2018 FINA World Cup: Vladimir Morozov and Sarah Sjöström win titles

Vladimir Morozov and Sarah Sjöström have been crowned winners of the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup following the final leg of the series in Singapore at the weekend.

Russian Morozov has been dominant throughout the series, finishing in typically strong style with another four gold medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle, the 50m butterfly and the 100m IM.

Sjöström's victory in the women's series was far closer, with Katinka Hosszu chasing the defending champion all the way.

Hosszu claimed three golds in Singapore in the 200m IM, 400m IM and 200m butterfly, which earned her the Cluster #3 overall win.

But Swede Sjöström fired back with wins in the 50m free, 100m free, 50m fly and 100m IM to claim the overall crown.

Immediately after the conclusion of the series, the dates were announced for the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup.

It will start in August with three meetings making up the first cluster in Asia, before heading to Europe in September and October and culminating at Kazan and Doha.

2018 FINA Swimming World Cup #7 Results

EVENT WINNERS

50m free: Men – Vladimir Morozov (RUS) 20.48; Women – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 23.21
100m free: Men – Vladimir Morozov (RUS) 44.95; Women – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 51.13
200m free: Men – Blake Pieroni (USA) 1:41.15; Women – Femke Heemskerk (NED) 1:52.57
400m free: Men – Mack Horton (AUS) 3:41.44; Women – Reva Foos (GER) 4:07.07
800m free: Women – Femke Heemskerk (NED) 8:33.00
1500m free: Men – Mack Horton (AUS) 14:44.22
50m back: Men – Xu Jiayu (CHN) 22.71; Women – Kira Toussaint (NED) 26.04
100m back: Men – Xu Jiayu (CHN) 48.98; Women – Kira Toussaint (NED) 55.92
200m back: Men – Xu Jiayu (CHN) 1:48.93; Women – Emily Seebohm (AUS) 2:01.60
50m breast: Men – Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) 25.95; Women – Alia Atkinson (JAM) 28.93
100m breast: Men – Yan Zibei (CHN) 56.34; Women – Alia Atkinson (JAM) 1:02.74
200m breast: Men – Anton Chupkov (RUS) 2:01.73; Women – Yuliya Efimova (RUS) 2:16.05
50m fly: Men – Vladimir Morozov (RUS) 22.17; Women – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 24.63
100m fly: Men – Li Zhuhao (CHN) 49.64; Women – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 55.73
200m fly: Men –Li Zhuhao (CHN) 1:50.96; Women – Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 2:02.86
100m IM: Men – Vladimir Morozov (RUS) 50.31; Women - Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 57.49
200m IM: Men – Wang Shun (CHN) 1:51.84; Women – Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 2:04.79
400m IM: Men – Wang Shun (CHN) 3:59.99; Women – Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 4:24.02
4x50m free mixed: Australia 1:31.57
4x50m medley mixed: Australia 1:39.69

2018 FINA Swimming World Cup Final Standings

MEN
1. Vladimir Morozov (Russia) 402 pts
2. Kirill Progoda (Russia) 231 pts
3. Mitch Larkin (Australia) 222 pts
WOMEN
1. Sarah Sjöström (Sweden) 339 pts
2. Katinka Hosszu (Hungary) 303 pts
3. Ranomi Kromowidjojo (Netherlands) 255 pts

2018 FINA Swimming World Cup Cluster #3 Winners

MEN
1. Vladimir Morozov (Russia) 184 pts
2. Xu Jiayu (China) 159 pts
3. Kirill Prigoda (Russia) 123 pts

WOMEN
1. Katinka Hosszu (Hungary) 141 pts
2. Sarah Sjöström (Sweden) 135 pts
3. Ranomi Kromowidjojo (Netherlands) 126 pts

2019 FINA Swimming World Cup Calendar

Cluster 1 (Asia)
1. Tokyo (JPN) – August 2-4
2. Beijing or Hangzhou (CHN) – August 8-10
3. Singapore (SGP) - August 15-17

Cluster 2 (Europe)
4. Eindhoven (NED) – September 27-29
5. Budapest (HUN) - October 3-5

Cluster 3
6. Kazan (RUS) – November 1-3
7. Doha (QAT) – November 7-9

Photo courtesy of FINA press release