2019 Swammy Awards

2019 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 13-14

Claire Curzan (pictured) and Josh Zuchowski are our 2019 Age Group Swimmers of the Year for the 13-14 age category.

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2019 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer Of The Year Katinka Hosszu

Katinka Hosszu has been named the Swammy Award winner for European Swimmer of the Year for the 4th time in her career.

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2019 Swammy Awards: European Male Swimmer Of The Year – Adam Peaty

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty is the winner of the 2019 European Male Swimmer of the Year Swammy Award

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2019 Swammy Awards: British Coach of the Year, Mel Marshall

Mel Marshall is best-known for guiding the career of Adam Peaty, but she also coaches breakout backstroker Luke Greenbank and breaststroker Sarah Vasey.

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2019 Swammy Awards: Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year — Markus Thormeyer

Markus Thormeyer wins Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year for the second straight time after a stellar 2019 that included National Records and a Worlds final.

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2019 Swammy Awards: National Development Award – South Africa

Tatjana Schoenmaker (above) is on target to become South Africa’s first female Olympic medalist in swimming since Penelope Heyns at the 2000 Olympic Games.

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2019 Swammy Awards: US Male Swimmer of the Year Caeleb Dressel

After a rocky 2018 Pan Pacs, Caeleb Dressel rose to the top again at the 2019 FINA World Championships. Dressel set his first individual World Record in 2019.

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2019 Swammy Awards: US Female Swimmer of the Year Simone Manuel

Manuel won the 100 free to earn back-to-back Worlds titles in the event with a new American Record. She also won her first Worlds title in the 50 free.

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2019 Swammy Awards: African Male Swimmer of the Year Zane Waddell

South African Zane Waddell quickly went from SEC Champion, to NCAA Champion, to WUGs champion, all the way to World champion in just 5 months.

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2019 Swammy Awards: African Female Swimmer of the Year Tatjana Schoenmaker

Schoenmaker had a historic year in 2019, becoming the first South African to medal at the LC Worlds meet just 3 weeks after picking up double WUGs golds

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2019 Swammy Awards: Oceanian Female Swimmer of the Year Ariarne Titmus

Australian teen distance star Ariarne Titmus accomplished something no one had accomplished before as she dethroned Ledecky in the 400 free at Worlds.

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2019 Swammy Awards: Europe Coach of the Year James Gibson

It’s James Gibson, who not only had swimmers shine at the World Championships, but got to show off his own strategic coaching acumen in the ISL.

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2019 Swammy Awards: Asia Coach of the Year Norimasa Hirai

It just might be the longest Swammy streak currently in existence. Norimasa Hirai has won Asia’s Coach of the Year award for four years running now.

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2019 Swammy Awards: South American Male Swimmer of the Year Bruno Fratus

After undergoing successful shoulder surgery, Brazilian Bruno Fratus came back with a Worlds silver medal and 2 Pan Ams gold medals.

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2019 Swammy Awards: Viral Video of the Year, Matthew Broussard Standup

Matthew Broussard, boyfriend of former US National Team member Laura Sogar, gave swimming a big moment on a big stage in February of this year.

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