By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
On Friday, World Aquatics announced the names of 20 athletes who have committed to compete in all three legs of the 2025 Swimming World Cup circuit. The series will kick off in Carmel, Indiana (October 10–12), continue to Westmont, Illinois (October 17–19), and wrap up in Toronto, Canada (October 23–25).
Olympic champions Adam Peaty, Gretchen Walsh, Jack Alexy, Michael Andrew, Matthew Richards, and Chad le Clos headline the list of confirmed competitors, joined by world champions Ilya Kharun, Luke Hobson, Shaine Casas, Kylie Masse, Marrit Steenbergen, Kieran Smith, and Lani Pallister.
See the full list below:
- Jack Alexy
- Michael Andrew
- Dylan Carter
- Shaine Casas
- Caspar Corbeau
- Luke Hobson
- Ilya Kharun
- Matthew Richards
- Kieran Smith
- Erika Fairweather
- Mary-Sophie Harvey
- Kylie Masse
- Mio Narita
- Marrit Steenbergen
- Roos Vanotterdijk
- Katarzyna Wasick
- Adam Peaty
- Chad le Clos
- Lani Pallister
- Gretchen Walsh
These 20 swimmers join the “Notable Nine,” who had already committed in August to racing in all three stops of the series, a group that included individual 2025 world champions Summer McIntosh, Kaylee McKeown, Kate Douglass, Mollie O’Callaghan, and Hubert Kos, along with fellow World Championship medalists Thomas Ceccon, Noe Ponti, Josh Liendo, and Regan Smith.
The Swimming World Cup is a series of three SCM meets in October, which serve as a racing and money making opportunity for some of the best swimmers in the world. Last year’s stops were highlighted by swims from numerous World Record holders and Olympic Champions including Leon Marchand and Kate Douglass who were the overall men’s and women’s series winners.
As usual, the athletes will be racing for more than medals, with a $1.2 million prize purse on the line. There are also world record ($10,000) and “crowns” ($10,000 for sweeping the same event at all three stops) bonuses, which last season produced eight world records and 18 event “crowns”, helping the total payout reach $1.46 million.
The official entries for the opening leg of the 2025 World Cup in Carmel were released on Thursday, with a loaded lineup of swimmers set to take on some busy schedules over the three-day meet beginning next Friday.
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