2023 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – BUDAPEST
- Friday, October 20th – Sunday, October 22nd
- Budapest, Hungary
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- Entries
- Live Results
- Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Recap | Day 3 Finals Recap
The 2023 World Cup has drawn to a close. As projected, Qin Haiyang and Kaylee McKeown ran away with the World Cup overall crowns, netting a $100,000 prize as well as a $30,000 bonus for completing three Triple Crowns apiece.
McKeown earned 59.7 points in Budapest to bring her total to 177.4 overall, putting an 11-point difference between her and second-place finisher Siobhan Haughey. The 22-year-old backstroke ace also set world records in the 50 and 100 back en route to two of her Triple Crowns, adding $20,000 to her total earnings. That was enough to make her the top earner of the series with $186,000.
Qin added 58.7 in Budapest to bring his total to 175.4 points, 7.5 ahead of runner-up finisher Thomas Ceccon of Italy. Prior to Budapest, Qin’s lead over Ceccon was only 3.9 points, but he nearly doubled that in the series finale. Completing his sweep of the breaststroke events in Budapest, Qin walks away with a total of $166,000, only trailing McKeown.
There was only one change in the men’s top eight rankings after the Budapest stop, with American Kieran Smith leapfrogging Australian Isaac Cooper to take 6th overall in the series.
The women’s rankings had a much more dramatic shakeup. With the absence of Americans Katie Grimes and Torri Huske in Budapest, who were 5th and 8th after Athens, Kylie Masse and Ingrid Wilm moved into the top eight. The race for second was incredibly close, with Haughey surpassing Zhang Yufei by just 0.2 points in the final standings.
In total, $1,416,000 has been awarded to athletes.
Check out the full prize money breakdown with Budapest alone as well as the combined final standings:
Men – Budapest World Cup Standings/Prize Money
| RANK | SWIMMER | TOTAL POINTS IN BUDAPEST | SCORE POINTS | PERFORMANCE POINTS | MEET PRIZE MONEY |
| 1 | Qin Haiyang (CHN) | 58.7 | 30 | 28.7 | $12,000 |
| 2 | Matt Sates (RSA) | 56.3 | 30 | 26.3 | $10,000 |
| 3 | Thomas Ceccon (ITA) | 55.1 | 28 | 27.1 | $8,000 |
| 4 | Michael Andrew (USA) | 54.5 | 28 | 26.5 | $6,000 |
| 5 | Kieran Smith (USA) | 48.4 | 22 | 26.4 | $5,500 |
| 6 | Danas Rapsys (LTU) | 46.7 | 20 | 26.7 | $5,400 |
| 7 | Arno Kamminga (NED) | 46.2 | 19 | 27.2 | $5,300 |
| 8 | Noe Ponti (SUI) | 44.7 | 19 | 25.7 | $5,200 |
| 9 | Isaac Cooper (AUS) | 43.0 | 17 | 26.0 | $5,100 |
| 10 | Nick Fink (USA) | 42.5 | 16 | 26.5 | $5,000 |
| 11 | Apostolos Christou (GRE) | 42.3 | 17 | 25.3 | $4,900 |
| 12 | Dylan Carter (TTO) | 42.2 | 16 | 26.2 | $4,800 |
| 13 | Roman Mityukov (SUI) | 40.1 | 15 | 25.1 | $4,700 |
| 14 | Caspar Corbeau (NED) | 39.4 | 13 | 26.4 | $4,600 |
| 15 | Ben Armbruster (AUS) | 37.5 | 12 | 25.5 | $4,500 |
| 16 | Trenton Julian (USA) | 36.0 | 11 | 25.0 | $4,400 |
| 17 | Dimitrios Markos (GRE) | 35.9 | 11 | 24.9 | $4,300 |
| 18 | Oliver Morgan (GBR) | 34.4 | 11 | 24.9 | $4,200 |
| 19 | Brendon Smith (AUS) | 33.7 | 10 | 24.4 | $4,100 |
| 20 | Benjamin Proud (GBR) | 33.0 | 16 | 17.7 | $4,000 |
Men – Overall 2023 World Cup Series Standings (Berlin + Athens + Budapest)
| RANK | SWIMMER | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | Qin Haiyang (CHN) | 175.4 |
| 2 | Thomas Ceccon (ITA) | 167.9 |
| 3 | Matt Sates (RSA) | 166.8 |
| 4 | Michael Andrew (USA) | 162.9 |
| 5 | Danas Rapsys (LTU) | 153.8 |
| 6 | Kieran Smith (USA) | 139.9 |
| 7 | Isaac Cooper (AUS) | 139.1 |
| 8 | Arno Kamminga (NED) | 136.8 |
| 9 | Nic Fink (USA) | 127.3 |
| 10 | Dylan Carter (TTO) | 125.3 |
| 11 | Brendon Smith (AUS) | 117.8 |
| 12 | Trenton Julian (USA) | 117.1 |
| 13 | Ben Armbruster (AUS) | 111.5 |
| 14 | Caspar Corbeau (NED) | 104.6 |
| 15 | Balazs Hollo (HUN) | 100.7 |
| 16 | Szebasztian Szabo (HUN) | 99.3 |
| 17 | Apostolos Christou (GRE) | 95.2 |
| 18 | Maximillian Guilani (AUS) | 89.5 |
| 19 | Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA) | 86.4 |
| 20 | Adam Peaty (GBR) | 85.5 |
| 21 | Ryosuke Irie (JPN) | 81.2 |
| 22 | Stan Pijnenburg (NED) | 80.4 |
| 23 | Dimitrios Markos (GRE) | 79.3 |
| 24 | Kaito Tabuchi (JPN) | 68.7 |
| 25 | Richard Marton (HUN) | 68.5 |
| 26 | Roman Mityukov (SUI) | 67.3 |
| 27 | Cody Simpson (AUS) | 60.6 |
| 28 | Dong Zhihao (CHN) | 57.8 |
| 29 | Mitch Larkin (AUS) | 56.4 |
| 30 | Nandor Nemeth (HUN) | 54.5 |
| 31 | Pieter Coetze (RSA) | 52.4 |
| 32 | Zac Incerti (AUS) | 51.0 |
| 33 | Benedek Bendeguz Kovacs (HUN) | 47.6 |
| 34 | Noe Ponti (SUI) | 44.7 |
| 35 | Andrius Sidlauskas (LTU) | 42.7 |
| 36 | Zac Reid (NZL) | 41.1 |
| 37 | Kenzo Simons (NED) | 38.0 |
| 38 | Kane Follows (NZL) | 36.6 |
| 39 | Abdelrahman Sameh (EGY) | 35.9 |
| 40 | Oliver Morgan (GBR) | 35.9 |
| 41 | Joshua Edwards-Smith (AUS) | 35.2 |
| 42 | Jeremy Desplanches (SUI) | 35.1 |
| 43 | Joshua Brown (USA) | 33.8 |
| 44 | Benjamin Proud (GBR) | 33.7 |
| 45 | Kregor Zirk (EST) | 33.7 |
| 46 | Henrik Christiansen (NOR) | 33.4 |
| 47 | Samuel Short (AUS) | 33.0 |
| 48 | Victor Johansson (SWE) | 31.8 |
| 49 | Sean Grieshop (USA) | 30.9 |
| 50 | Zalan Sarkany (CLB) | 30.7 |
| 51 | Zheng Wen Quah (SGP) | 30.4 |
Men – Final 2023 World Cup Series Prize Money
| RANK | SWIMMER | TOTAL POINTS | MEET PRIZE MONEY | TRIPLE CROWN/WR BONUS | RANKING PRIZE MONEY | TOTAL EARNINGS |
| 1 | Qin Haiyang (CHN) | 175.4 | $36,000 | $30,000 | $100,000 | $166,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Ceccon (ITA) | 167.9 | $26,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $116,000 |
| 3 | Matt Sates (RSA) | 166.8 | $25,500 | $20,000 | $30,000 | $75,500 |
| 4 | Michael Andrew (USA) | 162.9 | $18,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $43,000 |
| 5 | Danas Rapsys (LTU) | 153.8 | $18,800 | $14,000 | $32,800 | |
| 6 | Kieran Smith (USA) | 139.9 | $15,600 | $12,000 | $27,600 | |
| 7 | Isaac Cooper (AUS) | 139.1 | $15,700 | $11,000 | $26,700 | |
| 8 | Arno Kamminga (NED) | 136.8 | $15,200 | $10,000 | $25,200 | |
| 9 | Nic Fink (USA) | 127.3 | $14,700 | $14,700 | ||
| 10 | Dylan Carter (TTO) | 125.3 | $14,300 | $14,300 | ||
| 11 | Trenton Julian (USA) | 117.1 | $13,700 | $13,700 | ||
| 12 | Brendon Smith (AUS) | 117.8 | $13,500 | $13,500 | ||
| 13 | Ben Armbruster (AUS) | 111.5 | $9,900 | $9,900 | ||
| 14 | Ryosuke Irie (JPN) | 81.2 | $9,200 | $9,200 | ||
| 15 | Dimitrios Markos (GRE) | 79.3 | $9,100 | $9,100 | ||
| 16 | Szebasztian Szabo (HUN) | 99.3 | $8,800 | $8,800 | ||
| T-17 | Caspar Corbeau (NED) | 104.6 | $8,600 | $8,600 | ||
| T-17 | Balazs Hollo (HUN) | 100.7 | $8,600 | $8,600 | ||
| 19 | Pieter Coetze (RSA) | 52.4 | $5,500 | $5,500 | ||
| 20 | Noe Ponti (SUI) | 44.7 | $5,200 | $5,200 | ||
| 21 | Kaito Tabuchi (JPN) | 68.7 | $5,100 | $5,100 | ||
| 22 | Apostolos Christou (GRE) | 95.2 | $4,900 | $4,900 | ||
| 23 | Roman Mityukov (SUI) | 67.3 | $4,700 | $4,700 | ||
| 24 | Stan Pijnenburg (NED) | 80.4 | $4,500 | $4,500 | ||
| 25 | Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA) | 86.4 | $4,400 | $4,400 | ||
| T-26 | Oliver Morgan (GBR) | 35.9 | $4,200 | $4,200 | ||
| T-26 | Kregor Zirk (EST) | 33.7 | $4,200 | $4,200 | ||
| 28 | Victor Johansson (SWE) | 31.8 | $4,100 | $4,100 | ||
| T-29 | Benjamin Proud (GBR) | 33.7 | $4,000 | $4,000 | ||
| T-29 | Zheng Wen Quah (SGP) | 30.4 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
Women – Budapest World Cup Standings/Prize Money
| RANK | SWIMMER | TOTAL POINTS IN BUDAPEST | SCORE POINTS | PERFORMANCE POINTS | MEET PRIZE MONEY |
| 1 | Kaylee McKeown (AUS) | 59.7 | 30 | 29.7 | $12,000 |
| 2 | Siobhan Haughey (HKG) | 56.5 | 28 | 28.5 | $10,000 |
| 3 | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) | 55.8 | 28 | 27.8 | $8,000 |
| 4 | Zhang Yufei (CHN) | 55.7 | 28 | 27.7 | $6,000 |
| 5 | Erika Fairweather (NZL) | 51.3 | 24 | 27.3 | $5,500 |
| 6 | Lani Pallister (AUS) | 49.4 | 22 | 27.4 | $5,400 |
| 7 | Kylie Masse (CAN) | 48.8 | 22 | 26.8 | $5,300 |
| 8 | Boglarka Kapas (HUN) | 45.8 | 21 | 24.8 | $5,200 |
| 9 | Marrit Steenbergen (NED) | 45.6 | 19 | 26.6 | $5,100 |
| 10 | Tes Schouten (NED) | 45.4 | 19 | 26.4 | $5,000 |
| 11 | Mona McSharry (IRL) | 45.3 | 19 | 26.3 | $4,900 |
| 12 | Ingrid Wilm (CAN) | 44.2 | 18 | 26.2 | $4,800 |
| 13 | Jenna Strauch (AUS) | 41.2 | 15 | 26.2 | $4,700 |
| 14 | Louise Hansson (SWE) | 40.5 | 15 | 25.5 | $4,600 |
| 15 | Beata Nelson (USA) | 40.1 | 15 | 25.1 | $4,500 |
| 16 | Anja Crevar (SRB) | 40.0 | 16 | 24.0 | $4,400 |
| 17 | Maaike de Waard (NED) | 38.5 | 13 | 25.5 | $4,300 |
| 18 | Benedetta Pilato (ITA) | 38.4 | 20 | 18.4 | $4,200 |
| 19 | Alexandria Perkins (AUS) | 38.1 | 13 | 25.1 | $4,100 |
| 20 | Nikolett Padar (HUN) | 36.7 | 11 | 28.7 | $4,000 |
Women – Overall 2023 World Cup Series Standings (Berlin + Athens + Budapest)
| RANK | SWIMMER | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | Kaylee McKeown (AUS) | 177.4 |
| 2 | Siobhan Haughey (HKG) | 166.4 |
| 3 | Zhang Yufei (CHN) | 166.2 |
| 4 | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) | 165.5 |
| 5 | Erika Fairweather (NZL) | 153.3 |
| 6 | Lani Pallister (AUS) | 151.0 |
| 7 | Kylie Masse (CAN) | 139.7 |
| 8 | Ingrid Wilm (CAN) | 127.7 |
| 9 | Jenna Strauch (AUS) | 126.3 |
| 10 | Tes Schouten (NED) | 124.9 |
| 11 | Marrit Steenbergen (NED) | 119.0 |
| 12 | Maaike de Waard (NED) | 108.6 |
| 13 | Cate Campbell (AUS) | 105.3 |
| 14 | Katie Grimes (USA) | 102.6 |
| 15 | Beata Nelson (USA) | 97.2 |
| 16 | Alexandria Perkins (AUS) | 96.1 |
| 17 | Torri Huske (USA) | 90.9 |
| 18 | Bronte Campbell (AUS) | 84.3 |
| 19 | Boglarka Kapas (HUN) | 84.3 |
| 20 | Sydney Pickrem (CAN) | 82.5 |
| 21 | Sophie Hansson (SWE) | 77.8 |
| 22 | Ajna Kesely (HUN) | 77.5 |
| 23 | Louise Hansson (SWE) | 76.3 |
| 24 | Nikolett Padar (HUN) | 74.4 |
| 25 | Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) | 70.2 |
| 26 | Ageha Tanigawa (JPN) | 65.5 |
| 27 | Waka Kobori (JPN) | 65.4 |
| 28 | MIkayla Smith (AUS) | 60.0 |
| 29 | Anja Crevar (SRB) | 59.5 |
| 30 | Lana Pudar (BIH) | 58.1 |
| 31 | Caitlin Deans (NZL) | 57.1 |
| 32 | Nikoleta Trnikova (SVK) | 51.1 |
| 33 | Eneli Jefimova (EST) | 49.4 |
| 34 | Claire Weinstein (USA) | 47.4 |
| 35 | Mona McSharry (IRL) | 45.3 |
| 36 | Letitia Sim (SGP) | 43.8 |
| 37 | Emma Godwin (NZL) | 43.7 |
| 38 | Angelina Kohler (GER) | 41.8 |
| 39 | Kim Busch (NED) | 40.2 |
| 40 | Maggie Macneil (CAN) | 40.1 |
| 41 | Isabel Gose (GER) | 38.6 |
| 42 | Helena Rosendahl (DEN) | 38.5 |
| 43 | Benedetta Pilato (ITA) | 38.4 |
| 44 | Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) | 36.7 |
| 45 | Dalma Sebestyen (HUN) | 36.6 |
Women – Final 2023 World Cup Series Prize Money
| RANK | SWIMMER | TOTAL POINTS | MEET PRIZE MONEY | TRIPLE CROWN/WR BONUS | RANKING PRIZE MONEY | TOTAL EARNINGS |
| 1 | Kaylee McKeown (AUS) | 177.4 | $36,000 | $50,000 | $100,000 | $186,000 |
| 2 | Siobhan Haughey (HKG) | 166.4 | $26,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $116,000 |
| 3 | Zhang Yufei (CHN) | 166.2 | $22,000 | $20,000 | $30,000 | $72,000 |
| 4 | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) | 165.5 | $24,000 | $20,000 | $15,000 | $59,000 |
| 5 | Erika Fairweather (NZL) | 153.3 | $16,300 | $10,000 | $14,000 | $40,300 |
| 6 | Lani Pallister (AUS) | 151.0 | $16,200 | $10,000 | $12,000 | $38,200 |
| 7 | Kylie Masse (CAN) | 139.7 | $15,300 | $11,000 | $26,300 | |
| 8 | Ingrid Wilm (CAN) | 127.7 | $14,000 | $10,000 | $24,000 | |
| 9 | Tes Schouten (NED) | 124.9 | $10,100 | $10,000 | $20,100 | |
| 10 | Jenna Strauch (AUS) | 126.3 | $14,100 | $14,100 | ||
| 11 | Marrit Steenbergen (NED) | 119.0 | $13,100 | $13,100 | ||
| 12 | Katie Grimes (USA) | 102.6 | $10,800 | $10,800 | ||
| 13 | Torri Huske (USA) | 90.9 | $10,100 | $10,100 | ||
| 14 | Sydney Pickrem (CAN) | 82.5 | $9,000 | $9,000 | ||
| 15 | Maaike de Waard (NED) | 108.6 | $8,500 | $8,500 | ||
| T-16 | Boglarka Kapas (HUN) | 84.3 | $5,200 | $5,200 | ||
| T-16 | Eneli Jefimova (EST) | 49.4 | $5,200 | $5,200 | ||
| 18 | Cate Campbell (AUS) | 105.3 | $5,100 | $5,100 | ||
| 19 | Mona McSharry (IRL) | 45.3 | $4,900 | $4,900 | ||
| 20 | Letitia Sim (SGP) | 43.8 | $4,800 | $4,800 | ||
| 21 | Angelina Kohler (GER) | 41.8 | $4,700 | $4,700 | ||
| T-22 | Sophie Hansson (SWE) | 77.8 | $4,600 | $4,600 | ||
| T-22 | Louise Hansson (SWE) | 76.3 | $4,600 | $4,600 | ||
| T-24 | Beata Nelson (USA) | 97.2 | $4,500 | $4,500 | ||
| T-24 | Waka Kobori (JPN) | 65.4 | $4,500 | $4,500 | ||
| T-26 | Anja Crevar (SRB) | 59.5 | $4,400 | $4,400 | ||
| T-26 | Maggie Macneil (CAN) | 40.1 | $4,400 | $4,400 | ||
| T-26 | Isabel Gose (GER) | 38.6 | $4,400 | $4,400 | ||
| T-29 | Claire Weinstein (USA) | 47.4 | $4,300 | $4,300 | ||
| T-29 | Helena Rosendahl (DEN) | 38.5 | $4,300 | $4,300 | ||
| T-31 | Ageha Tanigawa (JPN) | 65.5 | $4,200 | $4,200 | ||
| T-31 | Benedetta Pilato (ITA) | 38.4 | $4,200 | $4,200 | ||
| T-33 | Alexandria Perkins (AUS) | 96.1 | $4,100 | $4,100 | ||
| T-33 | Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) | 70.2 | $4,100 | $4,100 | ||
| 35 | Nikolett Padar (HUN) | 74.4 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
Hosszu used to make a lot more money didn’t she? Like 300k or something? Feels we are going backwards with this format. Also only 3 stops for the WC…
The quality has sharply increased from last year.
For women, last year’s overall winner Beata Nelson is now ranked at only #15
To be fair, that’s mostly because Nelson is better in SCM, not because of quality. If last year was LCM Nelson probably wouldn’t have been in the top 10 either.
This prize money 🤑🤑🤑 is simply a joke 🤣🤣🤣 of jokes 🤣🤣🤣. I call that slave labor wages frankly speaking! World Aquatics is run by corrupt and incompetent officials who are out of touch with reality! You break a world record and they give you $10/20/30k for your effort? What a joke 🤣🤣🤣? How about 100k for a world record? These swimmer’s are struggling to make a living? World Aquatics needs to up their game a lot! The sport is still run by old folks and amateurs!
Where do you think they should source that money from?
I’ll throw in a fiver…
$99,995 to go…
A WR should be worth a lot more than $10k
Eh…if you set a world record, you’re also picking up a lot of prize money from the other metrics. It’s no coincidence that even without the world record bonuses, McKeown would have been tied with Qin for largest haul. I’d rather have larger pay-outs across the board.
The 10th place athlete receiving less than 10% of the winner in the overall payout. Not much parity.
I agree but that’s partially because of the WR/Crown bonuses. If you just look at regular money earned it’s more than 10%.
Removing the clusters have really lowered the earnings swimmers are making on the world cup tour. Less overall meets, but also the cluster bonus’s were pretty big as well.
Yeah but I do wonder if the fewer meets have led to faster performances across the board 🤷 (it feels like it to me with so many World Cup Records broken this year). If this model is more marketable it should lead to increased revenue which in turn should lead to bigger paydays for the athletes down the road (payouts have to come from somewhere). Remember a lot of the big nations would have been supporting their athletes to be at these World Cup stops as well so it seems like a no brainer for the athletes in that situation, better racing opportunities with bigger paydays compared to being at home and no payday opportunity.