Wednesday, May 11, 2022
FINA Swimming World Cup Comes to Indianapolis
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of swimming in the United States, today announced that they will host the final leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 November 3-5 at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. Other stops include Berlin, Germany October 21-23 and Toronto, Canada October 28-30.
“We are proud to partner with FINA and our good friends in Indianapolis to welcome the global swimming community back to one of our nation’s premier venues for three days of high-stakes racing,” said USA Swimming President and CEO Tim Hinchey III. “The FINA Swimming World Cup is a great opportunity to showcase our sport and will serve as a critical test for American athletes as they compete against the best swimmers in the world in a short-course format.”
Indianapolis has recently hosted the FINA Champions Swim Series in 2019, the 6th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in 2017 and the 7th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in 2004. USA Swimming also announced earlier this year that Indianapolis will play host to the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts.
The 2022 edition of the FINA Swimming World Cup slots into the international swimming competition calendar between the 19th FINA World Championships (June 18 – July 3) in Budapest, Hungary and the 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in December.
More than 750 athletes from 40 countries across five continents are expected to compete for an overall series prize pool of $1.2 million.
Keep up with all the latest USA Swimming news by following @usaswimming on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
“We are proud to partner with FINA and our good friends in Indianapolis to welcome the global swimming community back to one of our nation’s premier venues for three days of high-stakes racing,” said USA Swimming President and CEO Tim Hinchey III. “The FINA Swimming World Cup is a great opportunity to showcase our sport and will serve as a critical test for American athletes as they compete against the best swimmers in the world in a short-course format.”
Indianapolis has recently hosted the FINA Champions Swim Series in 2019, the 6th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in 2017 and the 7th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in 2004. USA Swimming also announced earlier this year that Indianapolis will play host to the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts.
The 2022 edition of the FINA Swimming World Cup slots into the international swimming competition calendar between the 19th FINA World Championships (June 18 – July 3) in Budapest, Hungary and the 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in December.
More than 750 athletes from 40 countries across five continents are expected to compete for an overall series prize pool of $1.2 million.
Keep up with all the latest USA Swimming news by following @usaswimming on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.