{"id":109205,"date":"2014-09-04T11:27:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T18:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=109205"},"modified":"2014-09-04T11:58:19","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T18:58:19","slug":"top-sprinters-to-race-for-cash-at-singapore-swim-stars-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-sprinters-to-race-for-cash-at-singapore-swim-stars-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Sprinters To Race For Cash At Singapore Swim Stars Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Photo Credit: John David Mercer &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>PHOENIX, Arizona, September 4. TOMORROW, more than 50 of the top sprinters in the world will converge on the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore for the Singapore Swim Stars Showdown, a unique, one-day meet that should feature some thrilling races.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, eight of the fastest swimmers in the world will face off against one another in timed finals races of each of the 100m events. The 50m freestyle will also include semi-finals, followed by the two fastest swimmers racing head-to-head. The weekend will also include a synchronized swimming performance, as well as clinics put on by the swimmers, a relay swim-off and a community open water swim.<\/p>\n<p>Swimmers won\u2019t just be competing for bragging rights, as prize money will be on the table for the top four or five finishers, depending on the event. In the 50 and 100 free, the winners take home $10,000, followed by $5,000, $2,500 and $1,250 for second, third and fourth place, respectively. In all other events, the winner will receive $5,000, with second ($3,000), third ($1,500), fourth ($750) and fifth ($300) also garnering a chunk of cash. World record-breaking swims receive an additional $20,000.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>The Lineup<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Australia:<\/strong> Bronte Barratt, Brittany Elmslie, Emily Seebohm, Melanie Schlanger, Leiston Pickett, Lorna Tonks, Andrew Abood, Matthew Abood, Josh Beaver, Ashley Delaney<\/p>\n<p><strong>United States:<\/strong> Jessica Hardy, Madison Kennedy, Kim Vandenberg, Nathan Adrian, Anthony Ervin, David Plummer, Josh Schneider, Eugene Godsoe, Mike Alexandrov<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great Britain:<\/strong> Georgia Davies, Francesca Halsall, Lauren Quigley, Rachel Kelly, Liam Tancock, Benjamin Proud, Adam Peaty, Ross Murdoch, Marco Loughran<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singapore:<\/strong> Amanda Lim Xiang Qi, Chantal Liew Li-Shan, Roanne Ho, Hoong En Qi, Russel Ong, Malcom Low Wei Yang, Christopher Cheong Ee Hong<\/p>\n<p><strong>Denmark<\/strong>: Jeanette Ottesen, Pernille Blume, Rikke Moller Pedersen, Mie Nielsen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Japan:<\/strong> Kosuke Kitajima, Shinri Shioura, Yuki Shirai<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Africa:<\/strong> Roland Schoeman, Cameron Van Der Burgh<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bahamas:<\/strong> Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace<\/p>\n<p><strong>France:<\/strong> Fabien Gilot<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hungary:<\/strong> Katinka Hosszu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italy: <\/strong>Fabio Scozzoli<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lithuania: <\/strong>Ruta Meilutyte<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Zealand:<\/strong> Glen Snyders<\/p>\n<h1><strong>50m Freestyle<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_80552\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/commonwealth-games-fran-halsall-sets-textile-best-in-50-free-tops-50-fly-semis\/halsall-fran-worlds-2013\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-80552\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80552\" data-attachment-id=\"80552\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/commonwealth-games-fran-halsall-sets-textile-best-in-50-free-tops-50-fly-semis\/halsall-fran-worlds-2013\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/halsall-fran-worlds-2013-e1406407717994.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1521,1141\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Joao Marc Bosch&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1375467814&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"halsall-fran-worlds-2013\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/halsall-fran-worlds-2013-e1406407717994-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/halsall-fran-worlds-2013-e1406407717994-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-80552\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/halsall-fran-worlds-2013-e1406407717994-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-80552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the women\u2019s side, Francesca Halsall enters the meet with the fastest seed time at 23.96, which she swam at the Commonwealth Games this summer. No one else in the field has been under 24, but Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (24.34) and Melanie Schlanger (24.39) will definitely challenge each other for a spot in the final head-to-head showdown. Madison Kennedy (24.78), Pernille Blume (25.03), Brittany Elmslie (25.04), Jessica Hardy (25.46), Ruta Meilutyte (25.59) and Amanda Lim Xiang Qi (25.74) will also compete.<\/p>\n<p>Shinri Shioura leads the way in the men\u2019s 50 free with a 21.51, followed closely by Anthony Ervin (21.55) and Nathan Adrian (21.68). Ervin actually has the fastest time of 2014, as Shioura\u2019s season best is a 21.88 from April. \u00a0Benjamin Proud\u2019s top time of 21.76, Matthew Abood\u2019s 21.87 and Josh Schneider\u2019s 21.88, should put them in the mix.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>100m Freestyle<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_103514\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-sprinters-to-race-for-cash-at-singapore-swim-stars-showdown\/nathan-adrian-finish-summer-nationals-2014-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-103514\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103514\" data-attachment-id=\"103514\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-sprinters-to-race-for-cash-at-singapore-swim-stars-showdown\/nathan-adrian-finish-summer-nationals-2014-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nathan-adrian-finish-summer-nationals-2014-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407265425&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nathan-adrian-finish-summer-nationals-2014 (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nathan-adrian-finish-summer-nationals-2014-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nathan-adrian-finish-summer-nationals-2014-2-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103514\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nathan-adrian-finish-summer-nationals-2014-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-103514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Melanie Schlanger\u2019s 53.65 from the Pan Pacific Championships stands as the fastest time in the field in the women\u2019s 100 free. Pernille Blume sits second at 53.69, followed by Jeanette Ottesen (53.78) and Francesca Halsall (53.99). Brittany Elmslie (54.06), Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (54.37), Katinka Hosszu (54.45) and Bronte Barratt (54.75) will also race for cash in the two-length sprint.<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s 100 free should come down to the United States\u2019 Nathan Adrian, the 2012 Olympic champion. Adrian swam a 48.05 just a few weeks back at the Pan Pacific Championships. Fabien Gilot (48.36), Shinri Shioura (48.69) and Anthony Ervin (48.71) will also be major contenders.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>100m Backstroke<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_107141\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pan-pacific-championships-day-one-finals-live-recap\/emily-seebohm-pan-pacs-2014-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107141\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107141\" data-attachment-id=\"107141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pan-pacific-championships-day-one-finals-live-recap\/emily-seebohm-pan-pacs-2014-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/emily-seebohm-pan-pacs-20141.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2399,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Delly Carr&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1408655093&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"emily-seebohm-pan-pacs-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/emily-seebohm-pan-pacs-20141-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/emily-seebohm-pan-pacs-20141-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107141\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/emily-seebohm-pan-pacs-20141-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-107141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Australia\u2019s Emily Seebohm should be the heavy favorite in the women\u2019s 100 back after posting a 58.84 at the Pan Pacific Championships. Mie Nielsen\u2019s 59.36 from the Eindhoven Cup stands second in the field, while Georgia Davies (59.58) and Katinka Hosszu (59.63) have also been under 1:00 this year.<\/p>\n<p>Four men in the field have cleared 54 in the 100 back this year, led by the United States\u2019 David Plummer at 53.12. Liam Tancock posted a 53.49 at the recent Commonwealth Games, while Ashley Delaney recorded a 53.67 at Australia\u2019s national championships back in April. The race figures to come from those three swimmers, along with Josh Beaver, who\u2019s fastest time of the year is just .01 slower than Delaney at 53.68.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>100m Breaststroke<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_109192\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-sprinters-to-race-for-cash-at-singapore-swim-stars-showdown\/adam-peaty-arena-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-109192\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109192\" data-attachment-id=\"109192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-sprinters-to-race-for-cash-at-singapore-swim-stars-showdown\/adam-peaty-arena-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/adam-peaty-arena-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adam-peaty-arena (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Arena&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/adam-peaty-arena-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/adam-peaty-arena-2-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-109192\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/adam-peaty-arena-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Arena\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-109192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Arena<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Olympic champion and world record-holder Ruta Meilutyte is the class of the field in the women\u2019s 100 breast, and although she hasn\u2019t approached her record of 1:04.35 this summer, she still holds the top time of the year at 1:05.21. Rikke Moller Pedersen (1:06.19) and Jessica Hardy (1:06.51) should have a great battle for second, as Hardy used to hold the world record in this event and Pedersen currently holds the world record in the 200 breast.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese breaststroke legend Kosuke Kitajima will be in the men\u2019s 100 breast field, but he\u2019ll have a bit of a wall to climb to win this event. Great Britain\u2019s Adam Peaty is coming off a great meet at the European Championships and will be the swimmer to beat with a 58.68. Olympic champion Cameron Van Der Burgh should never be counted out, as he enters the meet with the third-best time at 59.28. Great Britain\u2019s Ross Murdoch (59.33) and New Zealand\u2019s Glen Snyders (59.98) have also been under 1:00 this year.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>100m Butterfly<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_108170\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-sprinters-to-race-for-cash-at-singapore-swim-stars-showdown\/32nd-len-european-championships-30\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-108170\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108170\" data-attachment-id=\"108170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-sprinters-to-race-for-cash-at-singapore-swim-stars-showdown\/32nd-len-european-championships-30\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/denmark-400-medley-relay-euros-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,933\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrea Staccioli Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Denmark Gold Medal 4x100 Medley Women \\nNIELSEN Mie Oe., PEDERSEN Rikke Moeller, OTTESEN Jeanette, BLUME Pernille \\nSwimming \\n32nd LEN European Championships  \\nBerlin, Germany 2014  Aug.13 th - Aug. 24 th\\nDay12 - Aug. 24\\nPhoto Andrea Staccioli\\\/Deepbluemedia\\\/Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1408899585&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Deepbluemedia\\\/Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;32nd LEN European Championships&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"32nd LEN European Championships\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Denmark Gold Medal 4&#215;100 Medley Women NIELSEN Mie Oe., PEDERSEN Rikke Moeller, OTTESEN Jeanette, BLUME Pernille Swimming 32nd LEN European Championships Berlin, Germany 2014 Aug.13 th &#8211; Aug. 24 th Day12 &#8211; Aug. 24 Photo Andrea Staccioli\/Deepbluemedia\/Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/denmark-400-medley-relay-euros-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/denmark-400-medley-relay-euros-2014-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-108170\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/denmark-400-medley-relay-euros-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Denmark Gold Medal 4x100 Medley Women NIELSEN Mie Oe., PEDERSEN Rikke Moeller, OTTESEN Jeanette, BLUME Pernille Swimming 32nd LEN European Championships Berlin, Germany 2014 Aug.13 th - Aug. 24 th Day12 - Aug. 24 Photo Andrea Staccioli\/Deepbluemedia\/Insidefoto\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-108170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark has a nearly two-second cushion over the next fastest swimmer in the women\u2019s 100 fly, as her 56.51 from the European Championships is well ahead of Francesca Halsall of Great Britain (58.21). It looks to be a battle for second in this event between Halsall, Rachel Kelly (58.40), Brittany Elmslie (58.87) and Katinka Hosszu (58.87). The start list for the men\u2019s 100 fly is not currently available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: John David Mercer &#8211; USA Today Sports PHOENIX, Arizona, September 4. 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