The2012FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of eight, two-day,short course meets in eight cities in October and November 2012.Arena was again the title sponsor for the series, withOmega serving as official timer.
The 2012 World Cup consisted of the following eight meets:[1]
| Meet | Dates | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 2–3 | Dubai Sports Complex | |
| 2 | October 6–7 | Hamad Aquatic Centre | |
| 3 | October 13–14 | Eriksdalsbadet | |
| 4 | October 17–18 | Olimpiysky Sports Complex | |
| 5 | October 20–21 | Schwimm- und Sprunghalle (Europapark) | |
| 6 | November 2–3 | Beijing National Aquatics Center | |
| 7 | November 6–7 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center | |
| 8 | November 10–11 | Singapore Sports School |
Official Overall Scoring:[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Points awarded (Bonus) | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE | QAT | SWE | RUS | GER | CHN | JPN | SIN | ||||
| 1 | Kenneth To | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 50 | 195 | |
| 2 | George Bovell | 13 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 157 | |
| 3 | Stanislav Donets | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 131 | |
| 4 | Daiya Seto | 16 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 97 | |||
| 5 | Kazuya Kaneda | 10 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 76 | ||||
| 6 | Robert Hurley | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 57 | ||
| 7 | Chad le Clos | 20 | 16 | 36 | |||||||
| 8 | Darian Townsend | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 28 | |||
| 9 | László Cseh | 13 | 1 | 5 | 19 | ||||||
| 10 | Matthew Targett | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | ||||||
| 11 | Anthony Ervin | United States | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | |||||
| 12 | Nikolay Skvortsov | 7 | 7 | 14 | |||||||
| 13 | Christian Sprenger | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
| 14 | Roland Schoeman | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
| 15 | Shun Wang | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 16 | Kosuke Hagino | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 17 | Ashley Delaney | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 18 | Cameron van der Burgh | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 19 | Junya Koga | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 20 | Michael Klueh | United States | 5 | 5 | |||||||
| 21 | Thomas Shields | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 22 | Matthew Stanley | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 23 | Yannick Agnel | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 24 | Akihiro Yamaguchi | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 25 | Sean Mahoney | United States | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 26 | Marco Koch | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 27 | Cameron McEvoy | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 28 | Kyle Richardson | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Official Overall Scoring:[3]
(*) including 20 points for WR bonus
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Anthony Ervin | United States | 21.18 | Therese Alshammar | 24.50 | |
| Doha | Anthony Ervin | United States | 21.02 | Therese Alshammar | 24.44 | |
| Stockholm | George Bovell | 20.82 | Britta Steffen | 24.08 | ||
| Moscow | George Bovell | 20.90 | Britta Steffen | 24.20 | ||
| Berlin | Anthony Ervin | United States | 20.85 | Britta Steffen | 24.16 | |
| Beijing | George Bovell | 20.98 | Yin Fan | 24.47 | ||
| Tokyo | George Bovell | 20.94 | Britta Steffen | 24.01 | ||
| Singapore | Anthony Ervin | United States | 20.99 | Britta Steffen | 24.10 | |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Kenneth To | 46.89 | Britta Steffen | 53.39 | ||
| Doha | Tommaso D'Orsogna | 47.10 | Britta Steffen | 53.40 | ||
| Stockholm | Tommaso D'Orsogna | 47.05 | Britta Steffen | 52.46 | ||
| Moscow | Tommaso D'Orsogna | 47.11 | Britta Steffen | 52.92 | ||
| Berlin | Anthony Ervin | United States | 46.71 | Britta Steffen | 52.88 | |
| Beijing | Tommaso D'Orsogna | 47.06 | Britta Steffen | 52.78 | ||
| Tokyo | Anthony Ervin | United States | 47.09 | Britta Steffen | 52.42 | |
| Singapore | Tommaso D'Orsogna | 47.03 | Britta Steffen | 52.38 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Darian Townsend | 1:42.71 | Katinka Hosszú | 1:55.97 | ||
| Doha | Tommaso D'Orsogna | 1:43.84 | Katinka Hosszú | 1:54.79 | ||
| Stockholm | Darian Townsend | 1:43.45 | Katinka Hosszú | 1:55.30 | ||
| Moscow | Darian Townsend | 1:44.26 | Katinka Hosszú | 1:55.46 | ||
| Berlin | Yannick Agnel | 1:42.10 | Camille Muffat | 1:52.28 | ||
| Beijing | Tommaso D'Orsogna | 1:43.20 | Shao Yiwen | 1:55.13 | ||
| Tokyo | Darian Townsend | 1:43.31 | Katinka Hosszú | 1:54.94 | ||
| Singapore | Cameron McEvoy | 1:43.40 | Katinka Hosszú | 1:53.57 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Kosuke Hagino | 3:40.77 | Katinka Hosszú | 4:04.43 | ||
| Doha | Robert Hurley | 3:42.89 | Katinka Hosszú | 4:04.24 | ||
| Stockholm | Robert Hurley | 3:43.75 | Katinka Hosszú | 4:03.83 | ||
| Moscow | Paul Biedermann | 3:44.00 | Elena Sokolova | 4:04.83 | ||
| Berlin | Paul Biedermann | 3:42.21 | Camille Muffat | 3:54.93 WC | ||
| Beijing | Matthew Stanley | 3:40.74 | Shao Yiwen | 4:00.56 | ||
| Tokyo | Michael Klueh | United States | 3:40.23 | Melissa Ingram | 4:05.22 | |
| Singapore | Robert Hurley | 3:41.01 | Angie Bainbridge | 4:04.01 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Gergő Kis | 15:00.65 | Katinka Hosszú | 8:31.70 | ||
| Doha | Wang Kecheng | 14:43.83 | Katinka Hosszú | 8:29.31 | ||
| Stockholm | Lucas Kanieski | 14:46.68 | Katinka Hosszú | 8:24.48 | ||
| Moscow | Daiya Seto | 15:03.02 | Leah Smith | United States | 8:19.24 | |
| Berlin | Dávid Verrasztó | 14:51.29 | Rebecca Mann | United States | 8:16.58 | |
| Beijing | Michael Klueh | United States | 14:39.12 | Katinka Hosszú | 8:21.49 | |
| Tokyo | Michael Klueh | United States | 14:38.64 | Katinka Hosszú | 8:24.89 | |
| Singapore | Mack Horton | 14:54.25 | Katinka Hosszú | 8:21.94 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Stanislav Donets | 23.47 | Rachel Goh | 27.02 | ||
| Doha | Stanislav Donets | 23.49 | Noriko Inada | 27.29 | ||
| Stockholm | Stanislav Donets | 23.51 | Rachel Goh | 26.94 | ||
| Moscow | Stanislav Donets | 23.31 | Rachel Goh | 26.87 | ||
| Berlin | Stanislav Donets | 23.16 | Rachel Goh | 26.80 | ||
| Beijing | Stanislav Donets | 23.14 | Rachel Goh | 26.66 | ||
| Tokyo | Stanislav Donets | 23.25 | Noriko Inada | 26.99 | ||
| Singapore | Stanislav Donets | 23.22 | Rachel Goh | 27.06 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Stanislav Donets | 50.62 | Rachel Goh | 57.67 | ||
| Doha | Robert Hurley | 50.18 | Daryna Zevina | 57.90 | ||
| Stockholm | Robert Hurley | 50.38 | Rachel Goh | 57.52 | ||
| Moscow | Stanislav Donets | 49.74 | Rachel Goh | 57.80 | ||
| Berlin | Stanislav Donets | 50.02 | Rachel Goh | 57.02 | ||
| Beijing | Stanislav Donets | 50.07 | Rachel Goh | 57.07 | ||
| Tokyo | Stanislav Donets | 49.49 | Grace Loh | 57.71 | ||
| Singapore | Stanislav Donets | 49.82 | Rachel Goh | 57.34 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:51.03 | Daryna Zevina | 2:05.01 | ||
| Doha | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:50.89 | Daryna Zevina | 2:02.99 | ||
| Stockholm | Yuki Shirai | 1:50.70 | Melissa Ingram | 2:04.84 | ||
| Moscow | Yuki Shirai | 1:50.80 | Melissa Ingram | 2:05.35 | ||
| Berlin | Yuki Shirai | 1:49.94 | Melissa Ingram | 2:04.28 | ||
| Beijing | Yuki Shirai | 1:51.04 | Zhou Yanxin | 2:04.81 | ||
| Tokyo | Yuki Shirai | 1:49.69 | Melissa Ingram | 2:05.39 | ||
| Singapore | Yuki Shirai | 1:50.70 | Melissa Ingram | 2:04.93 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Cameron van der Burgh | 26.64 | Jennie Johansson | 30.62 | ||
| Doha | Cameron van der Burgh | 25.95 | Jennie Johansson | 30.69 | ||
| Stockholm | Glenn Snyders | 26.61 | Rūta Meilutytė | 29.96 | ||
| Moscow | Fabio Scozzoli | 26.51 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 30.29 | |
| Berlin | Fabio Scozzoli | 26.31 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 30.13 | |
| Beijing | Glenn Snyders | 26.64 | Jennie Johansson | 30.41 | ||
| Tokyo | Christian Sprenger | 26.62 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 29.92 | |
| Singapore | Christian Sprenger | 26.69 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 29.96 | |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Cameron van der Burgh | 58.33 | Jennie Johansson | 1:06.27 | ||
| Doha | Cameron van der Burgh | 57.22 | Jennie Johansson | 1:06.11 | ||
| Stockholm | Glenn Snyders | 57.87 | Rūta Meilutytė | 1:05.02 | ||
| Moscow | Fabio Scozzoli | 58.32 | Rie Kaneto | 1:06.18 | ||
| Berlin | Fabio Scozzoli | 57.61 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 1:04.58 | |
| Beijing | Glenn Snyders | 57.96 | Sarah Katsoulis | 1:05.30 | ||
| Tokyo | Glenn Snyders | 57.98 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 1:04.86 | |
| Singapore | Christian Sprenger | 57.46 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 1:05.58 | |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Marco Koch | 2:05.26 | Fumiko Kawanabe | 2:23.01 | ||
| Doha | Daiya Seto | 2:04.87 | Fumiko Kawanabe | 2:22.59 | ||
| Stockholm | Marco Koch | 2:06.09 | Rie Kaneto | 2:21.09 | ||
| Moscow | Sean Mahoney | United States | 2:05.11 | Rie Kaneto | 2:20.08 | |
| Berlin | Sean Mahoney | United States | 2:04.55 | Rie Kaneto | 2:19.96 | |
| Beijing | Sean Mahoney | United States | 2:06.38 | Rie Kaneto | 2:19.33 | |
| Tokyo | Akihiro Yamaguchi | 2:04.64 | Rie Kaneto | 2:18.38 | ||
| Singapore | Sean Mahoney | United States | 2:06.17 | Rie Kaneto | 2:20.18 | |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Jason Dunford | 22.77 | Therese Alshammar | 25.56 | ||
| Doha | Roland Schoeman | 22.34 | Therese Alshammar | 25.62 | ||
| Stockholm | Matthew Targett | 22.51 | Therese Alshammar | 25.64 | ||
| Moscow | Matthew Targett | 22.56 | Inge Dekker | 25.65 | ||
| Berlin | Matthew Targett | 22.30 | Ilaria Bianchi | 25.96 | ||
| Beijing | Jason Dunford | 23.14 | Inge Dekker | 25.64 | ||
| Tokyo | Jason Dunford | 23.03 | Jeanette Ottesen Gray | 25.48 | ||
| Singapore | Zhang Qibin | 23.09 | Jeanette Ottesen Gray | 25.42 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Chad le Clos | 49.82 | Therese Alshammar | 57.91 | ||
| Doha | Chad le Clos | 49.60 | Therese Alshammar | 57.22 | ||
| Stockholm | Kenneth To | 50.19 | Therese Alshammar | 56.68 | ||
| Moscow | Evgeny Korotyshkin | 50.56 | Ilaria Bianchi | 57.18 | ||
| Berlin | Thomas Shields | United States | 50.03 | Ilaria Bianchi | 56.86 | |
| Beijing | Kenneth To | 50.96 | Inge Dekker | 57.62 | ||
| Tokyo | Zhang Qibin | 50.53 | Inge Dekker | 57.39 | ||
| Singapore | Zhang Qibin | 50.58 | Jeanette Ottesen Gray | 57.75 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Chad le Clos | 1:51.61 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:10.43 | ||
| Doha | Daiya Seto | 1:51.30 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:09.31 | ||
| Stockholm | Kazuya Kaneda | 1:51.95 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | 2:06.90 | ||
| Moscow | Kazuya Kaneda | 1:52.43 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:05.77 | ||
| Berlin | Nikolay Skvortsov | 1:51.77 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:05.78 | ||
| Beijing | Kazuya Kaneda | 1:51.22 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:06.02 | ||
| Tokyo | Kazuya Kaneda | 1:51.08 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:05.90 | ||
| Singapore | Kazuya Kaneda | 1:52.23 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:05.85 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Kenneth To | 51.43 | Katinka Hosszú | 1:00.75 | ||
| Doha | Kenneth To | 51.58 | Katinka Hosszú | 59.74 | ||
| Stockholm | George Bovell | 51.56 | Katinka Hosszú | 59.71 | ||
| Moscow | Kenneth To | 51.66 | Katinka Hosszú | 59.69 | ||
| Berlin | George Bovell | 51.20 | Theresa Michalak | 59.62 | ||
| Beijing | Kenneth To | 51.58 | Katinka Hosszú | 59.90 | ||
| Tokyo | George Bovell | 51.80 | Sophie Allen | 59.50 | ||
| Singapore | Kenneth To | 51.50 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | 59.73 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Darian Townsend | 1:53.25 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:10.53 | ||
| Doha | Darian Townsend | 1:53.75 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:09.86 | ||
| Stockholm | Darian Townsend | 1:53.66 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:08.13 | ||
| Moscow | Daiya Seto | 1:53.93 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:08.28 | ||
| Berlin | Darian Townsend | 1:53.44 | Sophie Allen | 2:07.52 | ||
| Beijing | Darian Townsend | 1:54.25 | Ye Shiwen | 2:06.10 | ||
| Tokyo | Daiya Seto | 1:52.48 | Katinka Hosszú | 2:07.51 | ||
| Singapore | Darian Townsend | 1:54.16 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | 2:06.41 | ||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Dubai | Daiya Seto | 4:02.64 | Katinka Hosszú | 4:31.34 | ||
| Doha | Daiya Seto | 4:02.51 | Katinka Hosszú | 4:30.03 | ||
| Stockholm | Daiya Seto | 4:00.85 | Katinka Hosszú | 4:28.01 | ||
| Moscow | Daiya Seto | 4:01.30 | Katinka Hosszú | 4:30.14 | ||
| Berlin | Daiya Seto | 4:00.12 (WC) | Katinka Hosszú | 4:28.88 | ||
| Beijing | Yang Zhixian | 4:05.62 | Ye Shiwen | 4:26.93 | ||
| Tokyo | Daiya Seto | 4:00.02 WC | Katinka Hosszú | 4:28.14 | ||
| Singapore | Darian Townsend | 4:09.24 | Katinka Hosszú | 4:27.96 | ||
Legend:WR –World record;(WR) – World record when swum (earning bonus World Cup points);WC –World Cup record;(WC) – World Cup record when swum
| Meet | Winner | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Time | |||||
| Dubai | 1:35.44 | |||||
| Doha | 1:35.56 | |||||
| Stockholm | 1:32.75 | |||||
| Moscow | 1:33.25 | |||||
| Berlin | United States(Anthony Ervin,Thomas Shields,Jessica Hardy,Kylie Stewart) | 1:31.16 | ||||
| Beijing | 1:34.71 | |||||
| Tokyo | 1:37.12 | |||||
| Singapore | 1:34.20 | |||||
| Meet | Winner | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Time | |||||
| Dubai | 1:43.21 | |||||
| Doha | 1:43.38 | |||||
| Stockholm | 1:41.83 | |||||
| Moscow | United States(Kylie Stewart,Jessica Hardy,Thomas Shields,Anthony Ervin) | 1:40.87 | ||||
| Berlin | United States(Kylie Stewart,Jessica Hardy,Thomas Shields,Anthony Ervin) | 1:40.49 | ||||
| Beijing | 1:43.04 | |||||
| Tokyo | 1:43.50 | |||||
| Singapore | 1:42.10 | |||||
NOTE: The mixed relay is not included in the overall scoring of the World Cup.