2008 FINA Swimming World Cup

The 2008 FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup was held in October and November 2008. The meet scheduling matched that of the 2007 series, with all meets held short course metres (25 m) format.

The series winners were Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa and Marieke Guehrer of Australia.

Venues

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The 2008 World Cup was staged at seven venues on five continents, with each meet following a heats and finals format for all events, with the exception of the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle and 400 m individual medley events which were heat-declared winners. The Brazil meet at Belo Horizonte was held as a three-day meet with evening heats and finals the following morning, with the remaining six meets being held over two days with morning heats and evening finals on each day. The order of events at each meet was the same.

Date Location Results
10–12 October   Belo Horizonte, Brazil [1]
17–18 October   Durban, South Africa [2]
25–26 October   Sydney, Australia [3]
1–2 November   Singapore [4]
8–9 November   Moscow, Russia [5]
11–12 November   Stockholm, Sweden [6]
15–16 November   Berlin, Germany [7]

Results

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Overall World Cup

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At each meet of the World Cup circuit in 2008, the FINA Points Table[8] was used to rank all swim performances at the meet. The top 10 men and top 10 women were then awarded World Cup points. Bonus points were awarded for a world record broken (20 points) or equalled (10 points).[9] The number of World Cup points awarded were doubled for the final meet of the World Cup in Berlin.

Rank on FINA Points World Cup points awarded
1 25
2 20
3 16
4 13
5 10
6 7
7 5
8 3
9 2
10 1

The final rankings are shown below.[10] Bonus points were awarded to eight swimmers for each of the twelve new world record standards set during the meets.

Rank Name Nationality Points awarded (Bonus) Total
BRA RSA AUS SIN RUS SWE GER
1 Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 25 25 25 (40) 25 (20) 32 192
2 Peter Marshall   United States 10 3 20 (40) 40 (20) 133
3 Randall Bal   United States 7 16 20 16 50 (20) 129
4 Robert Hurley   Australia 20 (20) 16 20 7 2 85
5 Christian Sprenger   Australia 25 20 10 5 10 70
6 Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 3 13 13 10 5 1 20 65
7 Matt Jaukovic   Australia 25 (20) 7 2 2 6 62
8 Paul Biedermann   Germany 26 (20) 46
9 Stanislav Donets   Russia 20 16 7 43
10 Stefan Nystrand   Sweden 5 2 2 13 13 35
11 Evgeny Korotyshkin   Russia 10 1 1 3 10 25
12 Igor Borysik   Ukraine 16 5 21
13 Darian Townsend   South Africa 3 3 14 20
14 César Cielo Filho   Brazil 16 16
15 Thiago Pereira   Brazil 2 13 15
16 Nicholas Santos   Brazil 13 13
17 Frédérick Bousquet   France 10 10
18= Ashley Delaney   Australia 7 7
18= William Diering   South Africa 7 7
20= George Du Rand   South Africa 5 5
20= Chris Wright   Australia 5 5
22 Alain Bernard   France 4 4
23 Kyle Richardson   Australia 3 3
24 Nick D'Arcy   Australia 2 2
25= Felipe Lima   Brazil 1 1
25= Felipe Silva   Brazil 1 1
25= Lachlan Staples   Australia 1 1

Women

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Rank Name Nationality Points awarded (Bonus) Total
BRA RSA AUS SIN RUS SWE GER
1 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 25 25 25 25 16 13 50 (20) 199
2 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 16 13 16 20 20 (20) 32 137
3 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 3 16 10 13 16 20 78
4 Tao Li   Singapore 20 13 1 26 60
5 Sarah Katsoulis   Australia 5 10 10 7 14 46
6 Melissa Ingram   New Zealand 10 13 7 7 4 41
7 Coralie Balmy   France 40 40
8 Valentina Artemyeva   Russia 13 25 38
9 Josefin Lillhage   Sweden 20 7 1 3 2 33
10 Hanna-Maria Seppälä   Finland 25 25
11= Cate Campbell   Australia 20 20
11= Jessica Pengelly   South Africa 20 20
13 Emily Seebohm   Australia 16 16
14 Petra Granlund   Sweden 5 10 15
15= Tara Kirk   United States 10 2 12
15= Fabíola Molina   Brazil 7 5 12
17 Jeanette Ottesen   Denmark 10 7
18 Lotte Friis   Denmark 2 6 8
19= Jade Edmistone   Australia 7 7
19= Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 2 5 7
21 Sophie Edington   Australia 5 1 6
22 Elena Sokolova   Russia 5 5
23 Melissa Corfe   South Africa 3 1 4
24= Ellen Fullerton   Australia 3 3
24= Kristel Köbrich   Chile 3 3
24= Kelly Stubbins   Australia 3 3
27= Brooke Bishop   United States 2 2
27= Olga Detenyuk   Russia 2 2
27= Mandy Loots   South Africa 2 2
30= Bronte Barratt   Australia 1 1
30= Carolina Henao   Colombia 1 1

Event winners

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50 m freestyle

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Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte César Cielo Filho   Brazil 21.32 Brooke Bishop   United States 24.66
Durban Stefan Nystrand   Sweden 21.42 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 24.46
Sydney Kyle Richardson   Australia 21.45 Cate Campbell   Australia 23.97
Singapore Stefan Nystrand   Sweden 21.39 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 24.33
Moscow Lyndon Ferns   South Africa 21.59 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 24.60
Stockholm Frédérick Bousquet   France 20.97 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 24.25
Berlin Alain Bernard   France 21.25 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 24.16

100 m freestyle

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César Cielo Filho, winner of the men's 50 m and 100 m freestyle at the first leg of the 2008 World Cup in Belo Horizonte.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte César Cielo Filho   Brazil 47.18 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 53.27
Durban Darian Townsend   South Africa 47.24 Josefin Lillhage   Sweden 53.07
Sydney Stefan Nystrand   Sweden 47.45 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 53.15
Singapore Stefan Nystrand   Sweden 46.78 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 53.94
Moscow Stefan Nystrand   Sweden 46.57 Josefin Lillhage   Sweden 53.47
Stockholm Stefan Nystrand   Sweden 46.03 Hanna-Maria Seppälä   Finland 52.44
Berlin Alain Bernard   France 46.28 Josefin Lillhage   Sweden 52.87

200 m freestyle

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Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 1:44.58 Josefin Lillhage   Sweden 1:57.05
Durban Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 1:43.62 Josefin Lillhage   Sweden 1:55.91
Sydney Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 1:43.05 Ellen Fullerton   Australia 1:56.35
Singapore Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 1:44.47 Kelly Stubbins   Australia 1:56.38
Moscow Darian Townsend   South Africa 1:43.44 Josefin Lillhage   Sweden 1:56.00
Stockholm Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 1:42.86 Petra Granlund   Sweden 1:54.77
Berlin Paul Biedermann   Germany 1:40.83 WR Coralie Balmy   France 1:54.05

400 m freestyle

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Oussama Mellouli, winner of twenty-eight World Cup titles in 2008, including six titles the 400 m freestyle.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Armando Negreiros   Brazil 3:45.78 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 4:14.95
Durban Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 3:42.32 Melissa Ingram   New Zealand 4:05.62
Sydney Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 3:40.49 Melissa Ingram   New Zealand 4:03.31
Singapore Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 3:42.37 Melissa Ingram   New Zealand 4:04.55
Moscow Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 3:40.52 Elena Sokolova   Russia 4:03.99
Stockholm Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 3:38.42 Lotte Friis   Denmark 4:02.64
Berlin Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 3:36.75 Coralie Balmy   France 3:56.24 WC

1500 m (men) / 800 m (women) freestyle

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Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 15:16.43 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 8:49.76
Durban Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 14:54.73 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 8:42.50
Sydney Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 14:43.05 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 8:32.62
Singapore Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 15:06.05 Melissa Corfe   South Africa 8:35.75
Moscow Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 14:34.31 Elena Sokolova   Russia 8:18.52
Stockholm Mads Glæsner   Denmark 14:38.87 Lotte Friis   Denmark 8:14.99
Berlin Mads Glæsner   Denmark 14:38.97 Lotte Friis   Denmark 8:14.41

50 m backstroke

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Emily Seebohm, winner of the women's 50 m and 100 m backstroke and 100 m individual medley at the Sydney leg of the 2008 World Cup.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Randall Bal   United States 23.87 Fabíola Molina   Brazil 27.60
Durban Randall Bal   United States 23.64 Fabíola Molina   Brazil 27.39
Sydney Robert Hurley   Australia 23.24 WR Emily Seebohm   Australia 27.21
Singapore Randall Bal   United States 23.35 Sophie Edington   Australia 27.56
Moscow Robert Hurley   Australia 23.54 Fabíola Molina   Brazil 27.34
Stockholm Peter Marshall   United States 23.05 WR Sanja Jovanović   Croatia 27.16
Berlin Randall Bal   United States 22.87 WR Sanja Jovanović   Croatia 27.19

100 m backstroke

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Sophie Edington, winner of the women's 50 m and 100 m backstroke at the Singapore meet.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Stanislav Donets   Russia 50.82 Fabíola Molina   Brazil 59.07
Durban Randall Bal   United States 50.88 Fabíola Molina   Brazil 59.15
Sydney Stanislav Donets   Russia 50.75 Emily Seebohm   Australia 57.91
Singapore Robert Hurley   Australia 50.28 WC Sophie Edington   Australia 59.02
Moscow Robert Hurley   Australia 50.51 Anastasia Zuyeva   Russia 58.81
Stockholm Peter Marshall   United States 49.94 WR Fabíola Molina   Brazil 58.67
Berlin Peter Marshall   United States 49.63 WR Daniela Samulski   Germany 58.03

200 m backstroke

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Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Randall Bal   United States 1:54.11 Carolina Colorado   Colombia 2:09.12
Durban George Du Rand   South Africa 1:51.82 Melissa Ingram   New Zealand 2:04.98
Sydney Robert Hurley   Australia 1:52.39 Melissa Ingram   New Zealand 2:04.75
Singapore Ashley Delaney   Australia 1:52.31 Melissa Ingram   New Zealand 2:05.63
Moscow Ryosuke Irie   Japan 1:52.61 Melissa Ingram   New Zealand 2:04.93
Stockholm Ryosuke Irie   Japan 1:51.71 Melissa Ingram   New Zealand 2:04.88
Berlin Ryosuke Irie   Japan 1:51.34 Melissa Ingram   New Zealand 2:04.31

50 m breaststroke

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Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Christian Sprenger   Australia 26.89 Valentina Artemyeva   Russia 30.78
Durban Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 26.45 Suzaan van Biljon   South Africa 32.42
Sydney Christian Sprenger   Australia 26.93 Jade Edmistone   Australia 30.43
Singapore Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 26.37 Tara Kirk   United States 30.78
Moscow Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 26.08 WR Valentina Artemyeva   Russia 29.86 WC
Stockholm Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 25.94 WR Sarah Katsoulis   Australia 30.37
Berlin Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 26.05 Tara Kirk   United States 30.43

100 m breaststroke

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Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Christian Sprenger   Australia 58.19 Tara Kirk   United States 1:06.71
Durban Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 57.99 Suzaan van Biljon   South Africa 1:08.77
Sydney Christian Sprenger   Australia 58.47 Sarah Katsoulis   Australia 1:05.79
Singapore Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 58.19 Sarah Katsoulis   Australia 1:05.70
Moscow Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 56.88 WR Valentina Artemyeva   Russia 1:04.71
Stockholm Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 57.06 Sarah Katsoulis   Australia 1:04.84
Berlin Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 57.32 Sarah Katsoulis   Australia 1:05.07

200 m breaststroke

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Christian Sprenger, winner of nine World Cup titles in 2008, including the men's 200 m breaststroke at each of the first five meets.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Christian Sprenger   Australia 2:07.58 Tara Kirk   United States 2:27.00
Durban Christian Sprenger   Australia 2:06.07 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 2:24.49
Sydney Christian Sprenger   Australia 2:06.43 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 2:23.86
Singapore Christian Sprenger   Australia 2:05.48 Joline Höstman   Sweden 2:23.21
Moscow Christian Sprenger   Australia 2:05.75 Olga Detenyuk   Russia 2:21.70
Stockholm Igor Borysik   Ukraine 2:05.68 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 2:22.07
Berlin Igor Borysik   Ukraine 2:05.77 Sarah Katsoulis   Australia 2:23.09

50 m butterfly

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Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Nicholas Santos   Brazil 23.06 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 25.63
Durban Neil Watson   South Africa 23.81 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 25.56
Sydney Matt Jaukovic   Australia 22.50 WR Marieke Guehrer   Australia 25.46
Singapore Matt Jaukovic   Australia 22.82 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 25.56
Moscow Matt Jaukovic   Australia 23.12 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 25.53
Stockholm Matt Jaukovic   Australia 22.85 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 25.31 WR
Berlin Matt Jaukovic   Australia 22.58 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 24.99 WR

100 m butterfly

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Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Evgeny Korotyshkin   Russia 50.86 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 57.51
Durban Garth Tune   South Africa 52.19 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 57.03
Sydney Matt Jaukovic   Australia 50.50 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 56.88
Singapore Evgeny Korotyshkin   Russia 50.84 Tao Li   Singapore 56.85
Moscow Matt Jaukovic   Australia 50.68 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 56.97
Stockholm Evgeny Korotyshkin   Russia 50.22 Tao Li   Singapore 56.87
Berlin Evgeny Korotyshkin   Russia 49.74 WC Tao Li   Singapore 56.28 WC

200 m butterfly

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Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Kaio de Almeida   Brazil 1:56.74 Mandy Loots   South Africa 2:09.78
Durban Sebastien Rousseau   South Africa 1:55.73 Mandy Loots   South Africa 2:07.84
Sydney Chris Wright   Australia 1:53.37 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 2:08.85
Nick D'Arcy   Australia
Singapore Chris Wright   Australia 1:54.38 Amy Smith   Australia 2:07.39
Moscow Nikolay Skvortsov   Russia 1:52.90 Amy Smith   Australia 2:06.64
Stockholm Nikolay Skvortsov   Russia 1:52.33 Petra Granlund   Sweden 2:06.44
Berlin Nikolay Skvortsov   Russia 1:51.78 Petra Granlund   Sweden 2:06.00

100 m individual medley

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Hanna-Maria Seppälä, winner of the women's 100 m freestyle and 100 m individual medley at Stockholm.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Thiago Pereira   Brazil 53.75 Fabíola Molina   Brazil 1:01.52
Durban Darian Townsend   South Africa 53.37 Fabíola Molina   Brazil 1:01.31
Sydney Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 53.84 Emily Seebohm   Australia 1:00.39
Singapore Thiago Pereira   Brazil 52.74 Svetlana Karpeeva   Russia 1:01.61
Moscow Darian Townsend   South Africa 53.97 Olga Klyuchnikova   Russia 1:01.37
Stockholm Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 52.78 Hanna-Maria Seppälä   Finland 59.07
Berlin Darian Townsend   South Africa 51.80 Tara Kirk   United States 1:00.88

200 m individual medley

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Thiago Pereira, winner of the men's 100 m and 200 m individual medley at both Belo Horizonte and Singapore.
Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Thiago Pereira   Brazil 1:56.33 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 2:12.50
Durban Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 1:56.73 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 2:10.09
Sydney Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 1:56.30 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 2:10.03
Singapore Thiago Pereira   Brazil 1:53.76 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 2:10.59
Moscow Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 1:55.10 Tomoya Fukuda   Japan 2:11.25
Stockholm Darian Townsend   South Africa 1:54.96 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 2:09.54
Berlin Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 1:52.41 WC Theresa Michalak   Germany 2:10.92

400 m individual medley

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Meet Men Women
Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time
Belo Horizonte Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 4:17.68 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 4:38.11
Durban Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 4:08.84 Jessica Pengelly   South Africa 4:30.45
Sydney Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 4:06.47 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 4:31.52
Singapore Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 4:02.93 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 4:32.31
Moscow Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 4:07.97 Svetlana Karpeeva   Russia 4:41.26
Stockholm Chris Christensen   Denmark 4:11.47 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 4:27.21 WC
Berlin Robert Margalis   United States 4:13.30 Kathryn Meaklim   South Africa 4:29.41

Legend: WRWorld record; (WR) – World record when swum (earning bonus World Cup points); WCWorld Cup record; (WC) – World Cup record when swum

See also

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References

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