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A huge payday looms for Cate Campbell as she powers towards becoming Australian swimming's
biggest prize money earner in a single year.
The former world champion is in sight of a cheque for at least
$A300,000 if she maintains her winning ways in the final leg of the World
Cup series which starts in Kazan, Russia on Saturday (AEDT).
And that's not counting what is still on offer in the lucrative International
Swimming League (ISL) which the Australian potentially has two more rounds to contest.
Campbell's immediate focus is the World Cup circuit where
she leads the overall women's standings with
243 points ahead of Hungary's "Iron Lady" Katinka Hosszu (240pts) and
Sweden's Michelle Coleman (135pts).
The women's overall winner of the final two rounds - called a World Cup cluster -
in Kazan and Doha (November 7-9) will receive $A72,555.
And if Campbell emerges as the women's No.1 for the entire World Cup series
which is contested in a 50m pool, the 27-year-old triple Olympian will claim $A218,000.
There is also $146,000 for the overall runner-up and $A73,000
for third.
Former world record holder is already buzzing after winning the last Cup cluster in October,
snapping up $A72,555 in prize money.
Cash prizes in individual World Cup events are also
on offer with $A2200, $A1450 and $A725 handed out to the top three place getters
respectively.
Campbell will also get a share of any relay earnings with $A4353,
$A2900 and $A1450 awarded respectively to teams on the podium.
Campbell has entered in the 50m and 100m freestyle, the 50m butterfly and is expected
to feature in the mixed 4x100m freestyle and mixed 4x100m medley relays
at both World Cup events.
Then there is the ISL where she has already earned $A23,500
over just two legs of the 25m, short course competition.
She is expected to earn more than $A11,500 at the next leg in London from November 23-24 competing for her team London Roar.
And if they make the final at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino from December 20-21 - which features the top two European and US teams - $A14,500 goes to each swimmer for
the winning outfit.
Either way, Campbell will be having no complaints with
all ISL swimmers on a salary with each 24-strong team sharing $A218,
000 and receiving five star accommodation and business class travel.
The ISL is the brain child of Ukrainian billionaire Konstantin Grigorishin who has budgeted
$A29 million for the inaugural season with $A10.1 million going
to athletes in prize money over seven legs.
More than 100 Olympians are represented in the ISL, including 41 gold medallists from the 2016 Games.
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