World Cup series prize money
The World Cup series has paid £2,549,630 across 5 editions from 2021 to 2025. In 2025 Hubert Kos and Kate Douglass took £74,074 each.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the edition paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hubert Kos, Kate Douglass | £74,074£74k | £558,519£559k |
| 2024 | Leon Marchand, Kate Douglass | £74,074£74k | £521,481£521k |
| 2023 | Qin Haiyang, Kaylee McKeown | £74,074£74k | £536,296£536k |
| 2022 | Dylan Carter, Beata Nelson | £74,074£74k | £521,481£521k |
| 2021 | Matthew Sates, Emma McKeon | £74,074£74k | £411,852£412k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2025 Swimming World Cup series payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SWIMMERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2 | £74,074£74k | £148,148£148k |
| 2nd | 2 | £51,852£52k | £103,704£104k |
| 3rd | 2 | £22,222£22k | £44,444£44k |
| 4th | 2 | £11,111£11k | £22,222£22k |
| 5th | 2 | £10,370£10k | £20,741£21k |
| 6th | 2 | £8,889£9k | £17,778£18k |
| 7th | 2 | £8,148£8k | £16,296£16k |
| 8th | 2 | £7,407£7k | £14,815£15k |
| 3 Triple Crowns | 3 | £22,222£22k | £66,667£67k |
| 2 Triple Crowns | 4 | £14,815£15k | £59,259£59k |
| Triple Crown | 6 | £7,407£7k | £44,444£44k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2025 Swimming World Cup series payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the World Cup series
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SWIMMER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Douglass | United States | 2 | £192,593£193k |
| 2 | Siobhan Haughey | Hong Kong | 0 | £162,963£163k |
| 3 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 1 | £133,333£133k |
| 4 | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 1 | £128,889£129k |
| 5 | Qin Haiyang | China | 1 | £114,074£114k |
| 6 | Hubert Kos | Hungary | 1 | £96,296£96k |
| 7 | Leon Marchand | France | 1 | £96,296£96k |
| 8 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | £96,296£96k |
| 9 | Shaine Casas | United States | 0 | £92,593£93k |
| 10 | Thomas Ceccon | Italy | 0 | £89,630£90k |
| 11 | Beata Nelson | United States | 1 | £88,889£89k |
| 12 | Regan Smith | United States | 0 | £84,444£84k |
| 13 | Noe Ponti | Switzerland | 0 | £75,556£76k |
| 14 | Gretchen Walsh | United States | 0 | £74,074£74k |
| 15 | Nic Fink | United States | 0 | £74,074£74k |
| 16 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 1 | £74,074£74k |
| 17 | Tom Shields | United States | 0 | £51,852£52k |
| 18 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 0 | £51,852£52k |
| 19 | Lani Pallister | Australia | 0 | £42,222£42k |
| 20 | Zhang Yufei | China | 0 | £37,037£37k |
| 21 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 0 | £30,370£30k |
| 22 | Katarzyna Wasick | Poland | 0 | £29,630£30k |
| 23 | Caspar Corbeau | Netherlands | 0 | £29,630£30k |
| 24 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain | 0 | £29,630£30k |
| 25 | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands | 0 | £29,630£30k |
The top 12 here
Other swimming competitions
The competitions either side of the 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 Swimming World Cup series?
Hubert Kos and Kate Douglass took £74,074 each. The whole edition paid £558,519 across 19 swimmers.
How much prize money has the World Cup series paid?
£2,549,630 across 5 editions from 2021 to 2025. The richest was the 2025 Swimming World Cup series, at £558,519.
Who has won the most money at the World Cup series?
Kate Douglass, with £192,593 and 2 wins. Siobhan Haughey is next on £162,963.
Who has won the World Cup series the most times?
Kate Douglass, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the World Cup series rank for prize money?
1st 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 Swimming World Cup series, and the one before it the 2024 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.