2017 Swammy Awards

2017 Swammy Awards Heart of a Champion: Swim Across America

In 2017 Swim Across America received a $3 million donation from Merck

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2017 Swammy Awards: Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year Kylie Masse

Canadian backstroke star Kylie Masse has made huge strides over the past couple of seasons, but 2017 saw her make a major breakthrough.

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2017 Swammy Award, National Development: Ireland

To see all of our 2017 Swammy Awards presented by TYR, click here.  2017 National Development Award: Ireland In 2016,…

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2017 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 10 & Under

Erika Pelaez of Miami Swimming and Eagle Aquatics and Kaii Winkler of Miami Swimming (pictured above) are our 2017 Swammy Award recipients for the 10-and-under age group.

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2017 Swammy Awards: International Male Junior of the Year Kliment Kolesnikov

The battle for male International Junior Swimmer of the Year was a toss-up coming into December.

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2017 Swammy Awards: Female Junior Swimmer Of The Year Rikako Ikee

3-time World Junior Champion, 17-year-old Japanese phenom Rikako Ikee earned her spot as top female junior swimmer in the world for 2017.

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2017 Swammy Awards Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year: Zane Grothe

A late-breaking entry for the award, American swimmer Zane Grothe had his big break-through at 25 years old when he broke the American and U.S. Open Records in both the 500 and the 1650 yard freestyle at the US Winter National Championships in the waning days of November and into December.

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2017 Swammy Awards: Oceania Female Swimmer Of The Year Emily Seebohm

The only swimmer to capture an individual gold medal at the 2017 World Championshps, Emily Seebohm is your Oceania Female Swimmer of the Year.

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2017 Swammy Awards: Oceania Male Swimmer Of The Year Mack Horton

Mack Horton has proven his is always a threat in the mid-distance freestyle races, now adding the 200m freestyle to his repertoire.

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2017 Swammy Awards: C.A. Male Swimmer of the Year Mauro Castillo Luna

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2017 Swammy Awards: Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year

After coming back from a major surgery and a coach change to tie for the most-ever open water world championships medals won by a woman, Brazilian Ana Marcela Cunha is our 2017 Swammy Award winner for Open Water Swimmer of the Year.

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2017 SWAMMY AWARDS: C.A. FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR Liliana Ibañez

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2017 Swammy Awards: Ferry Weertman Repeats as OW Swimmer of the Year

To see all of our 2017 Swammy Awards presented by TYR, click here.  2017 Open Water Male Swimmer of the…

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2017 Swammy Awards: Viral Video of the Year

Adam Peaty’s Mirror Breaststroke video blew up the internet and blew our minds in 2017, and that’s why it’s our 2017 Swammy Award winner for Viral Video of the Year.

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2017 Swammy Awards: Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year Kylie Masse

2017 CANADIAN FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR: KYLIE MASSE The Canadian women have received a lot of good press these…

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