2002–03 FINA Swimming World Cup

The 2002–03 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of nine, international short course (25m) swimming meets organized by FINA. The meets were held in seven different cities, from November 2002 through January 2003.^[1] Each featured 34 events: 17 for males, 17 for females.

Meets

Dates and locations for the 2002-03 World Cup meets were:^[1]

Year	Dates	Location	Results
2 0 0 2
	November 15–17	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	^[2]^[3]^[4]
	November 22+23	New York, USA	OmegaTiming
	December 1+2	Shanghai, China	OmegaTiming
	December 6–8	Melbourne, Australia	OmegaTiming

2 0 0 3
	January 17+18	Paris, France	^[5]
	January 21+22	Stockholm, Sweden	OmegaTiming
	January 25+26	Berlin, Germany	OmegaTiming

Event winners

50 freestyle

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Mark Foster, GBR	Time 21.13	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Therese Alshammar, SWE	Time 24.39
José Meolans	21.53	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Chantal Groot	25.51
Jason Lezak	21.66	#2: New York	Alison Sheppard	24.49
Jason Lezak	21.40	#3: Shanghai	Alison Sheppard	24.44
Pieter van den Hoogenband	21.72	#4: Melbourne	Therese Alshammar	24.58
Mark Foster	21.47	#5: Paris	Alison Sheppard	24.23 WC
Mark Foster	21.39	#6: Stockholm	Therese Alshammar	24.37
Mark Foster	21.28	#7: Berlin	Alison Sheppard	24.06 WC

100 freestyle

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Alexander Popov, RUS	Time 46.74	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Jenny Thompson, USA	Time 53.05
José Meolans	47.84	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Chantal Groot	55.37
Jason Lezak	47.32	#2: New York	Jenny Thompson	53.59
José Meolans	48.37	#3: Shanghai	Alison Sheppard	54.07
Pieter van den Hoogenband	47.20	#4: Melbourne	Elka Graham	54.42
Pieter van den Hoogenband	47.41	#5: Paris	Alena Popchanka	53.99
Jason Lezak	47.41	#6: Stockholm	Therese Alshammar	54.00
José Meolans	47.32	#7: Berlin	Aliaksandra Herasimenia	53.94

200 freestyle

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Ian Thorpe, AUS	Time 1:41.10	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Lindsay Benko, USA	Time 1:55.16
Pieter van den Hoogenband	1:44.70	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Pang Jiaying	1:59.05
Pieter van den Hoogenband	1:43.54	#2: New York	Martina Moravcová	1:57.11
Květoslav Svoboda	1:45.61	#3: Shanghai	Yang Yu	1:58.07
Grant Hackett	1:42.48	#4: Melbourne	Elka Graham	1:55.12 WC
Ian Thorpe	1:41.86	#5: Paris	Xu Yanwei	1:55.94
Brian Johns	1:46.56	#6: Stockholm	Josefin Lillhage	1:56.18
Ian Thorpe	1:41.69	#7: Berlin	Yang Yu	1:54.90 WC

400 freestyle

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Ian Thorpe, AUS	Time 3:35.75	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Lindsay Benko, USA	Time 4:00.30
Pieter van den Hoogenband	3:43.75	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Rachel Komisarz	4:07.66
Pieter van den Hoogenband	3:43.44	#2: New York	Lindsay Benko	4:06.83
Květoslav Svoboda	3:46.22	#3: Shanghai	Yang Yu	4:06.19
Grant Hackett	3:36.17	#4: Melbourne	Elka Graham	4:01.17
Dragoș Coman	3:43.73	#5: Paris	Camelia Potec	4:06.87
Ian Thorpe	3:34.63 WC	#6: Stockholm	Lindsay Benko	4:03.13
Yuri Prilukov	3:41.87	#7: Berlin	Lindsay Benko	3:59.53 WR

1500/800 freestyle

Men (1500 free)		Meet	Women (800 free)
Winner (Nationality) WC: Grant Hackett, AUS	Time 14:29.52	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: CHEN Hua, CHN	Time 8:15.50
Bruno Bonfim	15:13.50	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Yana Klochkova	8:33.73
Graeme Smith	14:50.00	#2: New York	Flavia Rigamonti	8:17.28
Zhang Lin	15:00.24	#3: Shanghai	Zheng Jing	8:29.84
Stephen Penfold	14:47.49	#4: Melbourne	Keri-Anne Payne	8:23.58
Dragoș Coman	15:00.46	#5: Paris	Chantal Strasser	8:29.78
Dragoș Coman	14:53.98	#6: Stockholm	Tang Jingzhi	8:29.02
Yuri Prilukov	14:38.72	#7: Berlin	Hannah Stockbauer	8:19.18

50 backstroke

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Stev Theloke, GER	Time 24.05	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: LI Hui, CHN	Time 26.83
Toni Helbig	24.91	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Haley Cope	27.21
Neil Walker	52.79	#2: New York	Natalie Coughlin	27.08
Ouyang Kunpeng	24.38	#3: Shanghai	Li Hui	28.01
Thomas Rupprath	23.49 WC	#4: Melbourne	Giaan Rooney	28.04
Michael Gilliam	24.37	#5: Paris	Cheng Jiaru	27.89
Toni Helbig	24.37	#6: Stockholm	Mai Nakamura	27.76
Thomas Rupprath	23.53	#7: Berlin	Mai Nakamura	27.45

100 backstroke

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Lenny Krayzelburg, USA	Time 51.28	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Natalie Coughlin, USA	Time 57.08
Steffen Driesen	53.96	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Haley Cope	59.93
Neil Walker	52.79	#2: New York	Natalie Coughlin	56.71 WC
Ouyang Kunpeng	52.16	#3: Shanghai	Zhang Shu	1:00.19
Matt Welsh	51.56	#4: Melbourne	Charlene Wittstock	1:00.32
Ouyang Kunpeng	51.93	#5: Paris	Sarah Price	59.39
Evgeny Aleshin	52.97	#6: Stockholm	Sarah Price	59.02
Thomas Rupprath	50.76	#7: Berlin	Sarah Price	59.08

200 backstroke

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Gordan Kožulj, CRO	Time 1:51.62	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Natalie Coughlin, USA	Time 2:03.62
Rogério Romero	1:56.52	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Charlene Wittstock	2:08.98
Michael Phelps	1:54.30	#2: New York	Natalie Coughlin	2:05.76
Steve Parry	1:56.22	#3: Shanghai	Zhang Shong	2:08.46
Steve Parry	1:54.31	#4: Melbourne	Stephanie Proud	2:08.00
Klaas-Erik Zwering	1:54.96	#5: Paris	Sarah Price	2:05.32
Evgeny Aleshin	1:53.60	#6: Stockholm	Sarah Price	2:04.67
Evgeny Aleshin	1:53.60	#7: Berlin	Sarah Price	2:04.67

50 breaststroke

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Oleg Lisogor, UKR	Time 26.20	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Zoë Baker, GBR	Time 30.31
Eduardo Fischer	27.72	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Brooke Hanson	31.24
Oleg Lisogor	27.19	#2: New York	Emma Igelström	30.70
Oleg Lisogor	27.39	#3: Shanghai	Luo Xuejuan	31.03
Roman Sludnov	27.48	#4: Melbourne	Emma Igelström	30.58
Oleg Lisogor	26.52	#5: Paris	Zoe Baker	30.66
Oleg Lisogor	26.68	#6: Stockholm	Emma Igelström	30.51
Oleg Lisogor	26.68	#7: Berlin	Emma Igelström	30.51

100 breaststroke

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Ed Moses, USA	Time 57.47	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: LUO Xuejuan, CHN	Time 1:05.78
Hugues Duboscq	1:00.28	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Amanda Beard	1:07.10
Oleg Lisogor	59.30	#2: New York	Emma Igelström	1:06.00
Oleg Lisogor	59.75	#3: Shanghai	Qi Hui	1:06.14
David Denniston	59.20	#4: Melbourne	Emma Igelström	1:05.55 WC
Oleg Lisogor	58.57	#5: Paris	Mirna Jukić	1:07.05
Roman Sloudnov	57.97	#6: Stockholm	Emma Igelström	1:06.20
Roman Sloudnov	57.97	#7: Berlin	Emma Igelström	1:06.20

200 breaststroke

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Ed Moses, USA	Time 2:03.17	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: QI Hui, CHN	Time 2:19.25
Hugues Duboscq	2:10.41	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Amanda Beard	2:23.16
David Denniston	2:11.84	#2: New York	Amanda Beard	2:21.42
Maxim Podoprigora	2:11.59	#3: Shanghai	Qi Hui	2:18.86 WR
David Denniston	2:07.53	#4: Melbourne	Emma Igelström	2:19.85
Kosuke Kitajima	2:07.48	#5: Paris	Mirna Jukić	2:21.58
Maxim Podoprigora	2:07.46	#6: Stockholm	Emma Igelström	2:23.91
Maxim Podoprigora	2:07.46	#7: Berlin	Emma Igelström	2:23.91

50 butterfly

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Geoff Huegill, AUS	Time 22.74	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Anna-Karin Kammerling, SWE	Time 25.36
Fernando Scherer	23.85	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Zhou Yafei	26.92
Thomas Rupprath	23.38	#2: New York	Anna-Karin Kammerling	25.74
Raphael de Thuin	23.93	#3: Shanghai	Anna-Karin Kammerling	26.07
Thomas Rupprath	23.21	#4: Melbourne	Therese Alshammar	26.38
Mark Foster	23.52	#5: Paris	Therese Alshammar	26.12
Mark Foster	23.14	#6: Stockholm	Anna-Karin Kammerling	25.42
Mark Foster	23.09	#7: Berlin	Anna-Karin Kammerling	25.51

100 butterfly

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Thomas Rupprath, GER	Time 50.10	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Martina Moravcová, SVK	Time 56.55
Jun Hao	52.57	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Zhou Yafei	59.55
Thomas Rupprath	51.17	#2: New York	Natalie Coughlin	56.34
James Hickman	52.20	#3: Shanghai	Martina Moravcová	57.39
Thomas Rupprath	50.82	#4: Melbourne	Rachel Komisarz	58.67
Igor Marchenko	51.56	#5: Paris	Martina Moravcová	57.37
Igor Marchenko	51.17	#6: Stockholm	Martina Moravcová	57.04
Igor Marchenko	51.38	#7: Berlin	Martina Moravcová	57.32

200 butterfly

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: James Hickman, GBR	Time 1:51.76	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Susie O'Neill, AUS	Time 2:04.16
Wu Peng	1:56.65	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Yana Klochkova	2:09.04
James Hickman	1:53.18	#2: New York	Georgina Lee	2:09.70
James Hickman	1:53.72	#3: Shanghai	Yang Yu	2:08.35
Steve Parry	1:53.71	#4: Melbourne	Felicity Galvez	2:08.62
James Hickman	1:53.03	#5: Paris	Xu Yanwei	2:07.30
James Hickman	1:53.66	#6: Stockholm	Yang Yu	2:06.85
James Hickman	1:53.33	#7: Berlin	Yang Yu	2:04.90

100 Individual Medley

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Jani Sievinen, FIN	Time 53.10	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Martina Moravcová, SVK	Time 1:00.34
Bartosz Kizierowski	55.56	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Gabrielle Rose	1:01.24
Oleg Lisogor	54.68	#2: New York	Natalie Coughlin	58.80 WC
Oleg Lisogor	54.74	#3: Shanghai	Martina Moravcová	1:01.10
Robert van der Zant	55.45	#4: Melbourne	Brooke Hanson	1:01.85
Oleg Lisogor	53.68	#5: Paris	Martina Moravcová	1:00.81
Oleg Lisogor	53.45	#6: Stockholm	Martina Moravcová	1:00.55
Thomas Rupprath	52.58 WR	#7: Berlin	Gabrielle Rose	1:00.66

200 Individual Medley

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Jani Sievinen, FIN	Time 1:55.44	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Yana Klochkova, UKR	Time 2:09.10
Tamás Kerékjártó	1:57.52	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Yana Klochkova	2:11.23
Michael Phelps	1:57.12	#2: New York	Alenka Kejžar	2:10.83
James Hickman	1:58.89	#3: Shanghai	Qi Hui	2:08.77 WC
Thomas Rupprath	1:56.41	#4: Melbourne	Zhang Tianyi	2:10.78
James Hickman	1:57.32	#5: Paris	Yana Klochkova	2:08.79
Ian Thorpe	1:56.00	#6: Stockholm	Yana Klochkova	2:09.11
James Hickman	1:56.73	#7: Berlin	Yana Klochkova	2:08.44 WC

400 Individual Medley

Men		Meet	Women
Winner (Nationality) WC: Marcel Wouda, NED	Time 4:05.41	Meet	Winner (Nationality) WC: Yana Klochkova, UKR	Time 4:27.83
Wu Peng	4:12.72	#1: Rio de Janeiro	Yana Klochkova	4:36.94
Tamás Kerékjártó	4:10.03	#2: New York	Alenka Kejžar	4:37.18
Li Ziqiang	4:13.26	#3: Shanghai	Yana Klochkova	4:33.91
Batiste Levaillant	4:12.53	#4: Melbourne	Zhang Tianyi	4:35.69
Dean Kent	4:11.14	#5: Paris	Yana Klochkova	4:32.42
Dean Kent	4:09.00	#6: Stockholm	Yana Klochkova	4:36.33
Dean Kent	4:06.66	#7: Berlin	Yana Klochkova	4:34.80

References

^ ^a ^b (in French) Natation Infos, N° 1213 (trans: Swimming Info volume 1213), journal of the Fédération Française de Natation, February 2002 edition, p.5. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
^ FINA World Cup 1 - Day 1 Prelim Results (2002-11-15), FINA World Cup 1 - Day 1 Final Results (2002-11-16) and FINA World Cup 1 - Day 1 Backstroke Reswim (2002-11-17), published by SwimNews; retrieved 2012-04-02.
^ Wu wins two as FINA World Cup tour begins in Rio by Phillip Whitten, Swimming World Magazine. Published 2002-11-16, retrieved 2012-04-02.
^ "FINA World Cup 1 - Day 2 Report". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
^ "2003 FINA World Cup 5". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-06-22.

[FFN-1] (in French) Natation Infos, N° 1213 (trans: Swimming Info volume 1213), journal of the Fédération Française de Natation, February 2002 edition, p.5. Retrieved 2012-03-25.

[2] FINA World Cup 1 - Day 1 Prelim Results (2002-11-15), FINA World Cup 1 - Day 1 Final Results (2002-11-16) and FINA World Cup 1 - Day 1 Backstroke Reswim (2002-11-17), published by SwimNews; retrieved 2012-04-02.

[3] Wu wins two as FINA World Cup tour begins in Rio by Phillip Whitten, Swimming World Magazine. Published 2002-11-16, retrieved 2012-04-02.

[4] "FINA World Cup 1 - Day 2 Report". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-06-22.

[5] "2003 FINA World Cup 5". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-06-22.

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