title: 2004–05 FINA Swimming World Cup
text: # 2004–05 FINA Swimming World Cup
  
  The 2004–2005 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of eight short-course (25m) meets, held in 8 different cities from November 2004 through February 2005.
  
  South Africa's Ryk Neethling (male) and Sweden's Anna-Karin Kammerling (female) were named the top swimmers of the series.
  
  ## Meets
  
  | Year | Dates | Location | External Results |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 0 0 4 | November 19–21 | Durban, South Africa | OmegaTiming.com |
  | 2 0 0 4 | November 26–28 | Melbourne, Australia | OmegaTiming.com |
  | 2 0 0 4 | December 2–3 | Daejon, South Korea | USA Swimming |
  | 2 0 0 5 | January 18–19 | Stockholm, Sweden | OmegaTiming.com |
  | 2 0 0 5 | January 22–23 | Berlin, Germany | OmegaTiming.com |
  | 2 0 0 5 | January 26–27 | Moscow, Russia | OmegaTiming.com |
  | 2 0 0 5 | February 11–12 | New York (East Meadow, NY) | OmegaTiming.com |
  | 2 0 0 5 | February 18–20 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | CBDA page |
  
  ## Event Winners
  
  Note: Time listed in the heading are the series records at the start of the 2004-05 World Cup. Bettered records are marked with a "WC" following the time.
  
  ### 50 free
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Mark Foster, GBR | Time 21.13 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Alison Sheppard, GBR | Time 24.06 |
  | Roland Schoeman (South Africa) | 21.61 | #1: Durban | Alison Sheppard (Great Britain) | 24.86 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 21.68 | #2: Melbourne | Lisbeth Lenton (Australia) | 24.58 |
  | Andrey Kapralov (Russia) | 22.27 | #3: Daejon | Sophie Edington (Australia) | 25.10 |
  | Roland Schoeman (South Africa) | 21.53 | #4: Stockholm | Therese Alshammar (Sweden) | 24.29 |
  | Roland Schoeman (South Africa) | 21.45 | #5: Berlin | Therese Alshammar (Sweden) | 24.03 WC |
  | Jason Lezak (USA) | 21.69 | #6: Moscow | Sviatlana Khakhlova (Belarus) | 24.65 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 21.44 | #7: New York | Therese Alshammar (Sweden) | 24.23 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 21.44 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Therese Alshammar (Sweden) | 24.66 |
  
  ### 100 free
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Alexander Popov, RUS | Time 46.74 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Lisbeth Lenton, AUS | Time 52.64 |
  | Roland Schoeman (South Africa) | 47.12 | #1: Durban | Josefin Lillhage (Sweden) | 54.48 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 46.94 | #2: Melbourne | Lisbeth Lenton (Australia) | 53.58 |
  | Andrey Kapralov (Russia) | 48.89 | #3: Daejon | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 54.13 |
  | Roland Schoeman (South Africa) | 46.45 WC | #4: Stockholm | Josefin Lillhage (Sweden) | 53.26 |
  | Roland Schoeman (South Africa) | 46.25 =WR | #5: Berlin | Therese Alshammar (Sweden) | 53.32 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 47.30 | #6: Moscow | Josefin Lillhage (Sweden) | 54.19 |
  | Roland Schoeman (South Africa) | 46.27 | #7: New York | Josefin Lillhage (Sweden) | 53.54 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 47.50 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Therese Alshammar (Sweden) | 53.39 |
  
  ### 200 free
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Ian Thorpe, AUS | Time 1:41.10 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Yang Yu, (CHN) | Time 1:54.90 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 1:45.11 | #1: Durban | Solenne Figuès (France) | 1:56.20 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 1:43.79 | #2: Melbourne | Lisbeth Lenton (Australia) | 1:56.98 |
  | Andrey Kapralov (Russia) | 1:47.43 | #3: Daejon | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:58.07 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 1:43.01 | #4: Stockholm | Josefin Lillhage (Sweden) | 1:55.40 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 1:42.75 | #5: Berlin | Solenne Figuès (France) | 1:55.42 |
  | Saulius Binevičius (Lithuania) | 1:45.92 | #6: Moscow | Josefin Lillhage (Sweden) | 1:56.01 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 1:43.12 | #7: New York | Josefin Lillhage (Sweden) | 1:54.64 WC |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 1:45.35 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) | 1:56.68 |
  
  ### 400 free
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Ian Thorpe, AUS | Time 3:34.63 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Lindsay Benko, USA | Time 3:59.53 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 3:43.53 | #1: Durban | Sara McLarty (USA) | 4:05.36 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 3:44.23 | #2: Melbourne | Stephanie Williams (Australia) | 4:06.22 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 3:41.19 | #3: Daejon | Meng Jiao Mi (China) | 4:10.58 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 3:42.46 | #4: Stockholm | Rachel Komisarz (USA) | 4:06.09 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 3:43.17 | #5: Berlin | Camelia Potec (Romania) | 4:03.43 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 3:45.04 | #6: Moscow | Rachel Komisarz (USA) | 4:05.35 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 3:44.90 | #7: New York | Kate Ziegler (USA) | 4:05.52 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 3:44.49 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Camelia Potec (Romania) | 4:05.38 |
  
  ### 800/1500 free
  
  | Men (1500 free) | Men (1500 free) | Meet | Women (800 free) | Women (800 free) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Grant Hackett, AUS | Time 14:29.51 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Sachiko Yamada, JPN | Time 8:13.66 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 14:43.33 | #1: Durban | Sara McLarty (USA) | 8:27.46 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 14:39.67 | #2: Melbourne | Stephanie Williams (Australia) | 8:19.06 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 14:46.82 | #3: Daejon | Meng Jiao Mi (China) | 8:32.33 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 14:41.06 | #4: Stockholm | Lotte Friis (Denmark) | 8:25.51 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 14:38.96 | #5: Berlin | Erika Villaécija García (Spain) | 8:18.13 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 14:37.99 | #6: Moscow | Anastasia Ivanenko (Russia) | 8:20.59 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 14:44.99 | #7: New York | Kate Ziegler (USA) | 8:16.32 |
  | Yury Prilukov (Russia) | 14:53.68 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Camelia Potec (Romania) | 8:31.76 |
  
  ### 50 back
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Matt Welsh, AUS | Time 23.39 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Hui Li, CHN | Time 26.83 |
  | Thomas Rupprath (Germany) | 23.68 | #1: Durban | Antje Buschschulte (German) | 27.84 |
  | Matt Welsh (Australia) | 23.86 | #2: Melbourne | Chang Gao (China) | 27.22 |
  | Kenta Yamanoi (Japan) | 24.49 | #3: Daejon | Tayliah Zimmer (Australia) | 27.78 |
  | Randall Bal (USA) | 24.09 | #4: Stockholm | Ilona Hlaváčková (Czech Republic) | 27.63 |
  | Thomas Rupprath (Germany) Randall Bal (USA) | 23.77 | #5: Berlin | Ilona Hlaváčková (Czech Republic) | 27.55 |
  | Randall Bal (USA) | 24.12 | #6: Moscow | Kateryna Zubkova (Ukraine) | 27.45 |
  | Randall Bal (USA) | 23.80 | #7: New York | Ilona Hlaváčková (Czech Republic) | 27.60 |
  | Thomas Rupprath (Germany) | 24.28 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Ilona Hlaváčková (Czech Republic) | 27.88 |
  
  ### 100 back
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Thomas Rupprath, GER | Time 50.58 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Natalie Coughlin, USA | Time 56.71 |
  | Thomas Rupprath (Germany) | 51.36 | #1: Durban | Antje Buschschulte (German) | 59.51 |
  | Matt Welsh (Australia) | 51.38 | #2: Melbourne | Tayliah Zimmer (Australia) | 59.12 |
  | Evgeny Aleshin (Russia) | 52.91 | #3: Daejon | Tayliah Zimmer (Australia) | 59.07 |
  | Randall Bal (USA) | 51.66 | #4: Stockholm | Louise Ørnstedt (Denmark) | 59.06 |
  | Thomas Rupprath (Germany) Markus Rogan (Austria) | 51.16 | #5: Berlin | Louise Ørnstedt (Denmark) | 58.51 Nordic Record |
  | Randall Bal (USA) | 52.00 | #6: Moscow | Kateryna Zubkova (Ukraine) | 58.42 |
  | Randall Bal (USA) | 51.49 | #7: New York | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:00.68 |
  | Thomas Rupprath (Germany) | 51.76 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Antje Buschschulte (German) | 58.40 |
  
  ### 200 back
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Michael Phelps, USA | Time 1:51.40 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Natalie Coughlin, USA | Time 2:03.62 |
  | George Du Rand (South Africa) | 1:54.77 | #1: Durban | Melissa Corfe (South Africa) | 2:09.22 |
  | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 1:52.29 | #2: Melbourne | Tayliah Zimmer (Australia) | 2:06.54 |
  | Evgeny Aleshin (Russia) | 1:53.75 | #3: Daejon | Tayliah Zimmer (Australia) | 2:09.18 |
  | Markus Rogan (Austria) | 1:52.03 | #4: Stockholm | Hanae Ito (Japan) | 2:07.18 |
  | Markus Rogan (Austria) | 1:50.67 WC | #5: Berlin | Hanae Ito (Japan) | 2:06.12 |
  | Evgeny Aleshin (Russia) | 1:53.90 | #6: Moscow | Hanae Ito (Japan) | 2:06.65 |
  | Randall Bal (USA) | 1:53.06 | #7: New York | Anja Čarman (Slovenia) | 2:08.53 |
  | Bryce Hunt (USA) | 1:53.86 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Antje Buschschulte (German) | 2:08.02 |
  
  ### 50 breast
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Oleg Lisogor, UKR | Time 26.20 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Brooke Hanson, AUS | Time 30.24 |
  | Roland Schoeman (South Africa) | 27.26 | #1: Durban | Claire Archibald (South Africa) | 32.43 |
  | Brenton Rickard (Australia) | 27.36 | #2: Melbourne | Jade Edmistone (Australia) | 30.46 |
  | Seung-Hun You (South Korea) | 27.56 | #3: Daejon | Kristy Morrison (Australia) | 31.80 |
  | Ed Moses (USA) | 26.75 | #4: Stockholm | Alison Sheppard (GBR) | 31.58 |
  | Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 26.57 | #5: Berlin | Elena Bogomazova (Russia) | 31.30 |
  | Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 26.67 | #6: Moscow | Elena Bogomazova (Russia) | 31.36 |
  | Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 26.60 | #7: New York | Tara Kirk (USA) | 30.85 |
  | Roman Sloudnov (Russia) | 27.26 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Elena Bogomazova (Russia) | 31.49 |
  
  ### 100 breast
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Ed Moses, USA | Time 57.47 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Leisel Jones, AUS | Time 1:05.09 |
  | Ed Moses (USA) | 58.35 | #1: Durban | Tammy Laubscher (South Africa) | 1:09.59 |
  | Brenton Rickard (Australia) | 59.19 | #2: Melbourne | Leisel Jones (AUS) | 1:04.90 WC |
  | Seung-Hun You (South Korea) | 1:00.01 | #3: Daejon | Kristy Morrison (Australia) | 1:08.32 |
  | Ed Moses (USA) | 58.03 | #4: Stockholm | Elena Bogomazova (Russia) | 1:08.14 |
  | Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 57.94 | #5: Berlin | Simone Weiler (Germany) | 1:07.66 |
  | Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 58.39 | #6: Moscow | Elena Bogomazova (Russia) | 1:07.02 |
  | Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) | 58.41 | #7: New York | Tara Kirk (USA) | 1:06.52 |
  | Roman Sloudnov (Russia) | 59.34 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Elena Bogomazova (Russia) | 1:08.29 |
  
  ### 200 breast
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Ed Moses, USA | Time 2:02.92 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Leisel Jones, AUS | Time 2:17.75 |
  | Ed Moses (USA) | 2:05.53 | #1: Durban | Tammy Laubscher (South Africa) | 2:28.02 |
  | Brenton Rickard (Australia) | 2:07.11 | #2: Melbourne | Leisel Jones (AUS) | 2:19.08 |
  | Neil Versfeld (South Africa) | 2:10.76 | #3: Daejon | Josefin Wede (Sweden) | 2:25.51 |
  | Ed Moses (USA) | 2:05.00 | #4: Stockholm | Yuko Sakaguchi (Japan) | 2:26.30 |
  | Jim Piper (Australia) | 2:04.03 | #5: Berlin | Yuko Sakaguchi (Japan) | 2:23.84 |
  | Grigory Falko (Russia) | 2:06.51 | #6: Moscow | Yuko Sakaguchi (Japan) | 2:25.19 |
  | Ed Moses (USA) | 2:07.65 | #7: New York | Tara Kirk (USA) | 2:25.45 |
  | Roman Sloudnov (Russia) | 2:09.56 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Agustina Giovanni (Argentina) | 2:32.53 |
  
  ### 50 fly
  
  | 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 |
  | Thomas Rupprath (Germany) | 23.48 | #1: Durban | Anna-Karin Kammerling (Sweden) | 26.36 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 23.44 | #2: Melbourne | Lisbeth Lenton (Australia) | 26.57 |
  | Nikolay Skvortsov (Russia) | 23.87 | #3: Daejon | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 26.65 |
  | Ryo Takayasu (Japan) | 23.51 | #4: Stockholm | Therese Alshammar (Sweden) | 25.65 |
  | Roland Schoeman (South Africa) | 22.92 | #5: Berlin | Therese Alshammar (Sweden) | 25.79 |
  | Ryo Takayasu (Japan) | 23.44 | #6: Moscow | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 26.77 |
  | Roland Schoeman (South Africa) | 23.18 | #7: New York | Therese Alshammar (Sweden) | 25.79 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 23.17 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Therese Alshammar (Sweden) | 25.90 |
  
  ### 100 fly
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Thomas Rupprath, GER | Time 50.10 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Natalie Coughlin, USA | Time 56.34 |
  | Thomas Rupprath (Germany) | 51.11 | #1: Durban | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 57.49 |
  | James Hickman (Great Britain) | 51.56 | #2: Melbourne | Lisbeth Lenton (Australia) | 57.87 |
  | Nikolay Skvortsov (Russia) | 52.02 | #3: Daejon | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 58.33 |
  | Ryo Takayasu (Japan) | 51.06 | #4: Stockholm | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 57.25 |
  | Ryo Takayasu (Japan) | 50.84 | #5: Berlin | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 57.15 |
  | Nikolay Skvortsov (Russia) | 51.39 | #6: Moscow | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 57.08 |
  | Franck Esposito (France) | 51.71 | #7: New York | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 57.91 |
  | Nikolay Skvortsov (Russia) | 51.25 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 58.71 |
  
  ### 200 fly
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: James Hickman, GBR | Time 1:51.76 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Yang Yu, CHN | Time 2:04.04 |
  | Thomas Rupprath (Germany) | 1:52.82 | #1: Durban | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 2:06.63 |
  | Nikolay Skvortsov (Russia) | 1:53.44 | #2: Melbourne | Jessicah Schipper (Australia) | 2:07.45 |
  | Nikolay Skvortsov (Russia) | 1:52.81 | #3: Daejon | You Ri Kown (South Korea) | 2:08.59 |
  | Takeshi Matsuda (Japan) | 1:53.59 | #4: Stockholm | Mette Jacobsen (Denmark) | 2:05.78 |
  | Nikolay Skvortsov (Russia) | 1:53.70 | #5: Berlin | Mette Jacobsen (Denmark) | 2:05.90 |
  | Takeshi Matsuda (Japan) | 1:54.14 | #6: Moscow | Ayako Doi (Japan) | 2:08.05 |
  | Franck Esposito (France) | 1:54.50 | #7: New York | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) | 2:07.45 |
  | Nikolay Skvortsov (Russia) | 1:53.79 | #8: Belo Horizonte | You Kwon (South Korea) | 2:10.12 |
  
  ### 100 IM
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Thomas Rupprath, GER | Time 52.58 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Natalie Coughlin, USA | Time 58.80 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 53.13 | #1: Durban | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:01.23 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 53.01 | #2: Melbourne | Alice Mills (Australia) | 1:00.73 |
  | Christian Keller (Germany) | 55.56 | #3: Daejon | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:00.96 |
  | Roland Schoeman (South Africa) | 52.51 WR | #4: Stockholm | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:01.06 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 52.11 WR | #5: Berlin | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:00.81 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 52.01 WR | #6: Moscow | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:00.87 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 52.77 | #7: New York | Martina Moravcová (Slovakia) | 1:00.73 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 51.52 WR | #8: Belo Horizonte | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 1:01.21 |
  
  ### 200 IM
  
  | Men | Men | Meet | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner (Nationality) WC: Michael Phelps, USA | Time 1:54.85 | Meet | Winner (Nationality) WC: Yana Klochkova, UKR | Time 2:08.44 |
  | Dean Kent (New Zealand) | 1:58.48 | #1: Durban | Amanda Loots (South Africa) | 2:13.06 |
  | Dean Kent (New Zealand) | 1:56.87 | #2: Melbourne | Helen Norfolk (New Zealand) | 2:13.25 |
  | Taishi Okude (Japan) | 1:59.40 | #3: Daejon | Maiko Fujino (Japan) | 2:12.09 |
  | Hidemasa Sano (Japan) | 1:57.04 | #4: Stockholm | Yang Yu (China) | 2:11.42 |
  | Hidemasa Sano (Japan) | 1:56.35 | #5: Berlin | Yu Yang (China) | 2:10.82 |
  | Ryk Neethling (South Africa) | 1:57.22 | #6: Moscow | Daria Beliakina (Russia) | 2:13.15 |
  | Thiago Pereira (Brazil) | 1:58.08 | #7: New York | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) | 2:12.48 |
  | Thiago Pereira (Brazil) | 1:57.99 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) | 2:14.76 |
  
  ### 400 IM
  
  | 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 |
  | Lucas Salatta (Brazil) | 4:11.77 | #1: Durban | Sara McLarty (USA) | 4:35.57 |
  | Dean Kent (New Zealand) | 4:10.03 | #2: Melbourne | Helen Norfolk (New Zealand) | 4:39.52 |
  | Shinya Taniguchi (Japan) | 4:11.81 | #3: Daejon | Maiko Fujino (Japan) | 4:38.00 |
  | Hidemasa Sano (Japan) | 4:07.07 | #4: Stockholm | Misa Amano (Japan) | 4:38.29 |
  | Hidemasa Sano (Japan) | 4:07.18 | #5: Berlin | Teresa Rohmann (Germany) | 4:36.87 |
  | Igor Berezutsky (Russia) | 4:08.20 | #6: Moscow | Yana Martynova (Russia) | 4:42.42 |
  | Thiago Pereira (Brazil) | 4:11.35 | #7: New York | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) | 4:34.98 |
  | Thiago Pereira (Brazil) | 4:15.69 | #8: Belo Horizonte | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) | 4:40.40 |
  