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2026 Mare Nostrum Tour – Monaco
May 23-24, 2026 Prince Albert II Nautical Center LCM (50 meters) Mare Nostrum Tour Central Mare Nostrum – Monaco Updated Entry ListsThe 2026 Mare Nostrum Tour kicks off this weekend in Monaco, running May 23-24, featuring a loaded lineup of Olympians and world record holders. Find below all the information you need for the first leg of the competition.
Entries
Agostina Hein (Argentina) — 100/200/400 freestyle, 50/100/200 backstroke, 50/100/200 butterfly, 200/400 IM Roos Vanotterdijk (Belgium) — 50/100 butterfly Ilya Shymanovich (Belarus) — 50/100 breaststroke Alina Zmushka (Belarus) — 50/100/200 breaststroke Ingrid Wilm (Canada) — 50/100/200 backstroke Alexandra Lepage (Canada) — 50/100/200 breaststroke Mary-Sophie Harvey (Canada) — 200/400 IM, 200 breaststroke Barbora Seemanova (Czechia) — 100/200/400 freestyle, 200 IM Abdelrahman Sameh (Egypt) — 50/100 freestyle, 50/100 butterfly Clement Secchi (France) — 100 freestyle, 100/200 butterfly Melanie Henique (France) — 50 freestyle, 50 butterfly Maxime Grousset (France) — 50/100 freestyle, 50/100 butterfly Beryl Gastaldello (France) — 50 freestyle Analia Pigree (France) — 50/100 backstroke Pauline Mahieu (France) — 100/200 backstroke Anna Elendt (Germany) — 50/100 freestyle, 50/100/200 breaststroke Melvin Imoudu (Germany) — 50/100/200 breaststroke Stergios Marios Bilas (Greece) — 50/100 freestyle, 50/100 butterfly Evangelos Makrygiannis (Greece) — 50/100 backstroke Siobhan Haughey (Hong Kong) — 100/200 freestyle Lilla Minna Abraham (Hungary) — 100/200 freestyle Balazs Hollo (Hungary) — 200/400 freestyle, 200/400 IM Adam Jaszo (Hungary) — 50/100 freestyle, 50/100 backstroke, 50/100 butterfly Benedek Kovacs (Hungary) — 100/200 backstroke Richard Marton (Hungary) — 100/200 freestyle, 100/200 butterfly Dora Molnar (Hungary) — 100/200 freestyle, 100/200 backstroke Nandor Nemeth (Hungary) — 100/200 freestyle Petra Senanszky (Hungary) — 50/100 freestyle Gabor Zombori (Hungary) — 200/400 freestyle, 200/400 IM Kristof Milak (Hungary) — 100/200 butterfly Benedetta Pilato (Italy) — 50/100 breaststroke Marco De Tullio (Italy) — 400/800 freestyle Silvia Di Pietro (Italy) — 50 butterfly Simona Quadarella (Italy) — 400/800/1500 freestyle Lisa Angiolini (Italy) — 100/200 breaststroke Tes Schouten (Netherlands) — 50/100 breaststroke Caspar Corbeau (Netherlands) — 50/100/200 breaststroke Marrit Steenbergen (Netherlands) — 50/100/200 freestyle, 200 IM Milou Van Wijk (Netherlands) — 50/100 freestyle Nyls Korstanje (Netherlands) — 50/100 freestyle Arno Kamminga (Netherlands) — 50/100/200 breaststroke Koen De Groot (Netherlands) — 50 breaststroke Kamil Sieradzki (Poland) Ksawery Masiuk (Poland) Evgeniia Chikunova (Russia) — 50/100/200 breaststroke Oleg Kostin (Russia) — 50 butterfly Ivan Kozhakin (Russia) — 50/100 breaststroke, 50 butterfly Andrei Minakov (Russia) — 50/100 freestyle, 50/100 butterfly Miron Lifintsev (Russia) — 50/100 backstroke Kirill Prigoda (Russia) — 50/200 breaststroke Pavel Samusenko (Russia) — 50/100 backstroke Roman Shevliakov (Russia) — 50/100 butterfly Aleksandr Zhigalov (Russia) — 200 breaststroke Andrej Barna (Serbia) — 50/100/200 freestyle Lara Van Niekerk (South Africa) — 50/100 breaststroke Michael Houlie (South Africa) — 50/100 breaststroke Roman Mityukov (Switzerland) — 100/200 backstroke Noe Ponti (Switzerland) — 50/100 freestyle, 50/100/200 butterfly Quintin McCarty (USA) — 50/100 backstroke Leah Shackley (USA) — 50/100/200 backstroke, 50/100/200 butterfly McKenzie Siroky (USA) — 50/100 breaststroke Ilya Kharun (USA) — 50/100/200 butterfly Patrick Sammon (USA) — 50/100/200 freestyle Jack Alexy (USA) — 50/100 freestyleRaces To Watch
The men’s sprint fly events are arguably the races of the meet; France’s Maxime Grousset, Switzerland’s Noe Ponti, and soon-to-be American representative Ilya Kharun, who made up the entire 100m fly podium at last summer’s World Championships, are all entered. And that’s before adding reigning Olympic champion and second-fastest 100m fly swimmer ever Kristof Milak and Russia’s 22.62 50m butterfly standout Oleg Kostin. No other event on the schedule can match the top-end depth of these two races. A rematch is brewing in the women’s 100m freestyle between the two fastest swimmers in the world this season. The Netherlands’ Marrit Steenbergen, the reigning world champion, edged Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey 52.33 to 52.40 at last month’s Bergen Swim Festival. Steenbergen’s personal best remains the 52.26 she posted to win the 2024 world title, while Haughey’s 52.02 Asian Record from the 2023 World Cup circuit ranks her as the third-fastest performer in history. Given how fast both have already been this season, those marks could be under threat throughout the series. The women’s 400 IM showcases another great head-to-head matchup on the women’s side, with reigning World Junior champion Agostina Hein set to face Canadian veteran Mary-Sophie Harvey. Both are coming off personal bests within the past year. Hein has already been 4:36.00 this season, good for 11th in the world rankings, while her personal best of 4:34.34 from last August’s World Junior Championships still stands. Harvey owns a lifetime best of 4:34.37 from March in an event she has swum on and off throughout her career, but one in which she has found her rhythm over the past two seasons. Kliment Kolesnikov has been Russia’s go-to backstroker for nearly a decade, and while the reigning 50m backstroke world champion remains the country’s top name, two teammates have emerged as serious challengers: reigning world bronze medalist Pavel Samusenko and 100m backstroke World Junior Record holder Miron Lifintsev. Samusenko is historically a bit quicker in season, though it remains unclear where either swimmer is heading into next month’s Trials. Samusenko appears poised to threaten the 24-second barrier in the 50 back, while Lifintsev’s personal best in the 100 sits just 0.18 off the world record. Their performances here should offer an intriguing preview ahead of Trials, especially given how dramatically men’s backstroke depth has expanded over the past two years.How To Watch
A pass to watch all three stops of the series can be purchased for €6.99, or each individual meet for €2.99. The stream will be available live and on demand worldwide, with the exception of Brazil, Japan, South Africa, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, and Macedonia, where local broadcasters hold the rights:
Brazil: Globo Bosnia: SportKlub Croatia: SportKlub Japan: News only (no live broadcast available) Macedonia: SportKlub Montenegro: SportKlub Serbia: SportKlub Slovenia: SportKlub South Africa: SuperSport”Prize Money
Some of the prize money differs slightly from meet-to-meet, mostly due to the Monaco stop featuring the “Speed Tournament” (the 50-meter races contested in a skins format), but the basics are the same.
The winner of each event wins €350 at each stop, followed by €200 for second and €100 for third. A Mare Nostrum Record earns €750, while a Meet Record earns €600. The exception is the Speed Tournament, where the winner gets €600 and the second place finisher is awarded €300.
Monaco is also offering up a €15,000 prize for the first world record broken at the meet, provided it’s in an ‘A’ final or in one of the final two rounds of the Speed Tournament.
If a swimmer breaks a Mare Nostrum Record in Monaco (and therefore also the meet record), they get both the €750 and €600 prizes for a total of €1,350. It’s also important to note that matching a record does not get paid.
1st place in each event* – €350 2nd place in each event* – €200 3rd place in each event* – €100 Mare Nostrum Record – €750 1st place, Speed Tournament – €600 2nd place, Speedo Tournament – €300 *First* World Record – €15,000 European Record – €3,000 Meet Record – €600*Not including the Speed Tournament 50s
Though not currently listed on the series’ website, in previous years, the overall series awards have been handed out to the swimmers who record the first, second, third and fourth-highest FINA point swims over the course of the series (men and women separate). Additionally, an athlete is required to race all three stops to win the award.
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