow for transgender swimmers at World Cup meet scrapped due to no entries". CBC.ca. October 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Swimming World Cup 2023 – Competition & Scoring" (PDF). World Aquatics. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Berlin (GER): Results Book" (PDF). Omega Timing. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Athens (GRE): Results Book" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Budapest (HUN): Results Book" (PDF). Omega Timing. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Men Individual Ranking 2023 – Rankings". World Aquatics. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Women Individual Ranking 2023 – Rankings". World Aquatics. Retrieved 22 October 2023.