The 2016 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of nine two-day meets in nine cities between August and October 2016. After switching to long-course (50-meter) pools in the previous year's pre-Olympic season, this edition returned to the usual short-course (25-meter pool) format. Like the previous short course World Cup in 2014, 36 events were scheduled. The total amount of prize money was US$ 2,178,000. The first meet started 13 days after the final day of the Olympic pool swimming program.

Meets

The 2016 World Cup consisted of the following nine meets, which were divided into three clusters. Berlin returned after having been omitted for the previous two editions. The other eight cities were the same as the previous year.

Cluster Meet Dates Location VenueEurope 1 August 26–27 Paris-Chartres, France L'Odyssée (in French) 2 August 30–31 Berlin, Germany SSE (in German) 3 September 3–4 Moscow, Russia Olimpiysky Sports ComplexAsia 1 4 September 30–October 1 Beijing, China Beijing National Aquatics Center 5 October 4–5 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hamdan Sports Complex 6 October 8–9 Doha, Qatar Hamad Aquatic CentreAsia 2 7 October 21–22 Singapore OCBC Aquatic Centre 8 October 25–26 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center 9 October 29–30 Hong Kong Victoria Park Swimming Pool

World Cup standings Composition of points: Best performances (by meets): 1st place: 24 points, 2nd place: 18 points and 3rd place: 12 points; Points for medals (in individual events): gold medal: 12 points, silver medal: 9 points and bronze medal: 6 points; Bonus for world record (WR): 20 points.

Men Overall top 10: RankNameNationalityPoints awarded (Bonus)Total FRA GER RUS CHN UAE QAT SIN JPN HKG 1 Vladimir Morozov 86 86 54 81 81 48 78 69 57 640 2 Chad le Clos 60 63 69 54 63 78 42 33 54 516 3 Daiya Seto – – – 36 60 75 51 60 48 330 4 Philip Heintz 54 48 36 30 33 33 18 15 6 273 5 Pavel Sankovich 21 18 27 27 33 33 27 15 30 231 6 Robert Hurley 27 33 39 30 45 39 – – – 213 7 Marco Koch 0 39 30 12 12 24 36 30 21 204 9 Mitch Larkin 27 18 33 – – – 30 21 27 156 8 Felipe Lima 6 6 15 21 21 21 21 21 24 156 10 James Guy 18 24 24 – 15 18 9 – 15 123

Women Overall top 10: RankNameNationalityPoints awarded (Bonus)Total FRA GER RUS CHN UAE QAT SIN JPN HKG 1 Katinka Hosszú 129 129 120 177 144 144 138 138 138 1197 2 Alia Atkinson 76 45 – 54 60 54 54 74 63 480 3 Jeanette Ottesen 45 48 48 60 48 60 45 45 42 441 4 Yuliya Yefimova 24 30 66 24 30 36 51 45 54 360 5 Daryna Zevina 45 24 51 21 48 30 21 12 18 270 6 Zsuzsanna Jakabos 18 24 36 18 39 39 33 12 30 249 7 Emily Seebohm 33 30 42 – – – 51 33 48 237 8 Katie Meili 21 45 45 24 24 27 – – – 186 9 Madeline Groves 27 45 – 6 21 39 0 9 9 156 10 Rie Kaneto 12 12 15 36 30 30 – 12 – 147

Event winners

50 m freestyle

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Vladimir Morozov 20.81 Jeanette Ottesen 23.72 Berlin Vladimir Morozov 20.79 Jeanette Ottesen 23.58 Moscow Vladimir Morozov 20.98 Jeanette Ottesen 23.95 Beijing Vladimir Morozov 21.06 Zhu MenghuiJeanette Ottesen 24.00 WJR24.00 Dubai Vladimir Morozov 20.88 Jeanette Ottesen 24.12 Doha Vladimir Morozov 21.05 Jeanette Ottesen 23.84 Singapore Vladimir Morozov 20.86 Jeanette Ottesen 24.07 Tokyo Vladimir Morozov 20.73 Jeanette Ottesen 23.80 Hong Kong Vladimir Morozov 21.16 Jeanette Ottesen 23.95

100 m freestyle

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Vladimir Morozov 45.57 Jeanette Ottesen 51.84 Berlin Vladimir Morozov 45.79 Jeanette Ottesen 51.87 Moscow Vladimir Morozov 46.36 Jeanette Ottesen 51.75 Beijing Vladimir Morozov 45.99 Jeanette Ottesen 51.93 Dubai Vladimir Morozov 46.71 Jeanette Ottesen 51.77 Doha Vladimir Morozov 45.77 Jeanette Ottesen 51.58 Singapore Vladimir Morozov 45.92 Jeanette Ottesen 51.97 Tokyo Kyle Chalmers 46.12 WJR Jeanette Ottesen 51.94 Hong Kong Shinri Shioura 47.15 Jeanette Ottesen 52.46

200 m freestyle

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Philip Heintz 1:43.13 Katinka Hosszú 1:53.34 Berlin James Guy 1:42.22 Katinka Hosszú 1:52.08 Moscow James Guy 1:43.77 Katinka Hosszú 1:54.40 Beijing Myles Brown 1:43.60 Katinka Hosszú 1:53.89 Dubai Myles Brown 1:43.11 Katinka Hosszú 1:54.37 Doha Chad le Clos 1:42.84 Katinka Hosszú 1:53.29 Singapore Kyle Chalmers 1:42.67 Katinka Hosszú 1:53.17 Tokyo Kyle Chalmers 1:42.42 Katinka Hosszú 1:53.34 Hong Kong Pieter Timmers 1:44.57 Katinka Hosszú 1:53.98

400 m freestyle

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Jordan Pothain 3:40.56 Katinka Hosszú 4:02.83 Berlin James Guy 3:39.20 Katinka Hosszú 4:02.11 Moscow James Guy 3:40.70 Katinka Hosszú 4:01.20 Beijing Myles Brown 3:40.38 Katinka Hosszú 4:01.65 Dubai Robert Hurley 3:41.94 Katinka Hosszú 4:03.14 Doha Myles Brown 3:39.78 Katinka Hosszú 4:03.94 Singapore Mykhailo Romanchuk 3:40.64 Katinka Hosszú 4:01.18 Tokyo Mykhailo Romanchuk 3:39.67 Boglárka Kapás 3:59.15 Hong Kong Mykhailo Romanchuk 3:40.18 Katinka Hosszú 4:05.31

1500 m (men)/800 m (women) freestyle

MeetMen (1500 m)Women (800 m)Winner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Jan Micka 14:56.21 Franziska Hentke 8:24.66 Berlin Florian Wellbrock 14:35.79 Franziska Hentke 8:22.83 Moscow Poul Zellmann 14:59.78 Katinka Hosszú 8:26.24 Beijing Qiu Ziao 14:35.45 Hou Yawen 8:16.81 Dubai Myles Brown 14:46.49 Katinka Hosszú 8:27.45 Doha Gergely Gyurta 14:32.69 Katinka Hosszú 8:27.58 Singapore Mykhailo Romanchuk 14:15.49 WC Boglárka Kapás 8:17.54 Tokyo Mykhailo Romanchuk 14:26.39 Boglárka Kapás 8:12.79 Hong Kong Mykhailo Romanchuk 14:18.53 Katinka Hosszú 8:21.09

50 m backstroke

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Jérémy Stravius 22.85 Emily Seebohm 26.15 Berlin Pavel Sankovich 23.14 Emily Seebohm 26.38 Moscow Pavel Sankovich 23.13 Daryna Zevina 26.25 Beijing Pavel Sankovich 23.18 Katinka Hosszú 26.68 Dubai Robert Hurley 23.33 Katinka Hosszú 26.35 Doha Pavel Sankovich 23.05 Katinka Hosszú 26.38 Singapore Pavel Sankovich 23.01 Emily Seebohm 26.18 Tokyo Junya Koga 23.17 Katinka Hosszú 26.23 Hong Kong Pavel Sankovich 23.02 Katinka Hosszú 26.40

100 m backstroke

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Robert Hurley 50.51 Katinka Hosszú 55.93 Berlin Stanislav Donets 50.06 Katinka Hosszú 55.60 Moscow Mitch Larkin 49.62 Katinka Hosszú 56.08 Beijing Xu Jiayu 50.22 Katinka Hosszú 56.56 Dubai Pavel Sankovich 50.20 Katinka Hosszú 56.56 Doha Robert Hurley 50.20 Katinka Hosszú 56.44 Singapore Mitch Larkin 50.25 Katinka Hosszú 55.80 Tokyo Mitch Larkin 50.23 Katinka Hosszú 55.59 Hong Kong Stanislav Donets 50.46 Katinka Hosszú 56.30

200 m backstroke

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Mitch Larkin 1:50.10 Daryna Zevina 1:59.35 WC Berlin Mitch Larkin 1:48.81 Katinka Hosszú 2:00.52 Moscow Mitch Larkin 1:48.31 Daryna Zevina 2:00.47 Beijing Xu Jiayu 1:51.50 Daryna Zevina 2:01.61 Dubai Robert Hurley 1:52.53 Daryna Zevina 2:00.97 Doha Robert Hurley 1:51.70 Daryna Zevina 2:01.25 Singapore Mitch Larkin 1:50.22 Katinka Hosszú 2:01.66 Tokyo Masaki Kaneko 1:49.89 Katinka Hosszú 2:01.72 Hong Kong Mitch Larkin 1:50.33 Katinka Hosszú 2:02.28

50 m breaststroke

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Cameron van der Burgh 25.98 Alia Atkinson 29.25 Berlin Cameron van der Burgh 25.75 Alia Atkinson 29.00 Moscow Cameron van der Burgh 25.88 Yuliya Yefimova 29.19 Beijing Felipe Lima 26.10 Alia Atkinson 29.15 Dubai Felipe Lima 26.02 Alia Atkinson 29.02 Doha Felipe Lima 26.14 Alia Atkinson 28.98 Singapore Felipe Lima 26.19 Alia Atkinson 28.91 Tokyo Felipe Lima 26.25 Alia Atkinson 28.64 WR Hong Kong Felipe Lima 26.32 Alia Atkinson 29.20

100 m breaststroke

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Cameron van der Burgh 56.42 Alia Atkinson 1:02.36 =WR Berlin Cameron van der Burgh 56.56 Katie Meili 1:02.92 Moscow Cameron van der Burgh 56.64 Yuliya Yefimova 1:02.91 Beijing Vladimir Morozov 56.33 Alia Atkinson 1:03.42 Dubai Vladimir Morozov 56.52 Katie Meili 1:03.26 Doha Vladimir Morozov 56.97 Alia Atkinson 1:03.18 Singapore Vladimir Morozov 56.80 Alia Atkinson 1:02.40 Tokyo Vladimir Morozov 56.80 Alia Atkinson 1:02.91 Hong Kong Felipe Lima 57.32 Alia Atkinson 1:02.68

200 m breaststroke

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Cameron van der Burgh 2:05.12 Rie Kaneto 2:16.99 Berlin Marco Koch 2:01.92 Rie Kaneto 2:16.27 Moscow Marco Koch 2:01.94 Yuliya Yefimova 2:16.54 Beijing Marco Koch 2:03.21 Rie Kaneto 2:15.91 Dubai Marco Koch 2:03.41 Rie Kaneto 2:16.30 Doha Marco Koch 2:02.13 Rie Kaneto 2:15.76 Singapore Marco Koch 2:01.41 Breeja Larson 2:18.95 Tokyo Marco Koch 2:01.43 Rie Kaneto 2:16.75 Hong Kong Marco Koch 2:02.31 Yuliya Yefimova 2:16.49

50 m butterfly

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Chad le Clos 22.17 Jeanette Ottesen 25.09 Berlin Chad le Clos 22.15 Jeanette Ottesen 24.95 Moscow Chad le Clos 22.06 Jeanette Ottesen 25.02 Beijing Chad le Clos 22.14 Jeanette Ottesen 25.16 Dubai Chad le Clos 22.08 Jeanette Ottesen 25.16 Doha Chad le Clos 22.36 Jeanette Ottesen 25.13 Singapore Chad le Clos 22.33 Jeanette Ottesen 25.11 Tokyo Chad le Clos 22.30 Jeanette Ottesen 25.05 Hong Kong Chad le Clos 22.31 Jeanette Ottesen 25.65

100 m butterfly

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Chad le Clos 49.05 Katinka Hosszú 56.09 Berlin Chad le Clos 48.66 Jeanette Ottesen 55.86 Moscow Chad le Clos 49.01 Jeanette Ottesen 55.80 Beijing Chad le Clos 49.35 Jeanette Ottesen 56.37 Dubai Chad le Clos 49.14 Jeanette Ottesen 56.11 Doha Chad le Clos 50.23 Jeanette Ottesen 55.93 Singapore Chad le Clos 49.26 Katinka Hosszú 56.02 Tokyo Chad le Clos 49.45 Kelsi Worrell 55.84 Hong Kong Chad le Clos 49.52 Kelsi Worrell 55.49

200 m butterfly

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Chad le Clos 1:51.25 Franziska Hentke 2:05.16 Berlin Chad le Clos 1:49.33 Franziska Hentke 2:04.06 Moscow Chad le Clos 1:49.10 Zsuzsanna Jakabos 2:06.44 Beijing Chad le Clos 1:49.82 Liu Siyu 2:05.44 Dubai Chad le Clos 1:49.71 Katinka Hosszú 2:05.62 Doha Daiya Seto 1:49.84 Katinka HosszúMadeline Groves 2:03.34 Singapore Daiya Seto 1:49.53 Katinka Hosszú 2:05.95 Tokyo Daiya Seto 1:49.93 Katinka Hosszú 2:03.92 Hong Kong Chad le Clos 1:49.95 Katinka Hosszú 2:06.09

100 m individual medley

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Vladimir Morozov 50.60 WR Katinka Hosszú 57.63 Berlin Vladimir Morozov 50.30 WR Katinka Hosszú 57.12 Moscow Vladimir Morozov 51.03 Katinka Hosszú 57.76 Beijing Vladimir Morozov 51.06 Katinka Hosszú 58.10 Dubai Vladimir Morozov 51.05 Katinka Hosszú 58.09 Doha Vladimir Morozov 51.75 Katinka Hosszú 57.82 Singapore Vladimir Morozov 50.70 Katinka Hosszú 58.45 Tokyo Vladimir Morozov 50.55 Katinka Hosszú 57.47 Hong Kong Vladimir Morozov 50.33 Katinka Hosszú 58.21

200 m individual medley

MeetMenWomenWinner Nationality Time Winner Nationality Time Chartres-Paris Philip Heintz 1:52.03 Katinka Hosszú 2:06.64 Berlin Philip Heintz 1:51.92 Katinka Hosszú 2:05.57 Moscow Philip Heintz 1:52.93 Katinka Hosszú 2:05.60 Beijing Wang Shun 1:51.63 Katinka Hosszú 2:07.37 Dubai Daiya Seto 1:52.41 Katinka Hosszú 2:05.87 Doha Daiya Seto 1:52.49 Katinka Hosszú 2:05.77 Singapore Daiya Seto 1:52.80 Katinka Hosszú 2:06.25 Tokyo Daiya Seto 1:52.48 Katinka Hosszú 2:04.56 Hong Kong Daiya Seto 1:53.09 Katinka Hosszú 2:05.39

400 m individual medley