2001–02 FINA Swimming World Cup

The 2001–2002 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of nine international short course (25m) swimming meets organized by FINA. The meets were held in nine different cities, from November 2001 through January 2002.[1] Each featured 34 events: seventeen for males and seventeen for females.

Ed Moses of the US and Martina Moravcová of Slovakia were the overall male and female winners of the series. The 2001–2002 World Cup saw 22 world records bettered.[2]

Meets edit

Dates and locations for the 2001–2002 World Cup meets were:[1][3]

Year Dates Location Results
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November 16–18   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
November 23–24   Edmonton, Canada
November 27–28   New York, USA
December 2–3   Shanghai, China Omega Timing
December 7–9   Melbourne Omega Timing
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January 14–15   Imperia, Italy Omega Timing
January 18–19   Paris, France
January 22–23   Stockholm, Sweden Omega Timing
January 26–27   Berlin, Germany Omega Timing

Event winners edit

50 freestyle edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Mark Foster, GBR
Time
21.13
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Therese Alshammar, SWE
Time
24.39
  José Meolans (Argentina) 21.91 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Johanna Sjöberg (Sweden) 24.85
  José Meolans (Argentina) 21.85 #2: Edmonton   Alison Sheppard (Great Britain) 24.53
  Jason Lezak (USA) 21.86 #3: New York   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 25.14
  Denis Pimankov (Russia) 22.35 #4: Shanghai   Zhou Xiaowei (China) 24.92
  Jason Lezak (USA) 21.75 #5: Melbourne   Sarah Ryan (Australia) 25.27
  Bartosz Kizierowski (Poland) 21.86 #6: Imperia   Ekaterina Kibalo (Russia) 25.23
  Jason Lezak (USA) 21.64 #7: Paris   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 24.95
  Jason Lezak (USA) 21.57 #8: Stockholm   Therese Alshammar (Sweden) 24.76
  Mark Foster (Great Britain) 21.51 #9: Berlin   Xu Yanwei (China) 24.91

100 freestyle edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Alexander Popov, RUS
Time
46.74
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Jenny Thompson, USA
Time
53.05
  José Meolans (Argentina) 48.05 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Johanna Sjöberg (Sweden) 54.26
  José Meolans (Argentina) 47.74 #2: Edmonton   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 53.82
  Jason Lezak (USA) 47.67 #3: New York   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 54.04
  Denis Pimankov (Russia) 48.29 #4: Shanghai   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 53.93
  Jason Lezak (USA) 47.79 #5: Melbourne   Lindsay Benko (USA) 54.50
  Gustavo Borges (Brazil) 47.73 #6: Imperia   Claudia Poll (Costa Rica) 55.01
  Jason Lezak (USA) 47.44 #7: Paris   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 53.90
  Jason Lezak (USA) 47.25 #8: Stockholm   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 53.40
  Jason Lezak (USA) 47.30 #9: Berlin   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 53.67

200 freestyle edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Ian Thorpe, AUS
Time
1:41.10
Winner (Nationality)
WC: YANG Yu, CHN
Time
1:55.50
  Rick Say (Canada) 1:45.84 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Lindsay Benko (USA) 1:57.54
  Rick Say (Canada) 1:45.59 #2: Edmonton   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 1:55.92
  Romain Barnier (France) 1:46.13 #3: New York   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 1:55.41 WC
  Liu Yu (China) 1:46.94 #4: Shanghai   Yang Yu (China) 1:56.42
  Michael Klim (Australia) 1:44.24 #5: Melbourne   Elka Graham (Australia) 1:56.12
  Gustavo Borges (Brazil) 1:45.04 #6: Imperia   Yang Yu (China) 1:56.05
  Pieter van den Hoogenband (Netherlands) 1:44.49 #7: Paris   Yang Yu (China) 1:55.81
  Pieter van den Hoogenband (Netherlands) 1:43.85 #8: Stockholm   Solenne Figuès (France) 1:56.38
  Pieter van den Hoogenband (Netherlands) 1:43.81 #9: Berlin   Lindsay Benko (USA) 1:55.16 WC

400 freestyle edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Ian Thorpe, AUS
Time
3:35.75
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Sarah-Jane D'Arcy, AUS
Time
4:03.50
  Rick Say (Canada) 3:45.55 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Lindsay Benko (USA) 4:07.84
  Rick Say (Canada) 3:42.42 #2: Edmonton   Chen Hua (China) 4:07.45
  Josh Davis (USA) 3:46.05 #3: New York   Claudia Poll (Costa Rica) 4:07.37
  Ji Zhixiang (China) 3:51.17 #4: Shanghai   Chen Hua (China) 4:02.80 WC
  Chad Carvin (USA) 3:44.18 #5: Melbourne   Lindsay Benko (USA) 4:03.38
  Massi Rosolino (Italy) 3:42.50 #6: Imperia   Claudia Poll (Costa Rica) 4:08.60
  Rick Say (Canada) 3:42.19 #7: Paris   Claudia Poll (Costa Rica) 4:05.98
  Rick Say (Canada) 3:41.99 #8: Stockholm   Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) 4:07.29
  Massi Rosolino (Italy) 3:43.38 #9: Berlin   Lindsay Benko (USA) 4:00.30 WC

1500/800 freestyle edit

Men (1500 free) Meet Women (800 free)
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Grant Hackett, AUS
Time
14:29.52
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Sachiko Yamada, JPN
Time
8:17.76
  Rick Say (Canada) 15:11.54 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Nayara Ribeiro (Brazil) 8:35.02
  Rick Say (Canada) 15:05.72 #2: Edmonton   Chen Hua (China) 8:46.43
  Chris Thompson (USA) 14:50.92 #3: New York   Chen Hua (China) 8:18.50
  Yu Chen (China) 15:05.06 #4: Shanghai   Chen Hua (China) 8:15.50 WR
  Daniel Kowalski (Australia) 15:03.33 #5: Melbourne   Amanda Pascoe (Australia) 8:21.27
  Christian Minotti (Italy) 14:56.16 #6: Imperia   Alexandra Malanina (Russia) 8:30.28
  Dragoș Coman (Romania) 14:56.80 #7: Paris   Amanda Pascoe (Australia) 8:19.54
  Han Kyu-chul (South Korea) 14:55.90 #8: Stockholm   Amanda Pascoe (Australia) 8:23.99
  Han Kyu-chul (South Korea) 14:54.38 #9: Berlin   Amanda Pascoe (Australia) 8:17.64

50 Backstroke edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Matt Welsh, AUS
Time
24.11
Winner (Nationality)
WC: BJ Bedford, USA
Time
27.62
  Michael Gilliam (USA) 24.64 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Diana MacManus (USA) 28.34
  Michael Gilliam (USA) 24.94 #2: Edmonton   Jennifer Carroll (Canada) 27.92
  Neil Walker (USA) 24.42 #3: New York   Natalie Coughlin (USA) 27.29 WC
  Cao Xuewei (China) 25.00 #4: Shanghai   Li Hui (China) 26.83 WR
  Matt Welsh (Australia) 24.34 #5: Melbourne   Janine Pietsch (Germany) 28.00
  Ante Mašković (Croatia) 24.54 #6: Imperia   Zhan Shu (China) 28.30
  Ante Mašković (Croatia) 24.69 #7: Paris   Jennifer Carroll (Canada) 27.41
  Michael Gilliam (USA) 24.50 #8: Stockholm   Jennifer Carroll (Canada) 27.31
  Stev Theloke (Germany) 24.05 WC #9: Berlin   Jennifer Carroll (Canada) 27.26

100 Backstroke edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Lenny Krayzelburg, USA
Time
51.28
Winner (Nationality)
WC: BJ Bedford, USA
Time
58.89
  Sebastian Halgasch (Germany) 53.94 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Diana MacManus (USA) 1:00.76
  Michael Gilliam (USA) 53.61 #2: Edmonton   Janine Pietsch (Germany) 1:00.41
  Neil Walker (USA) 52.71 #3: New York   Natalie Coughlin (USA) 57.08 WR
  Gordan Kožulj (Croatia) 54.25 #4: Shanghai   Li Hui (China) 58.96
  Toni Helbig (Germany) 53.26 #5: Melbourne   Charlene Wittstock (South Africa) 1:00.16
  Evgeny Aleshin (Russia) 53.21 #6: Imperia   Zhan Shu (China) 1:00.49
  Sung Min (South Korea) 53.15 #7: Paris   Jennifer Carroll (Canada) 59.74
  Michael Gilliam (USA) 52.69 #8: Stockholm   Haley Cope (USA) 59.66
  Thomas Rupprath (Germany) 51.35 #9: Berlin   Haley Cope (USA) 59.19

200 Backstroke edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Gordan Kožulj, CRO
Time
1:51.62
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Clementine Stoney, AUS
Time
2:06.70
  Rogério Romero (Brazil) 1:56.16 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Lindsay Benko (USA) 2:08.42
  Rogério Romero (Brazil) 1:55.33 #2: Edmonton   Jennifer Fratesi (Canada) 2:07.73
  Neil Walker (USA) 1:56.38 #3: New York   Natalie Coughlin (USA) 2:03.62 WR
  Wu Peng (China) 1:56.82 #4: Shanghai   Ma Weimiao (China) 2:10.80
  Matt Welsh (Australia) 1:54.23 #5: Melbourne   Clementine Stoney (Australia) 2:06.80
  Evgeny Aleshin (Russia) 1:54.79 #6: Imperia   Stanislava Komarova (Russia) 2:09.27
  Sung Min (South Korea) 1:54.65 #7: Paris   Stanislava Komarova (Russia) 2:09.69
  Simon Dufour (France) 1:54.41 #8: Stockholm   Charlene Wittstock (South Africa) 2:09.72
  Simon Dufour (France) 1:54.14 #9: Berlin   Lindsay Benko (USA) 2:06.86

50 Breaststroke edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Mark Warnecke, GER
Time
26.97
Winner (Nationality)
WC: HAN Xue, CHN
Time
30.77
  Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) 27.22 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Emma Igelström (Sweden) 31.34
  Morgan Knabe (Canada) 27.81 #2: Edmonton   Luo Xuejuan (China) 30.71 WC
  Ed Moses (USA) 27.53 #3: New York   Luo Xuejan (China) 30.68 WC
  Roman Sloudnov (Russia) 26.90 WC #4: Shanghai   Luo Xuejan (China)
  Li Wei (China)
30.56 WR
  Jim Piper (Australia) 27.92 #5: Melbourne   Zoë Baker (Great Britain) 30.61
  Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) 26.96 #6: Imperia   Zoë Baker (Great Britain) 30.51 WR
  Ed Moses (USA) 26.74 WC #7: Paris   Luo Xuejan (China) 30.47 WR
  Ed Moses (USA) 26.28 WR #8: Stockholm   Emma Igelström (Sweden) 30.43 WR
  Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) 26.20 WR #9: Berlin   Zoë Baker (Great Britain) 30.31 WR

100 Breaststroke edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Dmitry Volkov, RUS
Time
59.30
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Luo Xuejuan, CHN
Time
1:06.18
  Roman Sloudnov (Russia) 58.76 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Rhiannon Leier (Canada) 1:09.09
  Morgan Knabe (Canada) 59.94 WC #2: Edmonton   Luo Xuejuan (China) 1:06.37
  Ed Moses (USA) 1:00.14 #3: New York   Luo Xuejuan (China) 1:05.78 WC
  Roman Sloudnov (Russia) 58.57 WC #4: Shanghai   Luo Xuejuan (China) 1:06.22
  Ed Moses (USA) 59.29 #5: Melbourne   Amanda Beard (USA) 1:07.27
  Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) 59.70 #6: Imperia   Luo Xuejuan (China) 1:06.49
  Roman Sloudnov (Russia) 58.08 WC #7: Paris   Luo Xuejuan (China) 1:06.39
  Ed Moses (USA) 57.47 WR #8: Stockholm   Emma Igelström (Sweden) 1:06.21
  Ed Moses (USA) 57.67 #9: Berlin   Emma Igelström (Sweden) 1:06.14

200 Breaststroke edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Jim Piper, AUS
Time
2:07.69
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Qi Hui, CHN
Time
2:19.25
  Morgan Knabe (Canada) 2:09.50 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Emma Igelström (Sweden) 2:27.42
  Morgan Knabe (Canada) 2:08.71 #2: Edmonton   Sarah Poewe (South Africa) 2:26.50
  Jim Piper (Australia) 2:09.58 #3: New York   Anne Poleska (Germany) 2:22.90
  Roman Sloudnov (Russia) 2:09.75 #4: Shanghai   Qi Hui (China) 2:23.96
  Ed Moses (USA) 2:07.59 WC #5: Melbourne   Amanda Beard (USA) 2:23.47
  Dimitri Komornikov (Russia) 2:08.34 #6: Imperia   Olga Bakaldina (Russia) 2:25.79
  Ed Moses (USA) 2:04.37 WR #7: Paris   Amanda Beard (USA) 2:22.89
  Ed Moses (USA) 2:03.26 WR #8: Stockholm   Qi Hui (China) 2:20.87
  Ed Moses (USA) 2:03.17 WR #9: Berlin   Qi Hui (China) 2:21.31

50 Butterfly edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Mark Foster, GBR
Time
22.87
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Anna-Karin Kammerling, SWE
Time
25.36
  Raphael De Thuin (Brazil) 23.84 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Johanna Sjöberg (Sweden) 26.68
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 23.05 #2: Edmonton   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 26.62
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 23.16 #3: New York   Natalie Coughlin (USA) 25.83
  Zhang Qiang (China) 24.10 #4: Shanghai   Johanna Sjöberg (Sweden) 26.78
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 22.84 WR #5: Melbourne   Rachel Komisarz (USA) 26.77
  Igor Marchenko (Russia) 23.82 #6: Imperia   Nadine Rolland (Canada) 27.40
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 23.03 #7: Paris   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 26.56
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 22.84 WR #8: Stockholm   Anna-Karin Kammerling (Sweden) 25.50
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 22.80 * #9: Berlin   Anna-Karin Kammerling (Sweden) 26.06

* In prelims of the Berlin meet, Huegill swam a 22.74 to lower the World and Cup records again.

100 Butterfly edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Michael Klim, AUS
Time
51.07
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Jenny Thompson, USA
Time
56.80
  Theo Verster (South Africa) 53.54 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Johanna Sjöberg (Sweden) 58.29
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 51.04 WC #2: Edmonton   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 58.41
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 51.64 #3: New York   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 57.43
  Wang Hongwei (China) 53.68 #4: Shanghai   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 57.74
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 50.71 WC #5: Melbourne   Rachel Komisarz (USA) 57.45
  Igor Marchenko (Russia) 51.90 #6: Imperia   Mette Jacobsen (Denmark) 1:00.43
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 51.55 #7: Paris   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 57.09
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 50.79 #8: Stockholm   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 56.86
  Thomas Rupprath (Germany) 50.10 WR #9: Berlin   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 56.55 WR

200 Butterfly edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: James Hickman, GBR
Time
1:51.76
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Susie O'Neill, AUS
Time
2:04.16
  Kaio de Almeida (Brazil) 1:57.43 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Mandy Loots (South Africa) 2:11.88
  Takashi Yamamoto (Japan) 1:55.75 #2: Edmonton   Jennifer Button (Canada) 2:11.28
  Franck Esposito (France) 1:54.02 #3: New York   Mary DeScenza (USA) 2:08.24
  Wang Hongwei (China) 1:56.69 #4: Shanghai   Yang Yu (China) 2:07.54
  Justin Norris (Australia) 1:54.43 #5: Melbourne   Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) 2:09.30
  Anatoly Polyakov (Russia) 1:54.62 #6: Imperia   YANG Yu (China) 2:07.41
  Anatoly Polyakov (Russia) 1:55.20 #7: Paris   Mette Jacobsen (Denmark) 2:07.78
  Theo Verster (South Africa) 1:57.13 #8: Stockholm   Mette Jacobsen (Denmark) 2:08.59
  James Hickman (Great Britain) 1:53.20 #9: Berlin   Mette Jacobsen (Denmark) 2:07.92

100 Individual Medley edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Jani Sievinen, FIN
Time
53.10
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Martina Moravcová, SVK
Time
1:00.34
  Jirka Letzin (Germany) 55.38 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) 1:02.55
  Ron Karnaugh (USA) 56.07 #2: Edmonton   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 1:00.97
  Neil Walker (USA) 54.22 #3: New York   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 1:01.28
  Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) 55.47 #4: Shanghai   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 1:00.97
  Geoff Huegill (Australia) 54.98 #5: Melbourne   Brooke Hanson (Australia) 1:02.17
  Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) 54.42 #6: Imperia   Vered Borochovski (Israel) 1:02.25
  Bartosz Kizierowski (Poland) 54.57 #7: Paris   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 1:00.88
  Ron Karnaugh (USA) 54.77 #8: Stockholm   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 1:00.70
  Jens Kruppa (Germany) 54.60 #9: Berlin   Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) 1:00.48

200 Individual Medley edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Jani Sievinen, FIN
Time
1:55.44
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Zhan Shu, CHN
Time
2:10.26
  Jirka Letzin (Germany) 1:59.03 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) 2:13.52
  Brian Johns (Canada) 1:59.36 #2: Edmonton   Elizabeth Warden (Canada) 2:14.04
  Xavier Marchand (France) 1:59.60 #3: New York   Amanda Beard (USA) 2:12.14
  Jirka Letzin (Germany) 1:59.18 #4: Shanghai   Qi Hui (China) 2:11.52
  Justin Norris (Australia) 1:58.16 #5: Melbourne   Amanda Beard (USA) 2:10.67
  Massi Rosolino (Italy) 1:57.99 #6: Imperia   Beatrice Câșlaru (Romania) 2:12.55
  Xavier Marchand (France) 1:57.92 #7: Paris   Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) 2:09.10 WC
  Theo Verster (South Africa) 1:57.65 #8: Stockholm   Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) 2:09.16
  Theo Verster (South Africa) 1:57.49 #9: Berlin   Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) 2:09.24

400 Individual Medley edit

Men Meet Women
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Marcel Wouda, NED
Time
4:05.41
Winner (Nationality)
WC: Yana Klochkova, UKR
Time
4:33.66
  Jirka Letzin (Germany) 4:15.88 #1: Rio de Janeiro   Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) 4:39.86
  Brian Johns (Canada) 4:13.76 #2: Edmonton   Beatrice Câșlaru (Romania) 4:43.72
  Tobias Oriwol (Canada) 4:16.64 #3: New York   Yvette Rodier (Australia) 4:45.74
  James Goddard (Great Britain) 4:16.88 #4: Shanghai   Qi Hui (China) 4:39.97
  Justin Norris (Australia) 4:11.15 #5: Melbourne   Jennifer Reilly (Australia) 4:36.38
  Lorenzo Sirigu (Italy) 4:13.60 #6: Imperia   Beatrice Câșlaru (Romania) 4:40.30
  Jacob Carstensen (Denmark) 4:13.19 #7: Paris   Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) 4:27.83 WR
  Terence Parkin (South Africa) 4:10.51 #8: Stockholm   Sara Nordenstam (Sweden) 4:38.99
  Terence Parkin (South Africa) 4:10.39 #9: Berlin   Yana Klochkova (Ukraine) 4:31.86

References edit

  1. ^ a b Top international swimmers to compete in Edmonton at the 2001 Speedo World Cup Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, press release from Swimming Canada. Published 2001-11-21, retrieved via Sport Information Resource Centre website (www.sirc.ca) on 2012-03-24.
  2. ^ Commentary (on the 2001–2002 FINA World Cup), by Nick J. Thierry, in SwimNews magazine, January–February 2002.
  3. ^ (in French) Natation Infos, N° 1213 (trans: Swimming Info volume 1213), journal of the Fédération Française de Natation, February 2002 edition, p.3. Retrieved 2012-03-25.