Open Water World Cup series prize money
The Open Water World Cup series has paid £944,815 across 4 editions from 2022 to 2025. In 2025 Logan Fontaine and Ginevra Taddeucci took £37,037 each.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the edition paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Logan Fontaine, Ginevra Taddeucci | £37,037£37k | £259,259£259k |
| 2024 | Marc-Antoine Olivier, Ana Marcela Cunha | £37,037£37k | £274,074£274k |
| 2023 | Kristof Rasovszky, Leonie Beck | £37,037£37k | £274,074£274k |
| 2022 | Kristof Rasovszky, Gregorio Paltrinieri, Ana Marcela Cunha | £18,519£19k | £137,407£137k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2025 Open Water Swimming World Cup series payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SWIMMERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2 | £37,037£37k | £74,074£74k |
| 2nd | 2 | £25,926£26k | £51,852£52k |
| 3rd | 2 | £18,519£19k | £37,037£37k |
| 4th | 2 | £14,815£15k | £29,630£30k |
| 5th | 2 | £11,111£11k | £22,222£22k |
| 6th | 2 | £8,889£9k | £17,778£18k |
| 7th | 2 | £5,926£6k | £11,852£12k |
| 8th | 2 | £3,704£4k | £7,407£7k |
| 9th | 2 | £2,593£3k | £5,185£5k |
| 10th | 2 | £1,111£1k | £2,222£2k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2025 Open Water Swimming World Cup series payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Open Water World Cup series
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SWIMMER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ginevra Taddeucci | Italy | 1 | £87,037£87k |
| 2 | Marc-Antoine Olivier | France | 1 | £82,778£83k |
| 3 | Kristof Rasovszky | Hungary | 2 | £76,667£77k |
| 4 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Brazil | 2 | £55,556£56k |
| 5 | Marcello Guidi | Italy | 0 | £50,370£50k |
| 6 | Dario Verani | Italy | 0 | £48,889£49k |
| 7 | Leonie Beck | Germany | 1 | £48,148£48k |
| 8 | Lea Boy | Germany | 0 | £46,852£47k |
| 9 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Netherlands | 0 | £46,296£46k |
| 10 | Caroline Jouisse | France | 0 | £42,222£42k |
| 11 | Logan Fontaine | France | 1 | £37,037£37k |
| 12 | David Betlehem | Hungary | 0 | £36,667£37k |
| 13 | Andrea Filadelli | Italy | 0 | £29,630£30k |
| 14 | Angela Martinez Guillen | Spain | 0 | £25,926£26k |
| 15 | Domenico Acerenza | Italy | 0 | £22,222£22k |
| 16 | Bettina Fabian | Hungary | 0 | £20,741£21k |
| 17 | Viviane Jungblut | Brazil | 0 | £19,259£19k |
| 18 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 1 | £18,519£19k |
| 19 | Jeannette Spiwoks | Germany | 0 | £12,593£13k |
| 20 | Moesha Johnson | Australia | 0 | £11,667£12k |
| 21 | Sacha Velly | France | 0 | £11,111£11k |
| 22 | Aurelie Muller | France | 0 | £11,111£11k |
| 23 | Mario Sanzullo | Italy | 0 | £10,000£10k |
| 24 | Celine Rieder | Germany | 0 | £8,889£9k |
| 25 | Pasquale Sanzullo | Italy | 0 | £8,889£9k |
The top 12 here
Other swimming competitions
The competitions either side of the Open Water World Cup series by prize money paid
| # | COMPETITION | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Cup series | 5 | £2,549,630£2.5m |
| 2 | Open Water World Cup series | 4 | £944,815£945k |
| 3 | World Cup Berlin | 3 | £497,778£498k |
| 4 | World Cup Toronto | 2 | £398,519£399k |
| 5 | World Cup Budapest | 2 | £346,667£347k |
| 6 | World Cup Singapore | 1 | £202,963£203k |
| 7 | World Cup Westmont | 1 | £195,556£196k |
| 8 | World Cup Incheon | 1 | £180,741£181k |
| 9 | World Cup Kazan | 1 | £173,333£173k |
| 10 | World Cup Indianapolis | 1 | £173,333£173k |
| 11 | World Cup Shanghai | 1 | £173,333£173k |
| 12 | World Cup Carmel | 1 | £173,333£173k |
| 13 | World Cup Doha | 1 | £165,926£166k |
| 14 | World Cup Athens | 1 | £165,926£166k |
| 15 | Open Water World Cup Setúbal | 4 | £89,481£89k |
| 16 | Open Water World Cup Soma Bay | 3 | £66,667£67k |
| 17 | Open Water World Cup Golfo Aranci | 3 | £66,667£67k |
| 18 | Open Water World Cup Paris | 1 | £22,222£22k |
| 19 | Open Water World Cup Lac Mégantic | 1 | £22,222£22k |
| 20 | Open Water World Cup Eilat | 1 | £22,222£22k |
| 21 | Open Water World Cup Funchal | 1 | £22,222£22k |
| 22 | Open Water World Cup Hong Kong | 1 | £22,222£22k |
| 23 | Open Water World Cup NEOM | 1 | £22,222£22k |
| 24 | Open Water World Cup Ibiza | 1 | £22,222£22k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2025 Open Water Swimming World Cup series?
Logan Fontaine and Ginevra Taddeucci took £37,037 each. The whole edition paid £259,259 across 20 swimmers.
How much prize money has the Open Water World Cup series paid?
£944,815 across 4 editions from 2022 to 2025. The richest was the 2024 Open Water Swimming World Cup series, at £274,074.
Who has won the most money at the Open Water World Cup series?
Ginevra Taddeucci, with £87,037 and 1 win. Marc-Antoine Olivier is next on £82,778.
Who has won the Open Water World Cup series the most times?
Kristof Rasovszky, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Open Water World Cup series rank for prize money?
2nd of the 24 swimming competitions we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every swimming competition and swimmer is ranked on swimming prize money. The latest edition is the 2025 Open Water Swimming World Cup series, and the one before it the 2024 Open Water Swimming World Cup series. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's swimming prize money.