2008 FINA Swimming World Cup

none The 2008 FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup was held in October and November 2008. The meet scheduling matched that of the 2007 series, with all meets held short course metres (25 m) format. The series winners were Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa and Marieke Guehrer of Australia. Venues The 2008 World Cup was staged at seven venues on five continents, with each meet following a heats and finals format for all events, with the exception of the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle and 400 m individual medley events which were heat-declared winners. The Brazil meet at Belo Horizonte was held as a three-day meet with evening heats and finals the following morning, with the remaining six meets being held over two days with morning heats and evening finals on each day. The order of events at each meet was the same. DateLocationResults10–12 OctoberBrazil Belo Horizonte, Brazilhttp://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/belohorizonte2008/index.htm https://archive.today/20081014193038/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/belohorizonte2008/index.htm dead 2008-10-14 FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008, Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Results Web Pages Omega Timing 2008-10-12 2008-10-12 17–18 OctoberSouth Africa Durban, South Africahttp://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/durban2008/index.htm http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090724050943/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/durban2008/index.htm dead 2009-07-24 FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008, Durban, South Africa: Results Web Pages Omega Timing 2008-10-18 2008-10-2325–26 OctoberAustralia Sydney, Australiahttp://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/sydney2008/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20081027100402/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/sydney2008/index.htm dead 2008-10-27 FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008, Sydney, Australia: Results Web Pages Omega Timing 2008-10-26 2008-10-281–2 NovemberSingapore Singaporehttp://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/singapore2008/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20081102041036/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/singapore2008/index.htm dead 2008-11-02 FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008, Singapore: Results Web Pages Omega Timing 2008-11-02 2008-11-098–9 NovemberRussia Moscow, Russiahttp://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/moscow2008/index.htm http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090724051440/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/moscow2008/index.htm dead 2009-07-24 FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008, Moscow, Russia: Results Web Pages Omega Timing 2008-11-09 2008-11-0911–12 NovemberSweden Stockholm, Swedenhttp://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/stockholm2008/index.htm FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008, Stockholm, Sweden: Results Web Pages Omega Timing 2008-11-12 2008-11-12 http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090724051228/http%3A//www%2Eomegatiming%2Ecom/swimming/racearchives/2008/stockholm2008/index%2Ehtm 2009-07-24 dead 15–16 NovemberGermany Berlin, Germanyhttp://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/berlin2008/index.htm http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090724051036/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/berlin2008/index.htm dead 2009-07-24 FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008, Berlin, Germany: Results Web Pages Omega Timing 2008-11-16 2008-11-17 Results Overall World Cup At each meet of the World Cup circuit in 2008, the FINA Points Tablehttp://www.fina.org/project/docs/points/FINA%20Point%20Scoring%202008.pdf Fina Point Scoring FINA 2008-09-16 2008-10-10 PDF September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes was used to rank all swim performances at the meet. The top 10 men and top 10 women were then awarded World Cup points. Bonus points were awarded for a world record broken (20 points) or equalled (10 points).http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=477&Itemid=229 FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008 - Scoring FINA 2008-10-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150621074015/http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=477&Itemid=229 2015-06-21 The number of World Cup points awarded were doubled for the final meet of the World Cup in Berlin. Rank on FINA PointsWorld Cup points awarded12522031641351067758392101 The final rankings are shown below.http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1742&Itemid=547 https://archive.today/20120905095441/http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1742&Itemid=547 dead 2012-09-05 FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008 - Scoring 2008-11-17 FINA Bonus points were awarded to eight swimmers for each of the twelve new world record standards set during the meets. Men RankNameNationalityPoints awarded (Bonus)TotalBRARSAAUSSINRUSSWEGER1Cameron van der Burgh–25–2525 (40)25 (20)321922Peter Marshall–10–3–20 (40)40 (20)1333Randall Bal716–20–1650 (20)1294Robert Hurley––20 (20)162072855Christian Sprenger252010510––706Oussama Mellouli31313105120657Matt Jaukovic––25 (20)7226628Paul Biedermann––––––26 (20)469Stanislav Donets20–16–7––4310Stefan Nystrand52–21313–3511Evgeny Korotyshkin10––113102512Igor Borysik––––165–2113Darian Townsend–3––3–142014César Cielo Filho16––––––1615Thiago Pereira2––13–––1516Nicholas Santos13––––––1317Frédérick Bousquet–––––10–1018=Ashley Delaney––7––––718=William Diering–7–––––720=George Du Rand–5–––––520=Chris Wright––5––––522Alain Bernard––––––4423Kyle Richardson––3––––324Nick D'Arcy––2––––225=Felipe Lima–1–––––125=Felipe Silva1––––––125=Lachlan Staples––1––––1 Women RankNameNationalityPoints awarded (Bonus)TotalBRARSAAUSSINRUSSWEGER1Marieke Guehrer25252525161350 (20)1992Therese Alshammar1613–162020 (20)321373Kathryn Meaklim3161013–1620784Tao Li–––2013126605Sarah Katsoulis––51010714466Melissa Ingram–101377–4417Coralie Balmy––––––40408Valentina Artemyeva13–––25––389Josefin Lillhage207––1323310Hanna-Maria Seppälä–––––25–2511=Cate Campbell––20––––2011=Jessica Pengelly–20–––––2013Emily Seebohm––16––––1614Petra Granlund–––––5101515=Tara Kirk10––2–––1215=Fabíola Molina75–––––1217Jeanette Ottesen–––––10–718Lotte Friis–––––26819=Jade Edmistone––7––––719=Sarah Sjöström––25–––721Sophie Edington51–––––622Elena Sokolova––––5––523Melissa Corfe–3–1–––424=Ellen Fullerton––3––––324=Kristel Köbrich––––3––324=Kelly Stubbins–––3–––327=Brooke Bishop2––––––227=Olga Detenyuk––––2––227=Mandy Loots–2–––––230=Bronte Barratt––1––––130=Carolina Henao1––––––1 Event winners 50 m freestyle MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteCésar Cielo Filho21.32Brooke Bishop24.66DurbanStefan Nystrand21.42Therese Alshammar24.46SydneyKyle Richardson21.45Cate Campbell23.97SingaporeStefan Nystrand21.39Therese Alshammar24.33MoscowLyndon Ferns21.59Therese Alshammar24.60StockholmFrédérick Bousquet20.97Marieke Guehrer24.25BerlinAlain Bernard21.25Therese Alshammar24.16 100 m freestyle right|thumb|upright|César Cielo Filho, winner of the men's 50 m and 100 m freestyle at the first leg of the 2008 World Cup in Belo Horizonte. MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteCésar Cielo Filho47.18Marieke Guehrer53.27DurbanDarian Townsend47.24Josefin Lillhage53.07SydneyStefan Nystrand47.45Marieke Guehrer53.15SingaporeStefan Nystrand46.78Sarah Sjöström53.94MoscowStefan Nystrand46.57Josefin Lillhage53.47StockholmStefan Nystrand46.03Hanna-Maria Seppälä52.44BerlinAlain Bernard46.28Josefin Lillhage52.87 200 m freestyle MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteOussama Mellouli1:44.58Josefin Lillhage1:57.05DurbanOussama Mellouli1:43.62Josefin Lillhage1:55.91SydneyOussama Mellouli1:43.05Ellen Fullerton1:56.35SingaporeOussama Mellouli1:44.47Kelly Stubbins1:56.38MoscowDarian Townsend1:43.44Josefin Lillhage1:56.00StockholmOussama Mellouli1:42.86Petra Granlund1:54.77BerlinPaul Biedermann1:40.83 WRCoralie Balmy1:54.05 400 m freestyle right|thumb|upright|Oussama Mellouli, winner of twenty-eight World Cup titles in 2008, including six titles the 400 m freestyle. MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteArmando Negreiros3:45.78Kathryn Meaklim4:14.95DurbanOussama Mellouli3:42.32Melissa Ingram4:05.62SydneyOussama Mellouli3:40.49Melissa Ingram4:03.31SingaporeOussama Mellouli3:42.37Melissa Ingram4:04.55MoscowOussama Mellouli3:40.52Elena Sokolova4:03.99StockholmOussama Mellouli3:38.42Lotte Friis4:02.64BerlinOussama Mellouli3:36.75Coralie Balmy3:56.24 WC 1500 m (men) / 800 m (women) freestyle MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteOussama Mellouli15:16.43Kathryn Meaklim8:49.76DurbanOussama Mellouli14:54.73Kathryn Meaklim8:42.50SydneyOussama Mellouli14:43.05Kathryn Meaklim8:32.62SingaporeOussama Mellouli15:06.05Melissa Corfe8:35.75MoscowOussama Mellouli14:34.31Elena Sokolova8:18.52StockholmMads Glæsner14:38.87Lotte Friis8:14.99BerlinMads Glæsner14:38.97Lotte Friis8:14.41 50 m backstroke right|thumb|upright|Emily Seebohm, winner of the women's 50 m and 100 m backstroke and 100 m individual medley at the Sydney leg of the 2008 World Cup. MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteRandall Bal23.87Fabíola Molina27.60DurbanRandall Bal23.64Fabíola Molina27.39SydneyRobert Hurley23.24 WREmily Seebohm27.21SingaporeRandall Bal23.35Sophie Edington27.56MoscowRobert Hurley23.54Fabíola Molina27.34StockholmPeter Marshall23.05 WRSanja Jovanović27.16BerlinRandall Bal22.87 WRSanja Jovanović27.19 100 m backstroke right|thumb|upright|Sophie Edington, winner of the women's 50 m and 100 m backstroke at the Singapore meet. MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteStanislav Donets50.82Fabíola Molina59.07DurbanRandall Bal50.88Fabíola Molina59.15SydneyStanislav Donets50.75Emily Seebohm57.91SingaporeRobert Hurley50.28 WCSophie Edington59.02MoscowRobert Hurley50.51Anastasia Zuyeva58.81StockholmPeter Marshall49.94 WRFabíola Molina58.67BerlinPeter Marshall49.63 WRDaniela Samulski58.03 200 m backstroke MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteRandall Bal1:54.11Carolina Colorado2:09.12DurbanGeorge Du Rand1:51.82Melissa Ingram2:04.98SydneyRobert Hurley1:52.39Melissa Ingram2:04.75SingaporeAshley Delaney1:52.31Melissa Ingram2:05.63MoscowRyosuke Irie1:52.61Melissa Ingram2:04.93StockholmRyosuke Irie1:51.71Melissa Ingram2:04.88BerlinRyosuke Irie1:51.34Melissa Ingram2:04.31 50 m breaststroke MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteChristian Sprenger26.89Valentina Artemyeva30.78DurbanCameron van der Burgh26.45Suzaan van Biljon32.42SydneyChristian Sprenger26.93Jade Edmistone30.43SingaporeCameron van der Burgh26.37Tara Kirk30.78MoscowCameron van der Burgh26.08 WRValentina Artemyeva29.86 WCStockholmCameron van der Burgh25.94 WRSarah Katsoulis30.37BerlinCameron van der Burgh26.05Tara Kirk30.43 100 m breaststroke MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteChristian Sprenger58.19Tara Kirk1:06.71DurbanCameron van der Burgh57.99Suzaan van Biljon1:08.77SydneyChristian Sprenger58.47Sarah Katsoulis1:05.79SingaporeCameron van der Burgh58.19Sarah Katsoulis1:05.70MoscowCameron van der Burgh56.88 WRValentina Artemyeva1:04.71StockholmCameron van der Burgh57.06Sarah Katsoulis1:04.84BerlinCameron van der Burgh57.32Sarah Katsoulis1:05.07 200 m breaststroke right|thumb|upright|Christian Sprenger, winner of nine World Cup titles in 2008, including the men's 200 m breaststroke at each of the first five meets. MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteChristian Sprenger2:07.58Tara Kirk2:27.00DurbanChristian Sprenger2:06.07Kathryn Meaklim2:24.49SydneyChristian Sprenger2:06.43Kathryn Meaklim2:23.86SingaporeChristian Sprenger2:05.48Joline Höstman2:23.21MoscowChristian Sprenger2:05.75Olga Detenyuk2:21.70StockholmIgor Borysik2:05.68Kathryn Meaklim2:22.07BerlinIgor Borysik2:05.77Sarah Katsoulis2:23.09 50 m butterfly MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteNicholas Santos23.06Marieke Guehrer25.63DurbanNeil Watson23.81Marieke Guehrer25.56SydneyMatt Jaukovic22.50 WRMarieke Guehrer25.46SingaporeMatt Jaukovic22.82Marieke Guehrer25.56MoscowMatt Jaukovic23.12Therese Alshammar25.53StockholmMatt Jaukovic22.85Therese Alshammar25.31 WRBerlinMatt Jaukovic22.58Marieke Guehrer24.99 WR 100 m butterfly MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteEvgeny Korotyshkin50.86Marieke Guehrer57.51DurbanGarth Tune52.19Marieke Guehrer57.03SydneyMatt Jaukovic50.50Marieke Guehrer56.88SingaporeEvgeny Korotyshkin50.84Tao Li56.85MoscowMatt Jaukovic50.68Marieke Guehrer56.97StockholmEvgeny Korotyshkin50.22Tao Li56.87BerlinEvgeny Korotyshkin49.74 WCTao Li56.28 WC 200 m butterfly MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteKaio de Almeida1:56.74Mandy Loots2:09.78DurbanSebastien Rousseau1:55.73Mandy Loots2:07.84SydneyChris Wright1:53.37Kathryn Meaklim2:08.85Nick D'ArcySingaporeChris Wright1:54.38Amy Smith2:07.39MoscowNikolay Skvortsov1:52.90Amy Smith2:06.64StockholmNikolay Skvortsov1:52.33Petra Granlund2:06.44BerlinNikolay Skvortsov1:51.78Petra Granlund2:06.00 100 m individual medley right|thumb|upright|Hanna-Maria Seppälä, winner of the women's 100 m freestyle and 100 m individual medley at Stockholm. MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteThiago Pereira53.75Fabíola Molina1:01.52DurbanDarian Townsend53.37Fabíola Molina1:01.31SydneyOussama Mellouli53.84Emily Seebohm1:00.39SingaporeThiago Pereira52.74Svetlana Karpeeva1:01.61MoscowDarian Townsend53.97Olga Klyuchnikova1:01.37StockholmOussama Mellouli52.78Hanna-Maria Seppälä59.07BerlinDarian Townsend51.80Tara Kirk1:00.88 200 m individual medley right|thumb|upright|Thiago Pereira, winner of the men's 100 m and 200 m individual medley at both Belo Horizonte and Singapore. MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteThiago Pereira1:56.33Kathryn Meaklim2:12.50DurbanOussama Mellouli1:56.73Kathryn Meaklim2:10.09SydneyOussama Mellouli1:56.30Kathryn Meaklim2:10.03SingaporeThiago Pereira1:53.76Kathryn Meaklim2:10.59MoscowOussama Mellouli1:55.10Tomoya Fukuda2:11.25StockholmDarian Townsend1:54.96Kathryn Meaklim2:09.54BerlinOussama Mellouli1:52.41 WCTheresa Michalak2:10.92 400 m individual medley MeetMenWomenWinnerNationalityTimeWinnerNationalityTimeBelo HorizonteOussama Mellouli4:17.68Kathryn Meaklim4:38.11DurbanOussama Mellouli4:08.84Jessica Pengelly4:30.45SydneyOussama Mellouli4:06.47Kathryn Meaklim4:31.52SingaporeOussama Mellouli4:02.93Kathryn Meaklim4:32.31MoscowOussama Mellouli4:07.97Svetlana Karpeeva4:41.26StockholmChris Christensen4:11.47Kathryn Meaklim4:27.21 WCBerlinRobert Margalis4:13.30Kathryn Meaklim4:29.41 Legend: WR – World record; (WR) – World record when swum (earning bonus World Cup points); WC – World Cup record; (WC) – World Cup record when swum See also List of World Cup records in swimming 2008 in swimming References 2 External links FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008 Official Site https://archive.today/20130414172743/http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1021&Itemid=49 FINA's announcement el of the 2008 schedule. 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