2016 FINA Swimming World Cup
The 2016 FINA Swimming World Cup will be a series of nine two-day meets in nine different cities between August and October 2016. After switching to long-course (50 meter) pools in last year's pre-Olympic season, this edition will return to the usual short-course (25 meter pool) format.[1] There will be 34 events scheduled, but unlike two years ago (the last short-course edition) no mixed relays. The total prize money is US$ 2,178,000.[2] The first meet starts 13 days after the final day of the Olympic pool swimming program.
Meets
The 2016 World Cup consists of the following nine meets, which are divided into three clusters. Berlin returns after having been omitted for the last two editions. The other eight cities are the same as last year.[3]
| Cluster | Meet | Dates | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 1 | August 26–27 |  Chartres-Paris, France | |
| 2 | August 30–31 |  Berlin, Germany * | ||
| 3 | September 3–4 |  Moscow, Russia | ||
| Asia 1 | 4 | September 30–October 1 |  Beijing, China | |
| 5 | October 4–5 |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| 6 | October 8–9 |  Doha, Qatar | ||
| Asia 2 | 7 | October 21–22 |  Singapore | |
| 8 | October 25–26 |  Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 9 | October 29–30 |  Hong Kong |
* to be confirmed
References
- ↑ Carroll, Tony (December 8, 2015). "Berlin Is Back! World Cup To Return To Germany In 2016". Swimswam. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "FINA/Airweave Swimming World Cup 2016". FINA. December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ↑ Lord, Craig (December 8, 2015). "World Cup Back To Short-Course Post Rio 2016 Olympics, Same Format In Tow". Swimvortex. Retrieved December 8, 2015.