The 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup will kick-off in just four months, as seven hosts have confirmed their commitment, all ready to provide outstanding facilities and a backdrop for elite performances.
Detailed information regarding each host city, such as venue info, dates and competition schedule, is now available on FINA website in the respective Information Bullets.
As announced in February, a revised format for the 30th edition of the Swimming World Cup will be tested. The seven-leg competition will integrate meets held in 25m-pool as well as meets in 50m-pool, with the main objective to increase the level of participation.
As per usual, the 2018 circuit will be divided into three Clusters, including two legs in the first two stages and three in the final Cluster. The World Cup distributes a total of prize money reaching over US$ 2.5 million equally awarded between the genders.
2018 Calendar
1. September 7-9 : Kazan, Russia
2. September 13-15: Doha, Qatar
3. September 28-30: Eindhoven, Netherlands
4. October 4-6: Budapest, Hungary
5. November 2-4: Beijing, China
6. November 9-11: Tokyo, Japan
7. November 15-17: Singapore
The first two meets will be held in a 50m -pool, with a total of 32 individual events and 2 relays.
The second and the third Clusters however will be raced in 25m-pools and comprise of 34 individual events and 2 relays.
All meets will run across three days (including mandatory heats) and swimmers are allowed to swim an unlimited number of individual events, however only the best 3 results will count toward the ranking/scoring.
Last year’s top male and female finishers of the World Cup were South Africa’s Chad Le Clos and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom.
You will be able to follow LIVE all the pool action on FINAtv.
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