MEDIA BOOK MEDIA BOOK 2021 FINA Communications Department www.fina.org – [email protected] 1 MEDIA BOOK CONTENTS WELCOME MESSAGE GENERAL INFORMATION HISTORICAL OVERVIEW WORLD RECORDS • 25m NUMBER OF WORLD RECORDS AT SWIMMING WORLD CUP WORLD RECORDS SET AT SWIMMING WORLD CUP WORLD CUP (MEET) RECORDS • Men • Women WORLD CUP MEDALLISTS • Men • Women MOST GOLDEN SWIMMERS AT WORLD CUP • Men • Women SWIMMING WORLD CUP VENUES • Chronology • By country 2 MEDIA BOOK MESSAGE FROM THE FINA PRESIDENT FINA SWIMMING WORLD CUP 2021 It Is my great pleasure to announce the FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 calendar, whIch Includes six legs In Asia, Europe and the MIddle East. ThIs year’s competItIon kIcks-off in September in Singapore (SGP) and Jinan (CHN) wIth exact dates to be confIrmed. BerlIn (GER) and Budapest (HUN) formed the second cluster of the 2021 cIrcuIt and wIll stage a leg each from October 1-3 and 7-9 respectIvely. Doha (QAT), from October 21-23, and Kazan (RUS), from October 28-30, complete the lIst of host citIes In 2021. FINA Is thrIlled to partner wIth these six major citIes that have shown theIr commItment to the SwImmIng World Cup and FINA over the years, and have helped establIsh thIs annual rendezvous on the world swImming calendar. SIngapore has been a regular organIser of the short-course showdown, whIle Jinan (CHN) wIll be welcomIng the SerIes for the second tIme (2019). Doha’s presence since 2012 In the World Cup circuIt has undenIably reInforced the visibIlIty of thIs top-notch event In the MIddle East regIon. After the successful stagIng of the 12th FINA World SwImmIng ChampIonshIps (25m) In 2014 in the QatarI capItal, Doha, the legacy of SwImmIng has contInued In thIs part of the world. Europe contInues to carry a long-standIng swImmIng tradItIon wIth the 16th FINA World ChampIonshIps 2015 host Kazan and 17th FINA World ChampIonshIps 2017 Budapest present In the World Cup circuIt for 2020. BerlIn wIll host the event for the sixth time (2000, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019). SInce 1988, together wIth FINA NatIonal FederatIons and the host citIes, the FINA SwImmIng World Cup remaIns one of the most Important annual meets for the world’s best swImmers and constItutes an addItIonal opportunIty to dIsplay a hIgh-level SwImmIng event on TV screens and lIve streamIng. The 2021 edItIon wIll be competed In 25m-pool as all events are qualIfying events for the postponed FINA World SwImmIng ChampIonshIps (25m) In Abu DhabI (UAE) to take place from December 13-18, 2021.Each event wIll last three days wIth heats In the mornIng and fInals In the evenIngs. UnlImIted events can be swum by a swImmer and only the best three results (per meet poInts) wIll count towards the ranking/scorIng. The total prIze money to be dIstrIbuted reaches over US$ 2.5M. WhIle the sport presentatIon contInues to be Improved every year, enhancing the fans’ experIence on site and providIng a better environment for TV productIon Is a top prIorIty for the 2021 season. I would lIke to express my gratItude to the six host citIes and theIr Local OrganIsing CommIttees of the upcomIng 2021 editIon for their commItment In the promotIon and success of thIs competItIon. I wIsh all the partIcipants the best of luck! Dr. JulIo C. MaglIone President 3 MEDIA BOOK GENERAL INFORMATION The FINA SwImmIng World Cup was created In 1988 and thIs competItIon gathers the best swImmers In a SerIes of meets organIsed in autumn. The 2021 circuIt Is structure In 3 clusters and dIstrIbute a total of prIze money over US$ 2.5M. 6 legs staged around the globe In 3 clusters. 3 days, wIth heats In the mornIng and fInals In the evenIng 32th edItIon 3 Clusters, in 25m pool, qualIfying event for FINA World SwImmIng ChampIonshIps (25m) CLUSTER 1 CLUSTER 2 CLUSTER 3 Singapore tbc BerlIn (GER) 1-3 Oct Doha (QAT) 21-23 Oct (SGP) Jinan (CHN) tbc Budapest 7-9 Oct Kazan (RUS) 28-30 Oct (HUN) The FINA SWC meet wIll consist of the followIng IndIvidual events for both Men and Women: - Freestyle 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m (W), 1500m (M) - Backstroke 50m, 100m, 200m - Breaststroke 50m, 100m, 200m - Butterfly 50m, 100m, 200m - IndIvidual Medley 100m, 200m, 400m A total of 34 IndIvidual events + 2 relays per meet (In 25m) Prize Money for Medallists For each IndIvidual event, the prIze money shall be dIstrIbuted as follows: - FIrst place: US$ 1,500.- - Second place: US$ 1,000.- - ThIrd place: US$ 500.- - Fourth place: US$ 400.- - Fifth place: US$ 300.- - SIxth place: US$ 200.- In case of tIe, the prIze money wIll be shared (e.g. If there are two wInners: US$ 1,500 + US$ 1,000 = US$ 2,500 to be equally shared I.e. US$ 1,250 for each swImmer – the thIrd placed swImmer receIves US$ 500.-). c) Relays PrIze Money Each MIxed Relay (2 events per meet): - FIrst place: US$ 3,000.- - Second place: US$ 2,000.- - ThIrd place: US$ 1’000.- World Records A swImmer breaking a world record shall receIve the followIng bonuses: - an extra 20 poInts - a prIze money of US$ 10,000.- 4 MEDIA BOOK Cluster Prize Money For each Cluster, the followIng PrIze Money wIll be dIstrIbuted, once for men, once for women: 1st place: US$ 50,000.- 5th place: US$ 10,000.- 2nd place: US$ 35,000.- 6th place: US$ 5,000.- 3rd place: US$ 30,000.- 7th place: US$ 4,000.- 4th place: US$ 20,000.- 8th place: US$ 3,000.- The total PrIze Money per Cluster Is US$ 314,000.- whIch makes an overall purse of US$ 942,000.- Overall Prize Money The total sum of US$ 300,000.- shall be equally shared between the fIrst 3 female wInners and fIrst 3 male wInners as follows: 1st place: US$ 150,000.- 2nd place: US$ 100,000.- 3rd place: US$ 50,000.- Further detaIls avaIlable here MedIa accredItatIons are avaIlable via FINA GMS 5 MEDIA BOOK Event Schedule for Clusters 1/2/3 6 MEDIA BOOK HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Past, Present and Future In complIance wIth the FINA ConstItutIon and Its fundamental objectIve to promote SwImmIng and Its other dIsciplInes, FINA started in 1973 the World ChampIonshIps (Belgrade, YUG) that, since then, has ranked alongside the OlympIc Games as one of FINA's most Important competItIons. It was at thIs tIme that the swImmIng famIly searched for an opportunIty to organIse a competItIon in the winter season (for the Northern hemIsphere) and also to organIse a short-course competItIon. During the 1970s and the 1980s some federatIons were able to stage successful meets such as the Arena FestIval (Bonn, GER), the Speedo Meet (Amersfoort, NED, 50m), the Coca Cola InternatIonal (London’s Crystal Palace, GBR, 50m), the NOK SchwImmfest (East BerlIn, GDR, 50m) and the Meet de la VIlle de ParIs (FRA). In 1988, the organIsers of some existIng competItIons – Toronto (CAN), IndIanapolIs (USA), ParIs (FRA), East BerlIn (GDR), Bonn (GER), Gothenburg (SWE), VenIce (ITA) and Barnett (GBR) – gathered In Rome and decided to create the fIrst SwImmIng World Cup SerIes wIth a prIze money allocatIon for wInners to be Implemented In early 1989. The fIrst two meets were held in North America in late 1988. The fIrst competItIon to be labelled the ‘SwImmIng World Cup’ took place In September 1979 at Tokyo’s YoyogI SwImmIng Pool (50m). EIght teams representIng dIfferent regIons of the world competed for supremacy: The UnIted States, Canada, Sweden, the Soviet UnIon and Japan took part wIth theIr respectIve natIonal teams, while the remaIning ones represented OceanIa (AustralIa and New Zealand), LatIn AmerIca and the rest of Europe. In January 1991, the recognItion of World Records set In 25m pools was approved at the FINA SwImmIng TechnIcal Congress In Perth (AUS). The same year, FINA became Involved In the World Cup. Together with the OrganIsing FederatIons, It was agreed to establIsh six categorIes for both men and women accordIng to stroke and dIstance: *SprInt: 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle; *DIstance: 400m and 800m or 1500m freestyle; *Backstroke: 50m, 100m, 200m; *Breaststroke: 50m, 100m, 200m; *Butterfly: 50m, 100m, 200m; *IndIvidual Medley: 100m, 200m, 400m. In 1992, for the fIrst and only tIme, FINA held a ‘Super FInal’ in Palma de Mallorca (ESP) at the conclusion of the World Cup serIes. Only swImmers who had qualIfIed through the serIes were admItted. Palma de Mallorca was also chosen as the venue for the 1st FINA SwImmIng World ChampIonshIps (25m) in 1993. In 1991 and 1992, World Cup meets were held In St. Petersburg (RUS) – LenIngrad at that tIme – and while the city wIthdrew from the World Cup serIes In 1993, ChIna joIned In wIth BeIjIng. In 1994, Shanghai (CHN) and Hong Kong were added to the lIst. On August 31 1994, followIng the FINA TechnIcal Congress In Rome (ITA), It was decided to recognIse the World Records set In the 50m backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and in the 100m IndIvidual medley (SCM). 7 MEDIA BOOK In 1998, the World Cup found new stages In AustralIa (Sydney) and Brazil (RIo de JaneIro). SInce then, AustralIa and Brazil have welcomed a meet for a number of edItions. In the 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 serIes, the ranking system was abandoned and the fInal classifIcatIon was based on IndIvidual Events. In order to allow thIs competItIon to become more competItIve and spectacular, FINA decided to Implement a new model for the 2001/2002 and subsequent edItIons of the SwImmIng World Cup. From then on, the scorIng has been based on a FINA PoInts Table: only the best swIm achIeved by a swImmer Is counted.