2016 FINA Swimming World Cup
The 2016 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of nine two-day meets in nine different cities between August and October 2016. After switching to long-course pools in the previous year's pre-Olympic season, this edition returned to the usual short-course format. Like the previous short course World Cup in 2014, 36 events were scheduled. The total amount of prize money was US$ 2,178,000. The first meet started 13 days after the final day of the Olympic pool swimming program.
Meets
The 2016 World Cup consisted of the following nine meets, which were divided into three clusters. Berlin returned after having been omitted for the last two editions. The other eight cities were the same as the previous year.| Cluster | Meet | Dates | Location | Venue |
| Europe | 1 | August 26–27 |  Paris-Chartres, France | :fr:L'Odyssée |L'Odyssée |
| Europe | 2 | August 30–31 |  Berlin, Germany | :de:Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark|SSE |
| Europe | 3 | September 3–4 |  Moscow, Russia | Olimpiysky Sports Complex |
| Asia 1 | 4 | September 30–October 1 |  Beijing, China | Beijing National Aquatics Center |
| Asia 1 | 5 | October 4–5 |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hamdan Sports Complex |
| Asia 1 | 6 | October 8–9 |  Doha, Qatar | Hamad Aquatic Centre |
| Asia 2 | 7 | October 21–22 |  Singapore | OCBC Aquatic Centre |
| Asia 2 | 8 | October 25–26 |  Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center |
| Asia 2 | 9 | October 29–30 |  Hong Kong | Victoria Park Swimming Pool |
World Cup standings
- Composition of points:
- * Best performances : 1st place: 24 points, 2nd place: 18 points and 3rd place: 12 points;
- * Points for medals : gold medal: 12 points, silver medal: 9 points and bronze medal: 6 points;
- * Bonus for world record : 20 points.
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