World Cup Budapest prize money
The World Cup Budapest has paid £346,667 across 2 editions from 2021 to 2023. In 2023 Qin Haiyang and Kaylee McKeown took £8,889 each.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the edition paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Qin Haiyang, Kaylee McKeown | £8,889£9k | £180,741£181k |
| 2021 | Tom Shields, Emma McKeon | £8,889£9k | £165,926£166k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2023 Swimming World Cup Budapest payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SWIMMERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2 | £8,889£9k | £17,778£18k |
| 2nd | 2 | £7,407£7k | £14,815£15k |
| 3rd | 2 | £5,926£6k | £11,852£12k |
| 4th | 2 | £4,444£4k | £8,889£9k |
| 5th | 2 | £4,074£4k | £8,148£8k |
| 6th | 2 | £4,000£4k | £8,000£8k |
| 7th | 2 | £3,926£4k | £7,852£8k |
| 8th | 2 | £3,852£4k | £7,704£8k |
| 9th | 2 | £3,778£4k | £7,556£8k |
| 10th | 2 | £3,704£4k | £7,407£7k |
| 11th | 2 | £3,630£4k | £7,259£7k |
| 12th | 2 | £3,556£4k | £7,111£7k |
| 13th | 2 | £3,481£3k | £6,963£7k |
| 14th | 2 | £3,407£3k | £6,815£7k |
| 15th | 2 | £3,333£3k | £6,667£7k |
| 16th | 2 | £3,259£3k | £6,519£7k |
| 17th | 2 | £3,185£3k | £6,370£6k |
| 18th | 2 | £3,111£3k | £6,222£6k |
| 19th | 2 | £3,037£3k | £6,074£6k |
| 20th | 2 | £2,963£3k | £5,926£6k |
| 2 world records | 1 | £14,815£15k | £14,815£15k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2023 Swimming World Cup Budapest payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the World Cup Budapest
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SWIMMER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 1 | £23,704£24k |
| 2 | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 0 | £14,815£15k |
| 3 | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands | 0 | £9,852£10k |
| 4 | Qin Haiyang | China | 1 | £8,889£9k |
| 5 | Tom Shields | United States | 1 | £8,889£9k |
| 6 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 1 | £8,889£9k |
| 7 | Danas Rapsys | Lithuania | 0 | £7,778£8k |
| 8 | Siobhan Haughey | Hong Kong | 0 | £7,407£7k |
| 9 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 0 | £7,407£7k |
| 10 | Maaike de Waard | Netherlands | 0 | £6,593£7k |
| 11 | Thomas Ceccon | Italy | 0 | £5,926£6k |
| 12 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 0 | £5,926£6k |
| 13 | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 0 | £5,926£6k |
| 14 | Michael Andrew | United States | 0 | £4,444£4k |
| 15 | Zhang Yufei | China | 0 | £4,444£4k |
| 16 | Kyle Chalmers | Australia | 0 | £4,444£4k |
| 17 | Nika Godun | 0 | £4,444£4k | |
| 18 | Kieran Smith | United States | 0 | £4,074£4k |
| 19 | Erika Fairweather | New Zealand | 0 | £4,074£4k |
| 20 | Kristof Milak | Hungary | 0 | £4,074£4k |
| 21 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 0 | £4,074£4k |
| 22 | Lani Pallister | Australia | 0 | £4,000£4k |
| 23 | Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 0 | £4,000£4k |
| 24 | Isabel Gose | Germany | 0 | £4,000£4k |
| 25 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 0 | £3,926£4k |
The top 12 here
Other swimming competitions
The competitions either side of the World Cup Budapest 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 2023 Swimming World Cup Budapest?
Qin Haiyang and Kaylee McKeown took £8,889 each. The whole edition paid £180,741 across 40 swimmers.
How much prize money has the World Cup Budapest paid?
£346,667 across 2 editions from 2021 to 2023. The richest was the 2023 Swimming World Cup Budapest, at £180,741.
Who has won the most money at the World Cup Budapest?
Kaylee McKeown, with £23,704 and 1 win. Matthew Sates is next on £14,815.
Where does the World Cup Budapest rank for prize money?
5th 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 2023 Swimming World Cup Budapest, and the one before it the 2021 Swimming World Cup Budapest. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's swimming prize money.