SWIMMING PRIZE MONEY · 2ND OF 42 NATIONS
Australia swimming prize money
Australia's swimmers have won £802,000 between 33 swimmers, 11.9% of all the swimming prize money we hold. Kaylee McKeown leads on £208,519.
PRIZE MONEY£802k
SWIMMERS33
TITLES13
NATION RANK2nd
Australia's swimmers
By career swimming prize money
| # | SWIMMER | WORLD | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaylee McKeown | 3 | 5 | £208,519£209k |
| 2 | Emma McKeon | 15 | 3 | £106,667£107k |
| 3 | Lani Pallister | 24 | 0 | £74,593£75k |
| 4 | Kyle Chalmers | 29 | 0 | £63,481£63k |
| 5 | Madison Wilson | 33 | 0 | £58,148£58k |
| 6 | Mollie O'Callaghan | 48 | 0 | £43,111£43k |
| 7 | Isaac Cooper | 50 | 0 | £39,333£39k |
| 8 | Holly Barratt | 71 | 0 | £24,000£24k |
| 9 | Moesha Johnson | 73 | 4 | £23,889£24k |
| 10 | Alexandria Perkins | 76 | 0 | £22,667£23k |
| 11 | Leah Neale | 91 | 0 | £18,074£18k |
| 12 | Brendon Smith | 101 | 0 | £13,111£13k |
| 13 | Nicholas Sloman | 107 | 0 | £12,000£12k |
| 14 | Jenna Strauch | 116 | 0 | £10,444£10k |
| 15 | Joshua Yong | 118 | 0 | £10,222£10k |
| 16 | Matthew Temple | 127 | 0 | £9,333£9k |
| 17 | Ben Armbruster | 142 | 0 | £7,333£7k |
| 18 | Brittany Castelluzzo | 146 | 0 | £7,037£7k |
| 19 | Lily Price | 150 | 0 | £6,815£7k |
| 20 | Tara Kinder | 156 | 0 | £6,741£7k |
| 21 | Chelsea Gubecka | 168 | 1 | £6,037£6k |
| 22 | Minna Atherton | 180 | 0 | £3,926£4k |
| 23 | Cate Campbell | 187 | 0 | £3,778£4k |
| 24 | Iona Anderson | 197 | 0 | £3,556£4k |
| 25 | Milla Jansen | 205 | 0 | £3,481£3k |
| 26 | Samuel Short | 214 | 0 | £3,407£3k |
| 27 | Ella Ramsay | 237 | 0 | £3,185£3k |
| 28 | Olivia Wunsch | 242 | 0 | £3,111£3k |
| 29 | Kyle Lee | 278 | 0 | £2,630£3k |
| 30 | Kareena Lee | 287 | 0 | £1,111£1k |
| 31 | Thomas Edward Raymond | 289 | 0 | £889£889 |
| 32 | Jacqueline Davison-McGovern | 290 | 0 | £889£889 |
| 33 | Bailey Armstrong | 306 | 0 | £481£481 |
Australia's top 15
Where Australia's money was won
Australia prize money by competition, the top 15 of 22
Australia's titles
13 wins, newest first
| EDITION | WINNER | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Swimming World Cup Toronto | Kaylee McKeown | £8,889£9k |
| 2025 Open Water Swimming World Cup Setúbal | Moesha Johnson | £2,593£3k |
| 2025 Open Water Swimming World Cup Soma Bay | Moesha Johnson | £2,593£3k |
| 2024 Open Water Swimming World Cup NEOM | Moesha Johnson | £2,593£3k |
| 2024 Open Water Swimming World Cup Hong Kong | Moesha Johnson | £2,593£3k |
| 2023 Swimming World Cup Budapest | Kaylee McKeown | £8,889£9k |
| 2023 Swimming World Cup series | Kaylee McKeown | £74,074£74k |
| 2023 Swimming World Cup Athens | Kaylee McKeown | £8,889£9k |
| 2023 Swimming World Cup Berlin | Kaylee McKeown | £8,889£9k |
| 2022 Open Water Swimming World Cup Eilat | Chelsea Gubecka | £2,593£3k |
| 2021 Swimming World Cup Kazan | Emma McKeon | £8,889£9k |
| 2021 Swimming World Cup series | Emma McKeon | £74,074£74k |
| 2021 Swimming World Cup Budapest | Emma McKeon | £8,889£9k |
Australia against other nations
Swimming prize money by nation, the countries either side
| # | NATION | SWIMMERS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Belgium | 7 | £34,037£34k |
| 25 | Slovenia | 2 | £30,074£30k |
| 26 | South Korea | 9 | £29,407£29k |
| 27 | Ireland | 3 | £25,333£25k |
| 28 | Estonia | 3 | £23,556£24k |
| 29 | Czechia | 3 | £13,815£14k |
| 30 | Greece | 2 | £10,370£10k |
| 33 | Austria | 2 | £7,111£7k |
| 35 | Singapore | 2 | £6,519£7k |
| 37 | Serbia | 2 | £6,296£6k |
| 40 | Portugal | 2 | £2,296£2k |
| 1 | United States | 48 | £1,354,926£1.4m |
| 2 | Australia | 33 | £802,000£802k |
| 3 | Italy | 24 | £611,741£612k |
| 4 | France | 15 | £422,926£423k |
| 5 | Hungary | 14 | £414,889£415k |
| 6 | Netherlands | 13 | £396,593£397k |
| 7 | South Africa | 6 | £312,593£313k |
| 8 | China | 10 | £295,444£295k |
| 9 | Canada | 12 | £261,111£261k |
| 10 | Germany | 16 | £237,259£237k |
| 12 | Switzerland | 4 | £164,704£165k |
| 14 | Lithuania | 3 | £124,889£125k |
| 15 | Sweden | 6 | £117,185£117k |
| 16 | Brazil | 5 | £108,037£108k |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money have Australia's swimmers won?
£802,000 between 33 swimmers, 2nd of the 42 nations on our swimming money list.
Who is Australia's highest earning swimmer?
Kaylee McKeown, with £208,519 and 5 titles.
How many swimming titles has Australia won?
13 titles in the editions we hold, most recently Kaylee McKeown at the 2025 Swimming World Cup Toronto.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on swimming prize money, and across every individual sport on prize money by nation.