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Provisional Leaders of FINA World Cup Series Released by Organization -- October 22, 2007
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 22. TODAY, FINA released the top three rankings in the FINA World Cup series after the first stop held in Durban, South Africa. The United States owns both the men's and women's top rankings as Randall Bal and Natalie Coughlin are in position for big paydays if they choose to compete for the duration of the circuit.
Both the men's and women's rankings have identical 25, 20, 16 point distributions among the top three. Bal leads the men, while South Africa's Gerhard Zandberg and Roland Schoeman are second and third. Coughlin leads the women, while Sweden's Therese Alshammar and Anna-Karin Kammerling sit in second and third place.
While there are various other event-win and world-record bonuses included in the prize money allocated for the World Cup series, the overall winners receive $100,000, while those placing second and third overall will receive $50,000 and $30,000, respectively.
SwimmingWorldMagazine.com looks forward to covering each of these meets as more swimmers from around the globe shoot for the big prizes.
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