The 2010
FINA Swimming World Cup
The FINA Swimming World Cup is an international series of short course () swimming meets organized by FINA, the International Federation for swimming. Launched in 1988, the FINA Swimming World Cup gathers world-class swimmers in a series of two-da ...
was a series of seven short-course meters (25m) meets, held from September-early November 2010.
[PR30 – Calendar includes seven meets in three continents](_blank)
(FINA Press Release #2010–30). Published 2010-06-08 by FINA
FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...
; retrieved 2010-06-08. The 2010 series was again titled sponsored by
Arena
An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...
.
Meets
The 2010 World Cup featured 7 meets (one more than
2009), which were divided into 3 segments: the first meet (Brazil, in September), an Asian leg (October), and a European leg (late October–November). Meet dates and locations are:
Results
Overall World Cup
At each meet of the World Cup circuit in 2010, the FINA Points Table was used to rank all swim performances at the meet. The top 10 men and top 10 women were then awarded World Cup points. Bonus points were awarded for a
world record
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...
broken (20 points) or equalled (10 points). The number of World Cup points awarded was doubled for the final meet of the World Cup in Stockholm.
Men
Official Overall Scoring:
Women
Official Overall Scoring:
Event winners
50 m freestyle
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
1500 m (men) / 800 m (women) freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
Legend:
Victories by country
See also
*
List of World Cup records in swimming
References
{{FINA Swimming World Cup
FINA Swimming World Cup
Fina Swimming World Cup, 2010