2025 Swammy Awards: Heart Of A Champion – Jack Punswick
Following a 2024 Kansas 6A state title, Punswick was diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He returned to finish 2nd in 2025 and became cancer free.
2025 Swammy Awards: British Coach of the Year – Ben Higson
Higson, who took over for Steven Tigg at Stirling late last year, had a strong 2025 by landing eight swimmers on the British World Championship roster.
2025 Swammy Awards: Open Water Male Swimmer of the Year – Florian Wellbrock
Florian Wellbrock had his best career performance yet in open water, winning four golds out of four at the 2025 World Championships
2025 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmers of the Year – 17-18
Claire Weinstein and Campbell McKean take home the Swammy for 17-18 Age-Group Swimmer of the Year in an absolutely stacked category.
2025 Swammy Awards: Comeback Swimmer of the Year
Luca Urlando came back from three shoulder dislocations and missing the 2021 Olympic Team to win the gold in the 200 fly at the 2025 World Championships.
2025 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmers of the Year — 15-16
In a talent-rich field, Rylee Erisman and Luka Mijatovic are the 15-16 Age Group Swimmers of the Year for the second consecutive year.
2025 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year — 10&Under
Annabelle Hayes won the 2025 Swammy Award for the Top 10 & Under girl’s swimmer of the year after she led the nation in 11 events.
2025 Swammy Awards – African Female Swimmer of the Year – Kaylene Corbett
After a consistent run of making the 200 breast finals, South Africa’s Kaylene Corbett made the jump onto the podium, collecting bronze at the 2025 Worlds.
2025 Swammy Awards: World Junior Male Swimmer of the Year – Shin Ohashi
After setting three World Junior Records this year at just 16 years old, Shin Ohashi takes home the World Junior Male Swimmer of the Year award
2025 Swammy Awards: High School Teams Of The Year — S. Margarita (CA) Girls, Bolles Boys (FL)
The 2025 Swammy Award winners for High School Team of the Year are the Santa Margarita girls’ team and the Bolles boys squad.
2025 Swammy Awards: European Coach of the Year – Fred Vergnoux
Vergnoux guided Summer McIntosh in the lead-up to the 2025 World Championships in France, and the results were historic.
2025 Swammy Awards: Open Water Female Swimmer of the Year – Moesha Johnson
A career pivot to open water focus paid off big for Moesha Johnson, who won two world titles this year and ended the year ranked #1
2025 Swammy Awards: Oceanian Female Swimmer of the Year — Kaylee McKeown
For the 3rd year in a row, Kaylee McKeown wins the Swammy for Oceanian Female swimmer of the year after solidifying her reign as the World’s best backstroker.
2025 Swammy Awards: Breakout Female Swimmer of the Year – Roos Vanotterdijk
Roos Vanotterdijk made a splash on the international stage, capping her maiden world final with Belgium’s first long course Worlds medal since 1998
2025 Swammy Awards: U.S. Male Swimmer Of The Year, Luca Urlando
After countless setbacks throughout his career, Urlando had the swim of his life for the 200 fly title to earn U.S. Male Swimmer of the Year.
