The 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of four three-day meets in four different cities in October 2021. This edition was held in the short course (25-meter pool) format.
The 2021 World Cup consisted of the following four meets. [1]
| Meet | Dates | Location | Venue | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–3 October |  Berlin, Germany | SSE (in German) | [2] |
| 2 | 7–9 October |  Budapest, Hungary | Danube Arena | [3] |
| 3 | 21–23 October |  Doha, Qatar | Hamad Aquatic Centre | [4] |
| 4 | 28–30 October |  Kazan, Russia | Palace of Water Sports | [5] |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Points awarded | Total [6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | ||||
| 1 | Matthew Sates |  South Africa | 58.2 | 57.5 | 55.7 | 55.6 | 227.0 |
| 2 | Tom Shields |  United States | 56.2 | 58.1 | 54.7 | 55.4 | 224.4 |
| 3 | Arno Kamminga |  Netherlands | 57.8 | 56.0 | 55.9 | 54.4 | 224.1 |
| 4 | Kyle Chalmers |  Australia | 55.7 | 55.7 | 54.0 | 54.4 | 219.8 |
| 5 | Danas Rapšys |  Lithuania | 51.4 | 47.9 | 49.0 | 50.3 | 198.6 |
| 6 | Fabian Schwingenschlögl | Germany | 49.0 | 48.7 | 46.2 | 49.8 | 193.7 |
| 7 | Szebasztián Szabó | Hungary | 48.7 | 46.2 | 48.3 | 49.5 | 192.7 |
| 8 | Yakov Toumarkin |  Israel | 47.3 | 46.6 | 44.8 | 43.3 | 182.0 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Points awarded | Total [7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | ||||
| 1 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 55.8 | 58.3 | 55.9 | 58.3 | 228.3 |
| 2 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 52.8 | 58.1 | 58.3 | 58.2 | 227.4 |
| 3 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 50.6 | 50.7 | 55.0 | 52.8 | 209.1 |
| 4 | Maria Ugolkova |  Switzerland | 33.3 | 56.0 | 54.3 | 54.7 | 198.3 |
| 5 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 41.5 | 46.2 | 53.4 | 52.0 | 193.1 |
| 6 | Holly Barratt | Australia | 44.5 | 47.9 | 48.6 | 51.4 | 192.4 |
| 7 | Michelle Coleman |  Sweden | 43.2 | 48.1 | 49.8 | 48.6 | 189.7 |
| 8 | Leah Neale | Australia | 13.7 | 42.4 | 41.3 | 52.5 | 149.9 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Kyle Chalmers | Australia | 21.01 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 23.56 |
| Budapest | Kyle Chalmers | Australia | 20.97 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 23.50 |
| Doha | Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 20.89 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 23.46 |
| Kazan | Kyle Chalmers | Australia | 20.68 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 23.53 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Kyle Chalmers | Australia | 45.73 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 50.96 |
| Budapest | Kyle Chalmers | Australia | 45.50 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 50.58 =WC |
| Doha | Kyle Chalmers | Australia | 45.03 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 51.15 |
| Kazan | Kyle Chalmers | Australia | 44.84 WR | Emma McKeon | Australia | 50.67 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 1:40.65 WJ | Madison Wilson | Australia | 1:54.00 |
| Budapest | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 1:41.51 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 1:53.82 |
| Doha | Hwang Sun-woo |  South Korea | 1:41.17 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 1:53.54 |
| Kazan | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 1:41.73 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 1:53.63 |
| Danas Rapšys | Lithuania | |||||
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania | 3:38.19 | Isabel Marie Gose | Germany | 4:00.33 |
| Budapest | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 3:37.92 WJ | Isabel Marie Gose | Germany | 4:00.57 |
| Doha | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 3:38.64 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 4:03.58 |
| Kazan | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 3:38.28 | Leah Neale | Australia | 4:01.73 |
| Meet | Men (1500 m) | Women (800 m) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Florian Wellbrock | Germany | 14:35.23 | Cavan Gormsen | United States | 8:22.16 |
| Budapest | Florian Wellbrock | Germany | 14:42.70 | Cavan Gormsen | United States | 8:16.76 |
| Doha | Kim Woo-min | South Korea | 14:44.58 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy | 8:21.41 |
| Kazan | Aleksei Rtishchev | Russia | 14:47.27 | Leah Neale | Australia | 8:22.53 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Christian Diener | Germany | 23.29 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 25.81 WC |
| Budapest | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 23.08 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 26.07 |
| Doha | Pieter Coetze | South Africa | 23.13 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 25.93 |
| Kazan | Pavel Samusenko | Russia | 22.90 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 25.87 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Christian Diener | Germany | 50.32 | Louise Hansson | Sweden | 56.03 |
| Budapest | Tom Shields | United States | 50.50 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 55.72 |
| Doha | Pieter Coetze | South Africa | 50.86 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 55.79 |
| Kazan | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia | 49.47 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 55.42 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Christian Diener | Germany | 1:51.19 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 2:03.44 |
| Budapest | Hubert Kós | Hungary | 1:52.79 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 2:02.09 |
| Doha | Pieter Coetze | South Africa | 1:52.09 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 2:02.12 |
| Kazan | Aleksei Tkachev | Russia | 1:51.34 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 2:03.51 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands | 26.00 | Anastasia Gorbenko | Israel | 29.61 |
| Budapest | Peter John Stevens |  Slovenia | 26.22 | Nika Godun | Russia | 29.81 |
| Doha | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands | 26.10 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 30.11 |
| Peter John Stevens | Slovenia | |||||
| Kazan | Fabian Schwingenschlögl | Germany | 25.88 | Nika Godun | Russia | 29.64 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands | 56.72 | Anastasia Gorbenko | Israel | 1:04.44 |
| Budapest | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands | 56.08 | Nika Godun | Russia | 1:04.71 |
| Doha | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands | 56.35 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 1:06.08 |
| Kazan | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands | 55.82 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 1:04.56 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands | 2:01.92 | Kristýna Horská |  Czech Republic | 2:21.07 |
| Budapest | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands | 2:02.07 | Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş |  Turkey | 2:22.23 |
| Doha | Daiya Seto |  Japan | 2:01.65 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 2:22.19 |
| Kazan | Daiya Seto | Japan | 2:01.49 | Vitalina Simonova | Russia | 2:19.22 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Tom Shields | United States | 22.09 | Holly Barratt | Australia | 24.77 |
| Budapest | Tom Shields | United States | 21.99 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 24.97 |
| Doha | Tom Shields | United States | 22.22 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 24.74 |
| Kazan | Szebasztián Szabó | Hungary | 21.97 | Holly Barratt | Australia | 24.75 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Tom Shields | United States | 48.67 | Maggie Mac Neil |  Canada | 55.30 |
| Budapest | Tom Shields | United States | 48.83 | Linnea Mack | United States | 56.77 |
| Doha | Tom Shields | United States | 49.46 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 55.83 |
| Kazan | Tom Shields | United States | 49.20 | Emma McKeon | Australia | 55.63 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:50.32 | Tess Howley | United States | 2:06.09 |
| Budapest | Tom Shields | United States | 1:51.18 | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 2:06.44 |
| Doha | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:49.76 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:06.23 |
| Kazan | Tom Shields | United States | 1:52.42 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 2:05.88 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 51.78 | Anastasia Gorbenko | Israel | 57.90 |
| Budapest | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 51.77 | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 58.81 |
| Doha | Daiya Seto | Japan | 51.56 | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 58.82 |
| Kazan | Daiya Seto | Japan | 51.29 | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 58.47 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 1:51.45 WJ | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 2:08.01 |
| Budapest | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 1:53.43 | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 2:06.99 |
| Doha | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 1:52.32 | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 2:07.21 |
| Kazan | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:50.66 WC | Maria Ugolkova | Switzerland | 2:06.59 |
| Meet | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nationality | Time | Winner | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 4:01.98 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 4:31.15 |
| Budapest | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 4:04.21 | Ilaria Cusinato | Italy | 4:31.35 |
| Doha | Daiya Seto | Japan | 4:01.97 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 4:31.78 |
| Kazan | Daiya Seto | Japan | 3:57.85 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos | Hungary | 4:30.38 |
| Meet | 4 × 50 m mixed freestyle | 4 × 50 m mixed medley | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Nationality | Time | Winners | Nationality | Time | |
| Berlin | Daniel Diehl Quintin McCarty Kristina Paegle Carly Novelline | United States | 1:31.50 WJ | Christian Diener Fabian Schwingenschlögl Angelina Köhler Annika Bruhn | Germany | 1:39.17 |
| Budapest | Daniel Diehl Quintin McCarty Kristina Paegle Anna Moesch | United States | 1:32.34 | Quintin McCarty Zhier Fan Charlotte Hook Kristina Paegle | United States | 1:41.21 WJ |
| Kazan | Daniil Markov Aleksandr Borovtsov Anita Grishchenko Viktoriia Starostina | Novosibirsk Oblast Russia | 1:33.73 | Stepan Kalabin Vsevolod Zanko Anastasiia Zhuravleva Rozaliya Nasretdinova | Moscow Russia | 1:40.60 |
Legend: WR – World record;WJ – World Junior record;WC – World Cup record
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