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SWIMMING PRIZE MONEY · 2023

Swimming prize money in 2023

Swimming paid £1,433,459 across 9 editions in 2023, to 103 swimmers. Kaylee McKeown earned the most, £139,850.

PAID IN 2023£1.4m
EDITIONS9
SWIMMERS PAID103
TOP EARNER£140k

The 2023 money list

The top 50 swimmers by prize money won in 2023

Swimming swimmers ranked by prize money won in 2023.
# SWIMMER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Kaylee McKeown Australia 4 £139,850£140k
2 Qin Haiyang China 4 £124,812£125k
3 Thomas Ceccon Italy 0 £87,218£87k
4 Siobhan Haughey Hong Kong 0 £87,218£87k
5 Matthew Sates South Africa 0 £56,767£57k
6 Zhang Yufei China 0 £54,135£54k
7 Kristof Rasovszky Hungary 2 £52,180£52k
8 Sarah Sjöström Sweden 0 £44,361£44k
9 Leonie Beck Germany 3 £43,571£44k
10 Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands 0 £39,323£39k
11 Michael Andrew United States 0 £32,331£32k
12 Marcello Guidi Italy 0 £30,977£31k
13 Erika Fairweather New Zealand 0 £30,301£30k
14 Lani Pallister Australia 0 £28,722£29k
15 Danas Rapsys Lithuania 0 £24,662£25k
16 David Betlehem Hungary 0 £22,932£23k
17 Caroline Jouisse France 1 £22,556£23k
18 Kieran Smith United States 0 £20,752£21k
19 Isaac Cooper Australia 0 £20,075£20k
20 Domenico Acerenza Italy 1 £19,925£20k
21 Kylie Masse Canada 0 £19,774£20k
22 Arno Kamminga Netherlands 0 £18,947£19k
23 Ginevra Taddeucci Italy 0 £18,421£18k
24 Ingrid Wilm Canada 0 £18,045£18k
25 Tes Schouten Netherlands 0 £15,113£15k
26 Marc-Antoine Olivier France 0 £14,023£14k
27 Aurelie Muller France 0 £13,271£13k
28 Arianna Bridi Italy 0 £11,278£11k
29 Mario Sanzullo Italy 0 £11,053£11k
30 Nic Fink United States 0 £11,053£11k
31 Dylan Carter Trinidad and Tobago 0 £10,752£11k
32 Jenna Strauch Australia 0 £10,602£11k
33 Trenton Julian United States 0 £10,301£10k
34 Brendon Smith Australia 0 £10,150£10k
35 Marrit Steenbergen Netherlands 0 £9,850£10k
36 Katie Grimes United States 0 £9,248£9k
37 Hector Pardoe Great Britain 0 £8,196£8k
38 Giulia Gabbrielleschi Italy 0 £7,895£8k
39 Torri Huske United States 0 £7,594£8k
40 Ben Armbruster Australia 0 £7,444£7k
41 Ryosuke Irie Japan 0 £6,917£7k
42 Dimitrios Markos Greece 0 £6,842£7k
43 Sydney Pickrem Canada 0 £6,767£7k
44 Szebasztian Szabo Hungary 0 £6,617£7k
45 Caspar Corbeau Netherlands 0 £6,466£6k
46 Balazs Hollo Hungary 0 £6,466£6k
47 Maaike de Waard Netherlands 0 £6,391£6k
48 Claire Weinstein United States 1 £5,865£6k
49 Jules Wallart France 0 £5,188£5k
50 Oliver Klemet Germany 0 £5,000£5k

The top 15 in 2023

Kaylee McKeown £140k Qin Haiyang £125k Thomas Ceccon £87k Siobhan Haughey £87k Matthew Sates £57k Zhang Yufei £54k Kristof Rasovszky £52k Sarah Sjöström £44k Leonie Beck £44k Sharon van Rouwendaal £39k Michael Andrew £32k Marcello Guidi £31k Erika Fairweather £30k Lani Pallister £29k Danas Rapsys £25k

Every edition in 2023

By prize money paid

Swimming editions in 2023 with winner and total paid.
EDITION WINNER PAID
2023 Swimming World Cup series Qin Haiyang, Kaylee McKeown £544,361£544k
2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup series Kristof Rasovszky, Leonie Beck £278,196£278k
2023 Swimming World Cup Budapest Qin Haiyang, Kaylee McKeown £183,459£183k
2023 Swimming World Cup Athens Qin Haiyang, Kaylee McKeown £168,421£168k
2023 Swimming World Cup Berlin Qin Haiyang, Kaylee McKeown £168,421£168k
2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup Setúbal Andrea Manzi, Caroline Jouisse £22,932£23k
2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup Funchal Domenico Acerenza, Claire Weinstein £22,556£23k
2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup Golfo Aranci Kristof Rasovszky, Leonie Beck £22,556£23k
2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup Soma Bay Florian Wellbrock, Leonie Beck £22,556£23k

The richest editions of 2023

2023 Swimming World Cup series £544k 2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup series £278k 2023 Swimming World Cup Budapest £183k 2023 Swimming World Cup Athens £168k 2023 Swimming World Cup Berlin £168k 2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup Setúbal £23k 2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup Funchal £23k 2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup Golfo Aranci £23k 2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup Soma Bay £23k

Every year we hold

2021 £1.1m 2022 £1.3m 2023 £1.4m 2024 £1.5m 2025 £1.5m

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most swimming prize money in 2023?

Kaylee McKeown, with £139,850 and 4 titles. Qin Haiyang was next on £124,812.

How much prize money was paid in 2023?

£1,433,459 across 9 editions, to 103 swimmers.

Which edition paid the most in 2023?

The 2023 Swimming World Cup series, at £544,361.

How does 2023 compare with 2022?

2022 paid £1,279,323 across 9 editions.

Where to next

Every year and every swimmer is on swimming prize money. The year before is 2022. The year after is 2024. How the men's and women's fields compare, year by year, is on men's vs women's swimming prize money.