The schedule for the 2023 and 2024
Mare Nostrum Swim Series has been revealed, with all three meets planning to
broadcast finals live. The 2023 series will run from May 13-21, 2023, and make
stops in Canet, France; Barcelona, Spain; and Monaco. The 2024 series will run
from May 25-June 2 with the same three stops.
All three meets are approved
qualifiers for both the 2023 World Aquatics Championships and the Paris 2024
Olympic Games.
The series is arguably the most
significant non-World Aquatics meet globally every season, and attracts top
swimmers from around the world with significant contributions to travel costs
and big prize money available.
In total, the 2023 series will offer
at least €138,600 in prize money ($150,000), split up in a number of different
ways. This is a significant increase from last year, where a minimum of €84,100
were up for grabs.
Event Prizes:
1st place – €350
2nd place – €200
3rd place – €100
Mare Nostrum Record:
€750
Meet Record in Barcelona and Monaco:
€600
Mare Nostrum Trophy Awards
Per gender:
Best FINA Points swim – €7,000
2nd best FINA Points swim – €2,000
3rd best FINA Points swim – €1,000
4th-best FINA Points swim – €500
The 2022 winners of the top series
prizes were:
1st – Arno Kamminga (Netherlands)
& Ingrid Wilm (Canada)
2nd – Nicholas Santos (Brazil) &
Lara van Niekerk (South Africa)
3rd – Matthew Sates (South Africa)
& Lydia Jacoby (USA)
4th – Michael Andrew (USA) &
Tessa Giele (Netherlands)
MEET BY MEET SCHEDULES
The two meets will be offset by about
12 days, which represents the difference in start date between the 2023 World
Aquatics Championships and the 2024 Olympic Games. That means the gap from Mare
Nostrum to the summer’s major championship will be about the same in both
years.
Meet-by-meet schedules:
2023
Canet May 13-14
Barcelona May 17-18
Monaco May 20-21
The later 2024 schedule also allows
room for the European Aquatics Championships. Official dates for that meet have
not been announced publicly, but it usually takes place in early May.
BY BRADEN KEITH
photo Gian Mattia D'Alberto LaPresse
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