The penultimate FINA Swimming World Cup of this season once again underlined the importance of the performance bonus points in deciding who is going to be the leader for the big-money cluster bonuses.
Only one swimmer won three individual events: Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu, who won the 200 m Fly and the two Medleys, but she was far from the top of the points table.
Instead, it was Australia’s Cate Campbell, who won the 50-100 m Frees and was second in the 50 m Fly, but had the best performance of the meet in the 50 m Free (24.08) and got 24 points to lead the women’s list at 57. Second was Kayle McKeown (AUS), who won two events (100-200 m Back), and had the third-best performance (12 bonus points) for 45. Hosszu was third with 36.
Among the men, Russia’s Anton Chupkov won the 100-200 m Breast and had the best performance (2:07.71 in the 200 Breast), so he led the points table with 48. Dutch star Arno Kamminga was second with 36 points and sprint ace Vladimir Morozov won the 50 m Free/50 m Back and was second in the 100 m Free for 33 points, but no bonus points, for third.
The season wraps up next week in Doha (QAT). Winners and other highlighted finishers:
FINA Swimming World Cup
Kazan (RUS) ~ 1-3 November 2019
(Full results here)
Men: 50 m Free: Vladimir Morozov (RUS), 21.71 (2. Michael Andrew (USA), 22.03). 100 m Free: Vladislav Grinev (RUS), 47.78 (2. Morozov (RUS), 48.15). 200 m Free: Danas Rapsys (LTU), 1:46.32. 400 m Free: Rapsys (LTU), 3:44.60. 1,500 m Free: Ilia Druzhinin (RUS), 15:10.73.
50 m Back: Morozov (RUS), 24.55 (2. Andrew (USA), 24.60). 100 m Back: Grigory Tarasevich (RUS), 53.76 (4. Andrew (USA), 54.42). 200 m Back: Daniel Martin (ROU), 1:58.42.
50 m Breast: Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN), 27.07. 100 m Breast: Anton Chupkov (RUS), 58.94. 200 m Breast: Chupkov (RUS), 2:07.71.
50 m Fly: Andrew (USA), 23.14. 100 m Fly: Mikhail Vekovishchev (RUS), 51.56 (2. Andrew (USA), 51.86). 200 m Fly: Daniil Pakhomov (RUS), 1:57.85.
200 m Medley: Phillip Heintz (GER), 1:59.11 (2. Rapsys (LTU), 1:59.97). 400 m Medley: Patrick Satber (AUT), 4:16.64.
Women: 50 m Free: Cate Campbell (AUS), 24.08 (2. Michelle Coleman (SWE), 24.28).
100 m Free: C. Campbell (AUS), 52.76 (2. Coleman (SWE), 53.04; 3. Bronte Campbell (AUS), 53.08). 200 m Free: Daria S. Ustinova (RUS), 1:59.23. 400 m Free: Anna Egorova (RUS), 4:08.93. 800 m Free: Yukimi Moriyama (JPN), 8:37.24.
50 m Back: Kira Toussaint (NED), 27.89. 100 m Back: Kayle McKeown (AUS), 59.25. 200 m Back: McKeown (AUS), 2:07.92.
50 m Breast: Jhennifer Concecao (BRA), 30.68. 100 m Breast: Arianna Castiglioni (ITA), 1:07.59. 200 m Breast: Mariia Temnikova (RUS), 2:24.10.
50 m Fly: Arina Surkova (RUS), 25.62 (2. Cate Campbell (AUS), 26.08). 100 m Fly: Arina Surkova (RUS), 57.78. 200 m Fly: Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2:08.23.
200 m Medley: Hosszu (HUN), 2:09.50. 400 m Medley: Hosszu (HUN), 4:36.77.
Mixed: 4×100 m Free: Russia (Grinev, Vekovishchev, Kemaneva. Daria S. Ustinova), 3:27.85. 4×100 m Medley: Russia (Tarasevich, Chupkov, Surkova, Kemneva), 3:44.38.