# 2002–03 FINA Swimming World Cup

The 2002–03 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of nine, international short course (25m) swimming meets organized by FINA. The meets were held in seven different cities, from November 2002 through January 2003. Each featured 34 events: 17 for males, 17 for females.

## Meets

Dates and locations for the 2002-03 World Cup meets were:
| Year | Dates | Location | Results |
| 2 0 0 2 |
| 2 0 0 2 | November 15–17 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 2 0 0 2 | November 22+23 | New York, USA | OmegaTiming |
| 2 0 0 2 | December 1+2 | Shanghai, China | OmegaTiming |
| 2 0 0 2 | December 6–8 | Melbourne, Australia | OmegaTiming |
| 2 0 0 3 |
| 2 0 0 3 | January 17+18 | Paris, France | |
| 2 0 0 3 | January 21+22 | Stockholm, Sweden | OmegaTiming |
| 2 0 0 3 | January 25+26 | Berlin, Germany | OmegaTiming |

## Event winners
### 50 freestyle

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Mark Foster, GBR | Time 21.13 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Therese Alshammar, SWE | Time 24.39 |
| José Meolans | 21.53 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Chantal Groot | 25.51 |
| Jason Lezak | 21.66 | #2: New York | Alison Sheppard | 24.49 |
| Jason Lezak | 21.40 | #3: Shanghai | Alison Sheppard | 24.44 |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband | 21.72 | #4: Melbourne | Therese Alshammar | 24.58 |
| Mark Foster | 21.47 | #5: Paris | Alison Sheppard | 24.23 WC |
| Mark Foster | 21.39 | #6: Stockholm | Therese Alshammar | 24.37 |
| Mark Foster | 21.28 | #7: Berlin | Alison Sheppard | 24.06 WC |

### 100 freestyle

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Alexander Popov, RUS | Time 46.74 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Jenny Thompson, USA | Time 53.05 |
| José Meolans | 47.84 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Chantal Groot | 55.37 |
| Jason Lezak | 47.32 | #2: New York | Jenny Thompson | 53.59 |
| José Meolans | 48.37 | #3: Shanghai | Alison Sheppard | 54.07 |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband | 47.20 | #4: Melbourne | Elka Graham | 54.42 |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband | 47.41 | #5: Paris | Alena Popchanka | 53.99 |
| Jason Lezak | 47.41 | #6: Stockholm | Therese Alshammar | 54.00 |
| José Meolans | 47.32 | #7: Berlin | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | 53.94 |

### 200 freestyle

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Ian Thorpe, AUS | Time 1:41.10 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Lindsay Benko, USA | Time 1:55.16 |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband | 1:44.70 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Pang Jiaying | 1:59.05 |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband | 1:43.54 | #2: New York | Martina Moravcová | 1:57.11 |
| Květoslav Svoboda | 1:45.61 | #3: Shanghai | Yang Yu | 1:58.07 |
| Grant Hackett | 1:42.48 | #4: Melbourne | Elka Graham | 1:55.12 WC |
| Ian Thorpe | 1:41.86 | #5: Paris | Xu Yanwei | 1:55.94 |
| Brian Johns | 1:46.56 | #6: Stockholm | Josefin Lillhage | 1:56.18 |
| Ian Thorpe | 1:41.69 | #7: Berlin | Yang Yu | 1:54.90 WC |

### 400 freestyle

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Ian Thorpe, AUS | Time 3:35.75 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Lindsay Benko, USA | Time 4:00.30 |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband | 3:43.75 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Rachel Komisarz | 4:07.66 |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband | 3:43.44 | #2: New York | Lindsay Benko | 4:06.83 |
| Květoslav Svoboda | 3:46.22 | #3: Shanghai | Yang Yu | 4:06.19 |
| Grant Hackett | 3:36.17 | #4: Melbourne | Elka Graham | 4:01.17 |
| Dragoș Coman | 3:43.73 | #5: Paris | Camelia Potec | 4:06.87 |
| Ian Thorpe | 3:34.63 WC | #6: Stockholm | Lindsay Benko | 4:03.13 |
| Yuri Prilukov | 3:41.87 | #7: Berlin | Lindsay Benko | 3:59.53 WR |

### 1500/800 freestyle

| Men (1500 free) | Men (1500 free) | Meet | Women (800 free) | Women (800 free) |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Grant Hackett, AUS | Time 14:29.52 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: CHEN Hua, CHN | Time 8:15.50 |
| Bruno Bonfim | 15:13.50 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Yana Klochkova | 8:33.73 |
| Graeme Smith | 14:50.00 | #2: New York | Flavia Rigamonti | 8:17.28 |
| Zhang Lin | 15:00.24 | #3: Shanghai | Zheng Jing | 8:29.84 |
| Stephen Penfold | 14:47.49 | #4: Melbourne | Keri-Anne Payne | 8:23.58 |
| Dragoș Coman | 15:00.46 | #5: Paris | Chantal Strasser | 8:29.78 |
| Dragoș Coman | 14:53.98 | #6: Stockholm | Tang Jingzhi | 8:29.02 |
| Yuri Prilukov | 14:38.72 | #7: Berlin | Hannah Stockbauer | 8:19.18 |

### 50 backstroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Stev Theloke, GER | Time 24.05 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: LI Hui, CHN | Time 26.83 |
| Toni Helbig | 24.91 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Haley Cope | 27.21 |
| Neil Walker | 52.79 | #2: New York | Natalie Coughlin | 27.08 |
| Ouyang Kunpeng | 24.38 | #3: Shanghai | Li Hui | 28.01 |
| Thomas Rupprath | 23.49 WC | #4: Melbourne | Giaan Rooney | 28.04 |
| Michael Gilliam | 24.37 | #5: Paris | Cheng Jiaru | 27.89 |
| Toni Helbig | 24.37 | #6: Stockholm | Mai Nakamura | 27.76 |
| Thomas Rupprath | 23.53 | #7: Berlin | Mai Nakamura | 27.45 |

### 100 backstroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Lenny Krayzelburg, USA | Time 51.28 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Natalie Coughlin, USA | Time 57.08 |
| Steffen Driesen | 53.96 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Haley Cope | 59.93 |
| Neil Walker | 52.79 | #2: New York | Natalie Coughlin | 56.71 WC |
| Ouyang Kunpeng | 52.16 | #3: Shanghai | Zhang Shu | 1:00.19 |
| Matt Welsh | 51.56 | #4: Melbourne | Charlene Wittstock | 1:00.32 |
| Ouyang Kunpeng | 51.93 | #5: Paris | Sarah Price | 59.39 |
| Evgeny Aleshin | 52.97 | #6: Stockholm | Sarah Price | 59.02 |
| Thomas Rupprath | 50.76 | #7: Berlin | Sarah Price | 59.08 |

### 200 backstroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Gordan Kožulj, CRO | Time 1:51.62 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Natalie Coughlin, USA | Time 2:03.62 |
| Rogério Romero | 1:56.52 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Charlene Wittstock | 2:08.98 |
| Michael Phelps | 1:54.30 | #2: New York | Natalie Coughlin | 2:05.76 |
| Steve Parry | 1:56.22 | #3: Shanghai | Zhang Shong | 2:08.46 |
| Steve Parry | 1:54.31 | #4: Melbourne | Stephanie Proud | 2:08.00 |
| Klaas-Erik Zwering | 1:54.96 | #5: Paris | Sarah Price | 2:05.32 |
| Evgeny Aleshin | 1:53.60 | #6: Stockholm | Sarah Price | 2:04.67 |
| Evgeny Aleshin | 1:53.60 | #7: Berlin | Sarah Price | 2:04.67 |

### 50 breaststroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Oleg Lisogor, UKR | Time 26.20 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Zoë Baker, GBR | Time 30.31 |
| Eduardo Fischer | 27.72 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Brooke Hanson | 31.24 |
| Oleg Lisogor | 27.19 | #2: New York | Emma Igelström | 30.70 |
| Oleg Lisogor | 27.39 | #3: Shanghai | Luo Xuejuan | 31.03 |
| Roman Sludnov | 27.48 | #4: Melbourne | Emma Igelström | 30.58 |
| Oleg Lisogor | 26.52 | #5: Paris | Zoe Baker | 30.66 |
| Oleg Lisogor | 26.68 | #6: Stockholm | Emma Igelström | 30.51 |
| Oleg Lisogor | 26.68 | #7: Berlin | Emma Igelström | 30.51 |

### 100 breaststroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Ed Moses, USA | Time 57.47 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: LUO Xuejuan, CHN | Time 1:05.78 |
| Hugues Duboscq | 1:00.28 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Amanda Beard | 1:07.10 |
| Oleg Lisogor | 59.30 | #2: New York | Emma Igelström | 1:06.00 |
| Oleg Lisogor | 59.75 | #3: Shanghai | Qi Hui | 1:06.14 |
| David Denniston | 59.20 | #4: Melbourne | Emma Igelström | 1:05.55 WC |
| Oleg Lisogor | 58.57 | #5: Paris | Mirna Jukić | 1:07.05 |
| Roman Sloudnov | 57.97 | #6: Stockholm | Emma Igelström | 1:06.20 |
| Roman Sloudnov | 57.97 | #7: Berlin | Emma Igelström | 1:06.20 |

### 200 breaststroke

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Ed Moses, USA | Time 2:03.17 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: QI Hui, CHN | Time 2:19.25 |
| Hugues Duboscq | 2:10.41 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Amanda Beard | 2:23.16 |
| David Denniston | 2:11.84 | #2: New York | Amanda Beard | 2:21.42 |
| Maxim Podoprigora | 2:11.59 | #3: Shanghai | Qi Hui | 2:18.86 WR |
| David Denniston | 2:07.53 | #4: Melbourne | Emma Igelström | 2:19.85 |
| Kosuke Kitajima | 2:07.48 | #5: Paris | Mirna Jukić | 2:21.58 |
| Maxim Podoprigora | 2:07.46 | #6: Stockholm | Emma Igelström | 2:23.91 |
| Maxim Podoprigora | 2:07.46 | #7: Berlin | Emma Igelström | 2:23.91 |

### 50 butterfly

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Geoff Huegill, AUS | Time 22.74 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Anna-Karin Kammerling, SWE | Time 25.36 |
| Fernando Scherer | 23.85 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Zhou Yafei | 26.92 |
| Thomas Rupprath | 23.38 | #2: New York | Anna-Karin Kammerling | 25.74 |
| Raphael de Thuin | 23.93 | #3: Shanghai | Anna-Karin Kammerling | 26.07 |
| Thomas Rupprath | 23.21 | #4: Melbourne | Therese Alshammar | 26.38 |
| Mark Foster | 23.52 | #5: Paris | Therese Alshammar | 26.12 |
| Mark Foster | 23.14 | #6: Stockholm | Anna-Karin Kammerling | 25.42 |
| Mark Foster | 23.09 | #7: Berlin | Anna-Karin Kammerling | 25.51 |

### 100 butterfly

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Thomas Rupprath, GER | Time 50.10 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Martina Moravcová, SVK | Time 56.55 |
| Jun Hao | 52.57 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Zhou Yafei | 59.55 |
| Thomas Rupprath | 51.17 | #2: New York | Natalie Coughlin | 56.34 |
| James Hickman | 52.20 | #3: Shanghai | Martina Moravcová | 57.39 |
| Thomas Rupprath | 50.82 | #4: Melbourne | Rachel Komisarz | 58.67 |
| Igor Marchenko | 51.56 | #5: Paris | Martina Moravcová | 57.37 |
| Igor Marchenko | 51.17 | #6: Stockholm | Martina Moravcová | 57.04 |
| Igor Marchenko | 51.38 | #7: Berlin | Martina Moravcová | 57.32 |

### 200 butterfly

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: James Hickman, GBR | Time 1:51.76 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Susie O'Neill, AUS | Time 2:04.16 |
| Wu Peng | 1:56.65 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Yana Klochkova | 2:09.04 |
| James Hickman | 1:53.18 | #2: New York | Georgina Lee | 2:09.70 |
| James Hickman | 1:53.72 | #3: Shanghai | Yang Yu | 2:08.35 |
| Steve Parry | 1:53.71 | #4: Melbourne | Felicity Galvez | 2:08.62 |
| James Hickman | 1:53.03 | #5: Paris | Xu Yanwei | 2:07.30 |
| James Hickman | 1:53.66 | #6: Stockholm | Yang Yu | 2:06.85 |
| James Hickman | 1:53.33 | #7: Berlin | Yang Yu | 2:04.90 |

### 100 Individual Medley

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Jani Sievinen, FIN | Time 53.10 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Martina Moravcová, SVK | Time 1:00.34 |
| Bartosz Kizierowski | 55.56 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Gabrielle Rose | 1:01.24 |
| Oleg Lisogor | 54.68 | #2: New York | Natalie Coughlin | 58.80 WC |
| Oleg Lisogor | 54.74 | #3: Shanghai | Martina Moravcová | 1:01.10 |
| Robert van der Zant | 55.45 | #4: Melbourne | Brooke Hanson | 1:01.85 |
| Oleg Lisogor | 53.68 | #5: Paris | Martina Moravcová | 1:00.81 |
| Oleg Lisogor | 53.45 | #6: Stockholm | Martina Moravcová | 1:00.55 |
| Thomas Rupprath | 52.58 WR | #7: Berlin | Gabrielle Rose | 1:00.66 |

### 200 Individual Medley

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Jani Sievinen, FIN | Time 1:55.44 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Yana Klochkova, UKR | Time 2:09.10 |
| Tamás Kerékjártó | 1:57.52 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Yana Klochkova | 2:11.23 |
| Michael Phelps | 1:57.12 | #2: New York | Alenka Kejžar | 2:10.83 |
| James Hickman | 1:58.89 | #3: Shanghai | Qi Hui | 2:08.77 WC |
| Thomas Rupprath | 1:56.41 | #4: Melbourne | Zhang Tianyi | 2:10.78 |
| James Hickman | 1:57.32 | #5: Paris | Yana Klochkova | 2:08.79 |
| Ian Thorpe | 1:56.00 | #6: Stockholm | Yana Klochkova | 2:09.11 |
| James Hickman | 1:56.73 | #7: Berlin | Yana Klochkova | 2:08.44 WC |

### 400 Individual Medley

| Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
| Winner (Nationality) WC: Marcel Wouda, NED | Time 4:05.41 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Yana Klochkova, UKR | Time 4:27.83 |
| Wu Peng | 4:12.72 | #1: Rio de Janeiro | Yana Klochkova | 4:36.94 |
| Tamás Kerékjártó | 4:10.03 | #2: New York | Alenka Kejžar | 4:37.18 |
| Li Ziqiang | 4:13.26 | #3: Shanghai | Yana Klochkova | 4:33.91 |
| Batiste Levaillant | 4:12.53 | #4: Melbourne | Zhang Tianyi | 4:35.69 |
| Dean Kent | 4:11.14 | #5: Paris | Yana Klochkova | 4:32.42 |
| Dean Kent | 4:09.00 | #6: Stockholm | Yana Klochkova | 4:36.33 |
| Dean Kent | 4:06.66 | #7: Berlin | Yana Klochkova | 4:34.80 |