2025 Swammy Awards

SwimSwam’s Most Commented Articles of 2025

Live recaps dominated the top 38, but Alex Shackell’s decision to pursue a hybrid schedule at Indiana was the most-commented non-recap article.

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The Most-Read SwimSwam Articles of 2025

The World Championships accounted for all of the top 10 most-read articles of the year, with live recaps making up nine of those spots.

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2025 Swammy Awards: Top Races of 2025 (Meters Edition)

Welcome to the 2025 Swammy Award for the top-10 meters races of the 2025 calendar year, plus a few honorable mention swims.

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2025 Swammy Awards: Asian Coach Of The Year – Shin Ota

Breaking the mold of the past two years, our 2025 Swammy Award winner for Asian Coach of the Year hails from the nation of Japan.

2025 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Races of 2025 (Yards Edition)

Welcome to the 2025 Swammy Awards article for the top ten short course yards races of the year (plus a few honorable mention swims).

2025 Swammy Awards: Female Swimmer of the Year – Summer McIntosh

Summer McIntosh won five individual World medals and set three World Records this year as she cements her status as the dominant force in women’s swimming

2025 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year — 13-14

Karina Plaza, from Mecklenburg, and Joey Eaddy, from Revolution, earned the 2025 Swammy Awards for Age Group Swimmer of the Year in the 13-14 age group.

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2025 Swammy Awards: Male Swimmer of the Year – Leon Marchand

Marchand’s stunning world record performance in the 200 IM at the World Championships in Singapore stands as one of the best swims in history.

2025 Swammy Awards: Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year – Summer McIntosh

It was another sensational year for Summer McIntosh, as the Canadian set multiple world records and won four world titles.

2025 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year — 11-12

Ayden Tan (above) set seven 11-12 NAG records between June and September, locking up his Swammy as the 11-12 male swimmer of the year.

2025 Swammy Awards: Asian Female Swimmer Of The Year – Li Bingjie

Earning multiple Worlds medals, 23-year-old Olympic medalist Li Bingjie of China earns our 2025 Swammy Award for Asian Female Swimmer of the Year.

2025 Swammy Awards: U.S. Coach of the Year – Bob Bowman

Bowman’s swimmers combined to win 10 individual medals at the World Championships, and he landed eight athletes on the U.S. roster for Singapore.

2025 Swammy Awards: Asian Male Swimmer of the Year – Qin Haiyang (CHN)

After powerful performances at this year’s Worlds, 26-year-old Qin Haiyang of China has earned the 2025 Swammy Award for Asian Male Swimmer of the Year.

2025 Swammy Awards: Oceanian Male Swimmer of the Year – Cameron McEvoy

For the third year in a row, Australia’s Cameron McEvoy has been the fastest 50 free swimmer on the planet, winning the gold at Worlds this past summer.

2025 Swammy Awards: U.S. Club Coach of the Year – Steve Morsilli (Pleasanton Seahawks)

Morsilli founded the Pleasanton Seahawks in December 1982 and serves as Head Coach/CEO and Senior-Elite Group Coach.