The 2026 Mare Nostrum Tour is set to kick off in Monaco this weekend, May 23-24, 2026. The event features a loaded lineup of Olympians and world record holders, making it a highly anticipated competition. Here's a breakdown of the entries, key races, how to watch, and prize money breakdown.
Entries
The following swimmers are set to compete in Monaco:
- Agostina Hein (Argentina) - 100/200/400 freestyle, 50/100/200 backstroke, 50/100/200 butterfly, 200/400 IM
- Roos Van Otterdijk (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 freestyle
Races to Watch
- The men's sprint fly events are a highlight, featuring Maxime Grousset, Noe Ponti, and Ilya Kharun, as well as Olympic champion Kristof Milak and Oleg Kostin.
- The women's 100m freestyle will see a rematch between Marrit Steenbergen and Siobhan Haughey, both of whom have set impressive times this season.
- The women's 400 IM features Agostina Hein and Mary-Sophie Harvey, both with personal bests within the past year.
- The men's 50m backstroke will see a battle between Kliment Kolesnikov, Pavel Samusenko, and Miron Lifintsev.
How to Watch
The series can be watched live and on demand worldwide for €6.99 for all three stops or €2.99 for each individual meet. Local broadcasters hold the rights in certain regions.
Prize Money
The prize money varies slightly from meet to meet, with Monaco featuring a 'Speed Tournament' for 50-meter races. The winner of each event receives €350, second place gets €200, and third place gets €100. A Mare Nostrum Record earns €750, while a Meet Record earns €600. The Speed Tournament has different prizes, with the winner getting €600 and second place getting €300.
Monaco also offers 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.
In previous years, the overall series awards have been handed out to swimmers with the highest FINA point swims, but this is not currently listed for the 2026 tour.
