1988–89 FINA Swimming World Cup

The 1988–89 FINA Swimming World Cup was the first of the series. It took place at eight short course venues in Europe and North America in November 1988 and February 1989. Eighteen swim styles were included for men and women.

Meets

Dates and locations for the 1988–1989 World Cup meets were:^[1]

Dates	Location
November 15–17, 1988	Toronto Canada
November 15–16, 1988	Indianapolis, United States [LCM]
February 3–5, 1989	Paris, France
February 7–8, 1989	East Berlin, East Germany [LCM]
February 10–12, 1989	Bonn, Germany
February 14–15, 1989	Gothenburg, Sweden
February 17–19, 1989	Venice, Italy
February 23–24, 1989	London, Great Britain

Event winners

Event	Men Winner	Women Winner
Sprint	Anders Holmertz	Manuela Stellmach^[2]
Distance	Turlough O'Hare	Debbie Wurzburger
Backstroke	Grant Robbins	Anne-Marie Andersen
Breaststroke	Jon Cleveland	Suki Browndson
Butterfly	Tom Ponting	Birte Weigang
Individual Medley	Jan Birdman	Suki Browndson

25 freestyle

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Frank Henter	10.45	Helena Aberg	12.12
#8: London	Dano Halsall	10.17	Daniela Hunger	12.25

50 freestyle

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#2: Indianapolis	Steve Croocker	22.74	A. Bock	26.12
#3: Paris	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#4: East Berlin	Dirk Richter	23.38	Marieke Mastenbroek	26.54
#5: Bonn	Steve Croocker	22.17	Jenny Thompson	25.50
#6: Gothenburg	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#7: Venice	Mark Foris	22.84	Jill Skertell	25.90
#8: London	Dano Halsall	22.66	Daniela Hunger	26.35

100 freestyle

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Anders Holmertz	49.26	Eva Nyberg	56.46
#2: Indianapolis	J. Harvey	50.41	Jenny Thompson	57.00
#3: Paris	Michael Fibbens	49.02	Manuela Stellmach	55.67
#4: East Berlin	Anders Holmertz	50.73	Manuela Stellmach	57.11
#5: Bonn	Michael Fibbens	48.95	Heike Friedrich	55.23
#6: Gothenburg	Tommy Werner	50.77	Regina Dittmann	57.88
#7: Venice	Michael Fibbens	49.94	Jill Skertell	56.53
#8: London	Michael Fibbens	49.85	Manuela Stellmach	57.36

200 freestyle

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Anders Holmertz	1:46.02	Jane Kerr	1:59.48
#2: Indianapolis	Anders Holmertz	1:50.19	Stacey Cassiday	2:02.87
#3: Paris	Andre Matzk	1:47.54	Manuela Stellmach	1:58.92
#4: East Berlin	Uwe Dassler	1:53.94	Heike Friedrich	2:01.36
#5: Bonn	Uwe Dassler	1:45.78	Stephanie Ortwig	1:57.96
#6: Gothenburg	Anders Holmertz	1:48.99	Regina Dittmann	2:04.15
#7: Venice	Mike Woolhouse	1:49.07	Astrid Strauss	2:01.29
#8: London	Anders Holmertz	1:48.29	Heike Friedrich	2:02.13

400 freestyle

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Anders Holmertz	3:48.94	Michelle Salee	4:13.24
#2: Indianapolis	Turlough O'Hare	3:56.83	Stacey Cassiday	4:14.45
#3: Paris	Andre Matzk	3:48.29	Irene Dalby	4:08.86
#4: East Berlin	Uwe Dassler	3:51.28	Grit Muller	4:12.55
#5: Bonn	Uwe Dassler	3:43.65	Stephanie Ortwig	4:06.92
#6: Gothenburg	Turlough O'Hare	3:53.84	Peggy Buchse	4:18.39
#7: Venice	Gary Vandermeulen	3:46.32	Astrid Strauss	4:11.10
#8: London	Kevin Boyd	3:54.25	Debbie Wurzburger	4:13.46

1500/800 freestyle

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Fabio Calmasani	15:10.41	Erin Holland	8:34.32
#2: Indianapolis	L. Jorgensen	15:29.21	Andrea Hayes	8:45.34
#3: Paris	Christophe Bordeau	8:00.69	Irene Dalby	8:31.74
#3: Paris	Rainer Henkel	15:05.41	Christelle Janssens	16:43.84
#4: East Berlin	Glen Housman	15:34.91	Grit Muller	8:35.94
#5: Bonn	Uwe Dassler	7:45.88	Grit Muller	8:28.61
#6: Gothenburg	Alex Gatzov	15:37.54	Crisitna Sossi	8:50.22
#7: Venice	Turlough O'Hare	7:51.57	Astrid Strauss	8:28.38
#8: London	Turlough O'Hare	15:54.03	Debbie Wurzburger	8:35.34

50 Backstroke

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Tamas Deutsh	26.94	Krisztina Egerszegi	29.39
#2: Indianapolis	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#3: Paris	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#4: East Berlin	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#5: Bonn	Mark Tewksbury	25.66	Anne Mahoney	29.50
#6: Gothenburg	Mark Tewksbury	26.72	Anja Eichhorst	30.25
#7: Venice	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#8: London	Carl Cockcroft	27.07	Birte Weigang	29.69

100 Backstroke

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Tamas Deutsh	56.79	Krisztina Egerszegi	1:01.55
#2: Indianapolis	D. Wheaherford	57.71	Krisztina Egerszegi	1:02.76
#3: Paris	Franck Schott	56.02	Anne Mahoney	1:02.99
#4: East Berlin	Sergei Zabolotnov	56.97	Anja Eichhorst	1:04.25
#5: Bonn	Mark Tewksbury	55.38	Birte Weigang	1:01.78
#6: Gothenburg	Mark Tewksbury	57.43	Anja Eichhorst	1:04.61
#7: Venice	Stefano Battistelli	56.66	Anne-Marie Andersen	1:02.97
#8: London	Carl Cockcroft	59.48	Anne-Marie Andersen	1:03.36

200 Backstroke

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Tamas Deutsh	2:02.79	Krisztina Egerszegi	2:12.13
#2: Indianapolis	D. Wheaherford	2:03.36	Krisztina Egerszegi	2:11.03
#3: Paris	Tino Weber	2:00.33	Beth Barr	2:13.11
#4: East Berlin	Sergei Zabolotnov	2:02.84	Marion Sperka	2:22.14
#5: Bonn	Vladimir Sekov	2:00.70	Beth Barr	2:13.99
#6: Gothenburg	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#7: Venice	Stefano Battistelli	1:59.48	Anne-Marie Andersen	2:15.40
#8: London	Grant Robbins	2:02.66	Anne-Marie Andersen	2:15.60

50 Breaststroke

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Jiahong Chen	28.40	Allison Higson	32.20
#2: Indianapolis	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#3: Paris	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#4: East Berlin	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#5: Bonn	Dmitri Volkov	28.11	Suki Browndson	32.66
#6: Gothenburg	Ron Dekker	29.33	Tanya Bogomilova	32.75
#7: Venice	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#8: London	Gary Watson	28.79	Margater Hohmann	32.30

100 Breaststroke

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Jiahong Chen	1:01.81	Suki Browndson	1:09.66
#2: Indianapolis	Karoly Güttler	1:03.81	Suki Browndson	1:11.17
#3: Paris	Christian Poswiat	1:01.08	Guylame Cloutier	1:09.55
#4: East Berlin	Christian Poswiat	1:03.10	Susanne Bornike	1:10.80
#5: Bonn	Nick Gillingham	1:01.86	Susanne Bornike	1:07.96
#6: Gothenburg	Jon Cleveland	1:04.59	Tanya Bogomilova	1:10.71
#7: Venice	Victor Davis	1:00.59	Allison Higson	1:09.26
#8: London	Nick Gillingham	1:03.10	Susanne Bornike	1:09.66

200 Breaststroke

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Ingo Kreisinger	2:15.50	Allison Higson	2:27.73
#2: Indianapolis	Mike Barrowman	2:15.72	Allison Higson	2:28.73
#3: Paris	Christian Poswiat	2:14.93	Annalisa Nisiro	2:33.83
#4: East Berlin	Jon Cleveland	2:18.87	Susanne Bornike	2:29.09
#5: Bonn	Nick Gillingham	2:09.81	Susanne Bornike	2:22.92 WR
#6: Gothenburg	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#7: Venice	Nick Gillingham	2:13.88	Allison Higson	2:28.73
#8: London	Nick Gillingham	2:13.29	Susanne Bornike	2:27.03

50 Butterfly

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Frank Henter	24.49	Andrea Nugent	28.06
#2: Indianapolis	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#3: Paris	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#4: East Berlin	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#5: Bonn	Nils Rudolph	24.31	Jacqueline Delord	27.86
#6: Gothenburg	Tom Ponting	24.90	Conny Van Bentum	28.40
#7: Venice	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#8: London	Bruno Gutzeit	25.13	Birte Weigang	28.35

100 Butterfly

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Tom Ponting	54.36	Madeleine Scarborough	1:02.10
#2: Indianapolis	J. Harvey & Bart Pippenger	54.47	R. Minthorn	1:02.24
#3: Paris	Michael Fibbens	54.00	Quian Hong	1:00.28
#4: East Berlin	Tito Haase	55.44	Birte Weigang	1:01.54
#5: Bonn	Tom Ponting	53.12	Birte Weigang	1:00.48
#6: Gothenburg	Tom Ponting	54.50	Conny Van Bentum	1:02.05
#7: Venice	Tom Ponting	53.29	Jill Skertell	1:01.25
#8: London	Michael Fibbens	54.99	Birte Weigang	1:00.82

200 Butterfly

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Jon Kelly	1:59.18	Rie Shito	2:12.07
#2: Indianapolis	Bart Pippenger	2:00.13	Rie Shito	2:13.66
#3: Paris	Rafal Szukala	1:59.91	Mette Jacobsen	2:12.39
#4: East Berlin	Martin Herrmann	2:02.25	Kathleen Nord	2:13.84
#5: Bonn	Tom Ponting	1:56.50	Kathleen Nord	2:11.72
#6: Gothenburg	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#7: Venice	Tom Ponting	1:57.75	Kathleen Nord	2:12.34
#8: London	Tim Jones	2:01.03	Birte Weigang	2:10.86

100 Individual Medley

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Anders Petersson	57.26	Suki Browndson	1:03.41
#2: Indianapolis	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#3: Paris	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#4: East Berlin	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#5: Bonn	Josef Hladky	55.31	Daniela Hunger	1:03.24
#6: Gothenburg	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#7: Venice	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#8: London	Bruno Gutzeit	57.54	Daniela Hunger	1:03.17

200 Individual Medley

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
#2: Indianapolis	Ron Karnaugh	2:03.24	A. Petricevic	2:16.38
#3: Paris	Frederic Lefevre	2:02.64	Li Lin	2:15.20
#4: East Berlin	Patrick Khul	2:03.44	Daniela Hunger	2:17.27
#5: Bonn	Josef Hladky	1:59.94	Daniela Hunger	2:13.77
#6: Gothenburg	Josef Hladky	2:04.64	Allison Higson	2:08.35
#7: Venice	Peter Bermel	2:02.21	Allison Higson	2:15.13
#8: London	Jeff Sheehan	2:04.36	Allison Higson	2:15.46

400 Individual Medley

Meet	Men Winner	Time	Women Winner	Time
#1: Toronto	Jan Birdman	4:17.83	Suki Browndson	4:45.88
#2: Indianapolis	Matt Rankin	4:23.55	A. Petricevic	4:47.47
#3: Paris	Frederic Lefevre	4:17.46	Li Lin	4:43.94
#4: East Berlin	Patrick Khul	4:20.56	Daniela Hunger	4:49.11
#5: Bonn	Patrick Khul	4:13.79	Susanne Bornike	4:40.70
#6: Gothenburg	Jan Birdman	4:25.52	Corinna Meier	4:52.70
#7: Venice	Luca Sacchi	4:19.92	Suki Browndson	4:46.60
#8: London	Paul Brew	4:19.84	Suki Browndson	4:50.84

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2018-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Thierry, Nick (9 April 1989). "Swim Canada - March 1989 (No.146)". Toronto, Swim news – via Internet Archive.

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2018-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] Thierry, Nick (9 April 1989). "Swim Canada - March 1989 (No.146)". Toronto, Swim news – via Internet Archive.

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