SWIMMING PRIZE MONEY · 1ST OF 42 NATIONS
United States swimming prize money
United States' swimmers have won £1,354,926 between 48 swimmers, 20.2% of all the swimming prize money we hold. Kate Douglass leads on £271,111.
PRIZE MONEY£1.4m
SWIMMERS48
TITLES13
NATION RANK1st
United States' swimmers
By career swimming prize money
| # | SWIMMER | WORLD | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Douglass | 1 | 5 | £271,111£271k |
| 2 | Regan Smith | 6 | 1 | £152,222£152k |
| 3 | Shaine Casas | 12 | 2 | £127,259£127k |
| 4 | Beata Nelson | 13 | 2 | £127,037£127k |
| 5 | Nic Fink | 16 | 0 | £105,704£106k |
| 6 | Gretchen Walsh | 17 | 1 | £103,704£104k |
| 7 | Tom Shields | 21 | 1 | £76,667£77k |
| 8 | Kieran Smith | 37 | 0 | £52,296£52k |
| 9 | Michael Andrew | 58 | 0 | £31,852£32k |
| 10 | Katie Ledecky | 62 | 0 | £28,148£28k |
| 11 | Carson Foster | 68 | 0 | £24,296£24k |
| 12 | Trenton Julian | 79 | 0 | £20,444£20k |
| 13 | Katie Grimes | 82 | 0 | £20,259£20k |
| 14 | Chris Guiliano | 83 | 0 | £19,704£20k |
| 15 | Alex Walsh | 95 | 0 | £14,963£15k |
| 16 | Luke Hobson | 98 | 0 | £14,148£14k |
| 17 | Reece Whitley | 125 | 0 | £9,481£9k |
| 18 | Claire Weinstein | 130 | 1 | £9,037£9k |
| 19 | Lilly King | 134 | 0 | £8,444£8k |
| 20 | Torri Huske | 139 | 0 | £7,481£7k |
| 21 | Jack Alexy | 141 | 0 | £7,333£7k |
| 22 | Hali Flickinger | 144 | 0 | £7,259£7k |
| 23 | Linnea Mack | 152 | 0 | £6,815£7k |
| 24 | Lydia Jacoby | 153 | 0 | £6,815£7k |
| 25 | Coleman Stewart | 155 | 0 | £6,741£7k |
| 26 | Finn Brooks | 159 | 0 | £6,593£7k |
| 27 | Quintin McCarty | 160 | 0 | £6,444£6k |
| 28 | Justin Ress | 163 | 0 | £6,296£6k |
| 29 | Phoebe Bacon | 164 | 0 | £6,296£6k |
| 30 | Erin Gemmell | 165 | 0 | £6,148£6k |
| 31 | Anna Peplowski | 166 | 0 | £6,074£6k |
| 32 | Cavan Gormsen | 169 | 0 | £6,000£6k |
| 33 | Bella Sims | 171 | 0 | £5,926£6k |
| 34 | Brooks Curry | 178 | 0 | £3,926£4k |
| 35 | Ryan Murphy | 184 | 0 | £3,852£4k |
| 36 | Drew Kibler | 193 | 0 | £3,630£4k |
| 37 | Leah Hayes | 195 | 0 | £3,630£4k |
| 38 | Alex Shackell | 196 | 0 | £3,556£4k |
| 39 | Kelly Pash | 199 | 0 | £3,556£4k |
| 40 | Blake Pieroni | 212 | 0 | £3,481£3k |
| 41 | Abbey Weitzeil | 217 | 0 | £3,407£3k |
| 42 | Grant House | 229 | 0 | £3,259£3k |
| 43 | Daniel Diehl | 235 | 0 | £3,259£3k |
| 44 | Natalie Hinds | 269 | 0 | £2,963£3k |
| 45 | Charlotte Hook | 276 | 0 | £2,963£3k |
| 46 | Mariah Denigan | 279 | 0 | £2,630£3k |
| 47 | Joey Tepper | 286 | 0 | £1,111£1k |
| 48 | Dylan Gravley | 295 | 0 | £704£704 |
United States' top 15
Where United States' money was won
United States prize money by competition, the top 15 of 19
United States' titles
13 wins, newest first
| EDITION | WINNER | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Swimming World Cup series | Kate Douglass | £74,074£74k |
| 2025 Swimming World Cup Westmont | Kate Douglass | £8,889£9k |
| 2025 Swimming World Cup Westmont | Shaine Casas | £8,889£9k |
| 2025 Swimming World Cup Carmel | Gretchen Walsh | £8,889£9k |
| 2024 Swimming World Cup Singapore | Kate Douglass | £8,889£9k |
| 2024 Swimming World Cup series | Kate Douglass | £74,074£74k |
| 2024 Swimming World Cup Shanghai | Kate Douglass | £8,889£9k |
| 2024 Swimming World Cup Incheon | Regan Smith | £8,889£9k |
| 2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup Funchal | Claire Weinstein | £2,593£3k |
| 2022 Swimming World Cup Toronto | Shaine Casas | £8,889£9k |
| 2022 Swimming World Cup Indianapolis | Beata Nelson | £8,889£9k |
| 2022 Swimming World Cup series | Beata Nelson | £74,074£74k |
| 2021 Swimming World Cup Budapest | Tom Shields | £8,889£9k |
United States against other nations
Swimming prize money by nation, the countries either side
| # | NATION | SWIMMERS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Spain | 2 | £34,185£34k |
| 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 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money have United States' swimmers won?
£1,354,926 between 48 swimmers, 1st of the 42 nations on our swimming money list.
Who is United States' highest earning swimmer?
Kate Douglass, with £271,111 and 5 titles.
How many swimming titles has United States won?
13 titles in the editions we hold, most recently Kate Douglass at the 2025 Swimming World Cup series.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on swimming prize money, and across every individual sport on prize money by nation.