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2008 FINA Swimming World Cup

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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

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.

DateLocationResults
10–12 OctoberBrazil Belo Horizonte, Brazil
17–18 OctoberSouth Africa Durban, South Africa
25–26 OctoberAustralia Sydney, Australia
1–2 NovemberSingapore Singapore
8–9 NovemberRussia Moscow, Russia
11–12 NovemberSweden Stockholm, Sweden
15–16 NovemberGermany Berlin, Germany

Results

Overall World Cup

At each meet of the World Cup circuit in 2008, the FINA Points Table 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). The number of World Cup points awarded were doubled for the final meet of the World Cup in Berlin.

Rank on FINA PointsWorld Cup points awarded
125
220
316
413
510
67
75
83
92
101

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

Men

RankNameNationalityPoints awarded (Bonus)TotalBRARSAAUSSINRUSSWEGER
1Cameron van der Burgh252525 (40)25 (20)32192
2Peter Marshall10320 (40)40 (20)133
3Randall Bal716201650 (20)129
4Robert Hurley20 (20)16207285
5Christian Sprenger25201051070
6Oussama Mellouli3131310512065
7Matt Jaukovic25 (20)722662
8Paul Biedermann26 (20)46
9Stanislav Donets2016743
10Stefan Nystrand522131335
11Evgeny Korotyshkin101131025
12Igor Borysik16521
13Darian Townsend331420
14César Cielo Filho1616
15Thiago Pereira21315
16Nicholas Santos1313
17Frédérick Bousquet1010
18=Ashley Delaney77
18=William Diering77
20=George Du Rand55
20=Chris Wright55
22Alain Bernard44
23Kyle Richardson33
24Nick D'Arcy22
25=Felipe Lima11
25=Felipe Silva11
25=Lachlan Staples11

Women

RankNameNationalityPoints awarded (Bonus)TotalBRARSAAUSSINRUSSWEGER
1Marieke Guehrer25252525161350 (20)199
2Therese Alshammar1613162020 (20)32137
3Kathryn Meaklim3161013162078
4Tao Li201312660
5Sarah Katsoulis5101071446
6Melissa Ingram101377441
7Coralie Balmy4040
8Valentina Artemyeva132538
9Josefin Lillhage20713233
10Hanna-Maria Seppälä2525
11=Cate Campbell2020
11=Jessica Pengelly2020
13Emily Seebohm1616
14Petra Granlund51015
15=Tara Kirk10212
15=Fabíola Molina7512
17Jeanette Ottesen107
18Lotte Friis268
19=Jade Edmistone77
19=Sarah Sjöström257
21Sophie Edington516
22Elena Sokolova55
23Melissa Corfe314
24=Ellen Fullerton33
24=Kristel Köbrich33
24=Kelly Stubbins33
27=Brooke Bishop22
27=Olga Detenyuk22
27=Mandy Loots22
30=Bronte Barratt11
30=Carolina Henao11

Event winners

50 m freestyle

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteCésar Cielo Filho21.32Brooke Bishop24.66
DurbanStefan Nystrand21.42Therese Alshammar24.46
SydneyKyle Richardson21.45Cate Campbell23.97
SingaporeStefan Nystrand21.39Therese Alshammar24.33
MoscowLyndon Ferns21.59Therese Alshammar24.60
StockholmFrédérick Bousquet20.97Marieke Guehrer24.25
BerlinAlain Bernard21.25Therese Alshammar24.16

100 m freestyle

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteCésar Cielo Filho47.18Marieke Guehrer53.27
DurbanDarian Townsend47.24Josefin Lillhage53.07
SydneyStefan Nystrand47.45Marieke Guehrer53.15
SingaporeStefan Nystrand46.78Sarah Sjöström53.94
MoscowStefan Nystrand46.57Josefin Lillhage53.47
StockholmStefan Nystrand46.03Hanna-Maria Seppälä52.44
BerlinAlain Bernard46.28Josefin Lillhage52.87

200 m freestyle

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteOussama Mellouli1:44.58Josefin Lillhage1:57.05
DurbanOussama Mellouli1:43.62Josefin Lillhage1:55.91
SydneyOussama Mellouli1:43.05Ellen Fullerton1:56.35
SingaporeOussama Mellouli1:44.47Kelly Stubbins1:56.38
MoscowDarian Townsend1:43.44Josefin Lillhage1:56.00
StockholmOussama Mellouli1:42.86Petra Granlund1:54.77
BerlinPaul Biedermann1:40.83 WRCoralie Balmy1:54.05

400 m freestyle

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteArmando Negreiros3:45.78Kathryn Meaklim4:14.95
DurbanOussama Mellouli3:42.32Melissa Ingram4:05.62
SydneyOussama Mellouli3:40.49Melissa Ingram4:03.31
SingaporeOussama Mellouli3:42.37Melissa Ingram4:04.55
MoscowOussama Mellouli3:40.52Elena Sokolova4:03.99
StockholmOussama Mellouli3:38.42Lotte Friis4:02.64
BerlinOussama Mellouli3:36.75Coralie Balmy3:56.24 WC

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

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteOussama Mellouli15:16.43Kathryn Meaklim8:49.76
DurbanOussama Mellouli14:54.73Kathryn Meaklim8:42.50
SydneyOussama Mellouli14:43.05Kathryn Meaklim8:32.62
SingaporeOussama Mellouli15:06.05Melissa Corfe8:35.75
MoscowOussama Mellouli14:34.31Elena Sokolova8:18.52
StockholmMads Glæsner14:38.87Lotte Friis8:14.99
BerlinMads Glæsner14:38.97Lotte Friis8:14.41

50 m backstroke

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteRandall Bal23.87Fabíola Molina27.60
DurbanRandall Bal23.64Fabíola Molina27.39
SydneyRobert Hurley23.24 WREmily Seebohm27.21
SingaporeRandall Bal23.35Sophie Edington27.56
MoscowRobert Hurley23.54Fabíola Molina27.34
StockholmPeter Marshall23.05 WRSanja Jovanović27.16
BerlinRandall Bal22.87 WRSanja Jovanović27.19

100 m backstroke

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteStanislav Donets50.82Fabíola Molina59.07
DurbanRandall Bal50.88Fabíola Molina59.15
SydneyStanislav Donets50.75Emily Seebohm57.91
SingaporeRobert Hurley50.28 WCSophie Edington59.02
MoscowRobert Hurley50.51Anastasia Zuyeva58.81
StockholmPeter Marshall49.94 WRFabíola Molina58.67
BerlinPeter Marshall49.63 WRDaniela Samulski58.03

200 m backstroke

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteRandall Bal1:54.11Carolina Colorado2:09.12
DurbanGeorge Du Rand1:51.82Melissa Ingram2:04.98
SydneyRobert Hurley1:52.39Melissa Ingram2:04.75
SingaporeAshley Delaney1:52.31Melissa Ingram2:05.63
MoscowRyosuke Irie1:52.61Melissa Ingram2:04.93
StockholmRyosuke Irie1:51.71Melissa Ingram2:04.88
BerlinRyosuke Irie1:51.34Melissa Ingram2:04.31

50 m breaststroke

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteChristian Sprenger26.89Valentina Artemyeva30.78
DurbanCameron van der Burgh26.45Suzaan van Biljon32.42
SydneyChristian Sprenger26.93Jade Edmistone30.43
SingaporeCameron van der Burgh26.37Tara Kirk30.78
MoscowCameron van der Burgh26.08 WRValentina Artemyeva29.86 WC
StockholmCameron van der Burgh25.94 WRSarah Katsoulis30.37
BerlinCameron van der Burgh26.05Tara Kirk30.43

100 m breaststroke

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteChristian Sprenger58.19Tara Kirk1:06.71
DurbanCameron van der Burgh57.99Suzaan van Biljon1:08.77
SydneyChristian Sprenger58.47Sarah Katsoulis1:05.79
SingaporeCameron van der Burgh58.19Sarah Katsoulis1:05.70
MoscowCameron van der Burgh56.88 WRValentina Artemyeva1:04.71
StockholmCameron van der Burgh57.06Sarah Katsoulis1:04.84
BerlinCameron van der Burgh57.32Sarah Katsoulis1:05.07

200 m breaststroke

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteChristian Sprenger2:07.58Tara Kirk2:27.00
DurbanChristian Sprenger2:06.07Kathryn Meaklim2:24.49
SydneyChristian Sprenger2:06.43Kathryn Meaklim2:23.86
SingaporeChristian Sprenger2:05.48Joline Höstman2:23.21
MoscowChristian Sprenger2:05.75Olga Detenyuk2:21.70
StockholmIgor Borysik2:05.68Kathryn Meaklim2:22.07
BerlinIgor Borysik2:05.77Sarah Katsoulis2:23.09

50 m butterfly

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteNicholas Santos23.06Marieke Guehrer25.63
DurbanNeil Watson23.81Marieke Guehrer25.56
SydneyMatt Jaukovic22.50 WRMarieke Guehrer25.46
SingaporeMatt Jaukovic22.82Marieke Guehrer25.56
MoscowMatt Jaukovic23.12Therese Alshammar25.53
StockholmMatt Jaukovic22.85Therese Alshammar25.31 WR
BerlinMatt Jaukovic22.58Marieke Guehrer24.99 WR

100 m butterfly

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteEvgeny Korotyshkin50.86Marieke Guehrer57.51
DurbanGarth Tune52.19Marieke Guehrer57.03
SydneyMatt Jaukovic50.50Marieke Guehrer56.88
SingaporeEvgeny Korotyshkin50.84Tao Li56.85
MoscowMatt Jaukovic50.68Marieke Guehrer56.97
StockholmEvgeny Korotyshkin50.22Tao Li56.87
BerlinEvgeny Korotyshkin49.74 WCTao Li56.28 WC

200 m butterfly

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteKaio de Almeida1:56.74Mandy Loots2:09.78
DurbanSebastien Rousseau1:55.73Mandy Loots2:07.84
SydneyChris Wright1:53.37Kathryn Meaklim2:08.85
Nick D'Arcy
SingaporeChris Wright1:54.38Amy Smith2:07.39
MoscowNikolay Skvortsov1:52.90Amy Smith2:06.64
StockholmNikolay Skvortsov1:52.33Petra Granlund2:06.44
BerlinNikolay Skvortsov1:51.78Petra Granlund2:06.00

100 m individual medley

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteThiago Pereira53.75Fabíola Molina1:01.52
DurbanDarian Townsend53.37Fabíola Molina1:01.31
SydneyOussama Mellouli53.84Emily Seebohm1:00.39
SingaporeThiago Pereira52.74Svetlana Karpeeva1:01.61
MoscowDarian Townsend53.97Olga Klyuchnikova1:01.37
StockholmOussama Mellouli52.78Hanna-Maria Seppälä59.07
BerlinDarian Townsend51.80Tara Kirk1:00.88

200 m individual medley

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteThiago Pereira1:56.33Kathryn Meaklim2:12.50
DurbanOussama Mellouli1:56.73Kathryn Meaklim2:10.09
SydneyOussama Mellouli1:56.30Kathryn Meaklim2:10.03
SingaporeThiago Pereira1:53.76Kathryn Meaklim2:10.59
MoscowOussama Mellouli1:55.10Tomoya Fukuda2:11.25
StockholmDarian Townsend1:54.96Kathryn Meaklim2:09.54
BerlinOussama Mellouli1:52.41 WCTheresa Michalak2:10.92

400 m individual medley

MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTime
Belo HorizonteOussama Mellouli4:17.68Kathryn Meaklim4:38.11
DurbanOussama Mellouli4:08.84Jessica Pengelly4:30.45
SydneyOussama Mellouli4:06.47Kathryn Meaklim4:31.52
SingaporeOussama Mellouli4:02.93Kathryn Meaklim4:32.31
MoscowOussama Mellouli4:07.97Svetlana Karpeeva4:41.26
StockholmChris Christensen4:11.47Kathryn Meaklim4:27.21 WC
BerlinRobert Margalis4:13.30Kathryn Meaklim4:29.41

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

References

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