# 1988–89 FINA Swimming World Cup

The 1988–89 FINA Swimming World Cup was the first of the series. It took place at eight short course venues in Europe and North America in November 1988 and February 1989. Eighteen swim styles were included for men and women.

## Meets

Dates and locations for the 1988–1989 World Cup meets were:
| Dates | Location |
| November 15–17, 1988 | Toronto Canada |
| November 15–16, 1988 | Indianapolis, United States [LCM] |
| February 3–5, 1989 | Paris, France |
| February 7–8, 1989 | East Berlin, East Germany [LCM] |
| February 10–12, 1989 | Bonn, Germany |
| February 14–15, 1989 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| February 17–19, 1989 | Venice, Italy |
| February 23–24, 1989 | London, Great Britain |

## Event winners

| Event | Men Winner | Women Winner |
| Sprint | Anders Holmertz | Manuela Stellmach |
| Distance | Turlough O'Hare | Debbie Wurzburger |
| Backstroke | Grant Robbins | Anne-Marie Andersen |
| Breaststroke | Jon Cleveland | Suki Browndson |
| Butterfly | Tom Ponting | Birte Weigang |
| Individual Medley | Jan Birdman | Suki Browndson |

### 25 freestyle

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Frank Henter | 10.45 | Helena Aberg | 12.12 |
| #8: London | Dano Halsall | 10.17 | Daniela Hunger | 12.25 |

### 50 freestyle

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #2: Indianapolis | Steve Croocker | 22.74 | A. Bock | 26.12 |
| #3: Paris | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #4: East Berlin | Dirk Richter | 23.38 | Marieke Mastenbroek | 26.54 |
| #5: Bonn | Steve Croocker | 22.17 | Jenny Thompson | 25.50 |
| #6: Gothenburg | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #7: Venice | Mark Foris | 22.84 | Jill Skertell | 25.90 |
| #8: London | Dano Halsall | 22.66 | Daniela Hunger | 26.35 |

### 100 freestyle

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Anders Holmertz | 49.26 | Eva Nyberg | 56.46 |
| #2: Indianapolis | J. Harvey | 50.41 | Jenny Thompson | 57.00 |
| #3: Paris | Michael Fibbens | 49.02 | Manuela Stellmach | 55.67 |
| #4: East Berlin | Anders Holmertz | 50.73 | Manuela Stellmach | 57.11 |
| #5: Bonn | Michael Fibbens | 48.95 | Heike Friedrich | 55.23 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Tommy Werner | 50.77 | Regina Dittmann | 57.88 |
| #7: Venice | Michael Fibbens | 49.94 | Jill Skertell | 56.53 |
| #8: London | Michael Fibbens | 49.85 | Manuela Stellmach | 57.36 |

### 200 freestyle

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Anders Holmertz | 1:46.02 | Jane Kerr | 1:59.48 |
| #2: Indianapolis | Anders Holmertz | 1:50.19 | Stacey Cassiday | 2:02.87 |
| #3: Paris | Andre Matzk | 1:47.54 | Manuela Stellmach | 1:58.92 |
| #4: East Berlin | Uwe Dassler | 1:53.94 | Heike Friedrich | 2:01.36 |
| #5: Bonn | Uwe Dassler | 1:45.78 | Stephanie Ortwig | 1:57.96 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Anders Holmertz | 1:48.99 | Regina Dittmann | 2:04.15 |
| #7: Venice | Mike Woolhouse | 1:49.07 | Astrid Strauss | 2:01.29 |
| #8: London | Anders Holmertz | 1:48.29 | Heike Friedrich | 2:02.13 |

### 400 freestyle

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Anders Holmertz | 3:48.94 | Michelle Salee | 4:13.24 |
| #2: Indianapolis | Turlough O'Hare | 3:56.83 | Stacey Cassiday | 4:14.45 |
| #3: Paris | Andre Matzk | 3:48.29 | Irene Dalby | 4:08.86 |
| #4: East Berlin | Uwe Dassler | 3:51.28 | Grit Muller | 4:12.55 |
| #5: Bonn | Uwe Dassler | 3:43.65 | Stephanie Ortwig | 4:06.92 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Turlough O'Hare | 3:53.84 | Peggy Buchse | 4:18.39 |
| #7: Venice | Gary Vandermeulen | 3:46.32 | Astrid Strauss | 4:11.10 |
| #8: London | Kevin Boyd | 3:54.25 | Debbie Wurzburger | 4:13.46 |

### 1500/800 freestyle

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Fabio Calmasani | 15:10.41 | Erin Holland | 8:34.32 |
| #2: Indianapolis | L. Jorgensen | 15:29.21 | Andrea Hayes | 8:45.34 |
| #3: Paris | Christophe Bordeau | 8:00.69 | Irene Dalby | 8:31.74 |
| #3: Paris | Rainer Henkel | 15:05.41 | Christelle Janssens | 16:43.84 |
| #4: East Berlin | Glen Housman | 15:34.91 | Grit Muller | 8:35.94 |
| #5: Bonn | Uwe Dassler | 7:45.88 | Grit Muller | 8:28.61 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Alex Gatzov | 15:37.54 | Crisitna Sossi | 8:50.22 |
| #7: Venice | Turlough O'Hare | 7:51.57 | Astrid Strauss | 8:28.38 |
| #8: London | Turlough O'Hare | 15:54.03 | Debbie Wurzburger | 8:35.34 |

### 50 Backstroke

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Tamas Deutsh | 26.94 | Krisztina Egerszegi | 29.39 |
| #2: Indianapolis | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #3: Paris | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #4: East Berlin | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #5: Bonn | Mark Tewksbury | 25.66 | Anne Mahoney | 29.50 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Mark Tewksbury | 26.72 | Anja Eichhorst | 30.25 |
| #7: Venice | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #8: London | Carl Cockcroft | 27.07 | Birte Weigang | 29.69 |

### 100 Backstroke

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Tamas Deutsh | 56.79 | Krisztina Egerszegi | 1:01.55 |
| #2: Indianapolis | D. Wheaherford | 57.71 | Krisztina Egerszegi | 1:02.76 |
| #3: Paris | Franck Schott | 56.02 | Anne Mahoney | 1:02.99 |
| #4: East Berlin | Sergei Zabolotnov | 56.97 | Anja Eichhorst | 1:04.25 |
| #5: Bonn | Mark Tewksbury | 55.38 | Birte Weigang | 1:01.78 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Mark Tewksbury | 57.43 | Anja Eichhorst | 1:04.61 |
| #7: Venice | Stefano Battistelli | 56.66 | Anne-Marie Andersen | 1:02.97 |
| #8: London | Carl Cockcroft | 59.48 | Anne-Marie Andersen | 1:03.36 |

### 200 Backstroke

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Tamas Deutsh | 2:02.79 | Krisztina Egerszegi | 2:12.13 |
| #2: Indianapolis | D. Wheaherford | 2:03.36 | Krisztina Egerszegi | 2:11.03 |
| #3: Paris | Tino Weber | 2:00.33 | Beth Barr | 2:13.11 |
| #4: East Berlin | Sergei Zabolotnov | 2:02.84 | Marion Sperka | 2:22.14 |
| #5: Bonn | Vladimir Sekov | 2:00.70 | Beth Barr | 2:13.99 |
| #6: Gothenburg | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #7: Venice | Stefano Battistelli | 1:59.48 | Anne-Marie Andersen | 2:15.40 |
| #8: London | Grant Robbins | 2:02.66 | Anne-Marie Andersen | 2:15.60 |

### 50 Breaststroke

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Jiahong Chen | 28.40 | Allison Higson | 32.20 |
| #2: Indianapolis | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #3: Paris | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #4: East Berlin | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #5: Bonn | Dmitri Volkov | 28.11 | Suki Browndson | 32.66 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Ron Dekker | 29.33 | Tanya Bogomilova | 32.75 |
| #7: Venice | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #8: London | Gary Watson | 28.79 | Margater Hohmann | 32.30 |

### 100 Breaststroke

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Jiahong Chen | 1:01.81 | Suki Browndson | 1:09.66 |
| #2: Indianapolis | Karoly Güttler | 1:03.81 | Suki Browndson | 1:11.17 |
| #3: Paris | Christian Poswiat | 1:01.08 | Guylame Cloutier | 1:09.55 |
| #4: East Berlin | Christian Poswiat | 1:03.10 | Susanne Bornike | 1:10.80 |
| #5: Bonn | Nick Gillingham | 1:01.86 | Susanne Bornike | 1:07.96 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Jon Cleveland | 1:04.59 | Tanya Bogomilova | 1:10.71 |
| #7: Venice | Victor Davis | 1:00.59 | Allison Higson | 1:09.26 |
| #8: London | Nick Gillingham | 1:03.10 | Susanne Bornike | 1:09.66 |

### 200 Breaststroke

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Ingo Kreisinger | 2:15.50 | Allison Higson | 2:27.73 |
| #2: Indianapolis | Mike Barrowman | 2:15.72 | Allison Higson | 2:28.73 |
| #3: Paris | Christian Poswiat | 2:14.93 | Annalisa Nisiro | 2:33.83 |
| #4: East Berlin | Jon Cleveland | 2:18.87 | Susanne Bornike | 2:29.09 |
| #5: Bonn | Nick Gillingham | 2:09.81 | Susanne Bornike | 2:22.92 WR |
| #6: Gothenburg | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #7: Venice | Nick Gillingham | 2:13.88 | Allison Higson | 2:28.73 |
| #8: London | Nick Gillingham | 2:13.29 | Susanne Bornike | 2:27.03 |

### 50 Butterfly

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Frank Henter | 24.49 | Andrea Nugent | 28.06 |
| #2: Indianapolis | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #3: Paris | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #4: East Berlin | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #5: Bonn | Nils Rudolph | 24.31 | Jacqueline Delord | 27.86 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Tom Ponting | 24.90 | Conny Van Bentum | 28.40 |
| #7: Venice | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #8: London | Bruno Gutzeit | 25.13 | Birte Weigang | 28.35 |

### 100 Butterfly

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Tom Ponting | 54.36 | Madeleine Scarborough | 1:02.10 |
| #2: Indianapolis | J. Harvey & Bart Pippenger | 54.47 | R. Minthorn | 1:02.24 |
| #3: Paris | Michael Fibbens | 54.00 | Quian Hong | 1:00.28 |
| #4: East Berlin | Tito Haase | 55.44 | Birte Weigang | 1:01.54 |
| #5: Bonn | Tom Ponting | 53.12 | Birte Weigang | 1:00.48 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Tom Ponting | 54.50 | Conny Van Bentum | 1:02.05 |
| #7: Venice | Tom Ponting | 53.29 | Jill Skertell | 1:01.25 |
| #8: London | Michael Fibbens | 54.99 | Birte Weigang | 1:00.82 |

### 200 Butterfly

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Jon Kelly | 1:59.18 | Rie Shito | 2:12.07 |
| #2: Indianapolis | Bart Pippenger | 2:00.13 | Rie Shito | 2:13.66 |
| #3: Paris | Rafal Szukala | 1:59.91 | Mette Jacobsen | 2:12.39 |
| #4: East Berlin | Martin Herrmann | 2:02.25 | Kathleen Nord | 2:13.84 |
| #5: Bonn | Tom Ponting | 1:56.50 | Kathleen Nord | 2:11.72 |
| #6: Gothenburg | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #7: Venice | Tom Ponting | 1:57.75 | Kathleen Nord | 2:12.34 |
| #8: London | Tim Jones | 2:01.03 | Birte Weigang | 2:10.86 |

### 100 Individual Medley

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Anders Petersson | 57.26 | Suki Browndson | 1:03.41 |
| #2: Indianapolis | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #3: Paris | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #4: East Berlin | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #5: Bonn | Josef Hladky | 55.31 | Daniela Hunger | 1:03.24 |
| #6: Gothenburg | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #7: Venice | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #8: London | Bruno Gutzeit | 57.54 | Daniela Hunger | 1:03.17 |

### 200 Individual Medley

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #2: Indianapolis | Ron Karnaugh | 2:03.24 | A. Petricevic | 2:16.38 |
| #3: Paris | Frederic Lefevre | 2:02.64 | Li Lin | 2:15.20 |
| #4: East Berlin | Patrick Khul | 2:03.44 | Daniela Hunger | 2:17.27 |
| #5: Bonn | Josef Hladky | 1:59.94 | Daniela Hunger | 2:13.77 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Josef Hladky | 2:04.64 | Allison Higson | 2:08.35 |
| #7: Venice | Peter Bermel | 2:02.21 | Allison Higson | 2:15.13 |
| #8: London | Jeff Sheehan | 2:04.36 | Allison Higson | 2:15.46 |

### 400 Individual Medley

| Meet | Men Winner | Time | Women Winner | Time |
| #1: Toronto | Jan Birdman | 4:17.83 | Suki Browndson | 4:45.88 |
| #2: Indianapolis | Matt Rankin | 4:23.55 | A. Petricevic | 4:47.47 |
| #3: Paris | Frederic Lefevre | 4:17.46 | Li Lin | 4:43.94 |
| #4: East Berlin | Patrick Khul | 4:20.56 | Daniela Hunger | 4:49.11 |
| #5: Bonn | Patrick Khul | 4:13.79 | Susanne Bornike | 4:40.70 |
| #6: Gothenburg | Jan Birdman | 4:25.52 | Corinna Meier | 4:52.70 |
| #7: Venice | Luca Sacchi | 4:19.92 | Suki Browndson | 4:46.60 |
| #8: London | Paul Brew | 4:19.84 | Suki Browndson | 4:50.84 |