2025 Swammy Awards: U.S. Female Swimmer of the Year – Katie Ledecky
Ledecky bookended her 2025 with a pair of the fastest swims in history, and further solidified her legacy as the “Greatest of All Time”.
2025 Swammy Awards: African Male Swimmer of the Year – Ahmed Jaouadi
For the second straight year, Tunisian distance freestyler Ahmed Jaouadi is SwimSwam’s African Male Swimmer of the Year.
2025 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year — Marrit Steenbergen
Marrit Steenbergen set five European Records at the 2025 European SC Championships to lock up her Swammy for 2025 European Female Swimmer of the Year
2025 Swammy Awards: Oceanian Coach of the Year – Dean Boxall
Boxall put 11 swimmers on the World Championship team, headlined by Mollie O’Callaghan and Lani Pallister, who also broke SCM world records later in the year.
2025 Swammy Awards: CAC Male Swimmer of the Year – Lamar Taylor
With a number of Bahamian records, and NCAA championship titles on the year, Lamar Taylor is our 2025 Central American/Caribbean Male Swimmer of the Year.
2025 Swammy Awards: South American Male Swimmer Of The Year – Gui Caribe
Career-changing time drops, demonstrated consistency, and Brazil’s top performer at Worlds: Caribe entered his swimming golden age in 2025
2025 Swammy Awards: CAC Female Swimmer of the Year – Celia Pulido
A breakthrough NCAA season and global representation helped Mexico’s Celia Pulido claim our Central American/Caribbean Female Swimmer of the Year.
2025 Swammy Awards: World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year – Yu Zidi
Yu had an incredible year that included breaking the Asian Record in the 200 IM and earning a trio of 4th-place finishes at the World Championships.
2025 Swammy Awards: Breakout Male Swimmer of the Year – Ahmed Jaouadi
Ahmed Jaouadi earns the Breakout Male Swimmer of the Year award after shocking the distance free field in Singapore and setting a textile World Record
2025 Swammy Awards: European Male Swimmer of the Year – Leon Marchand
Leon Marchand’s World Record performance in the 200 IM at the 2025 World Championships earned him his 3rd straight European Male Swimmer of the Year.
2025 Swammy Awards: African Coach of the Year – Rocco Meiring
Meiring coached the only two South African swimmers to win medals at Worlds, including Pieter Coetze, who claimed the world title in the men’s 100 back.
2025 Swammy Awards: Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year – Josh Liendo
Josh Liendo earns Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year after a standout 2025, highlighted by SEC and NCAA titles, and a SCM world record.
SwimSwam’s Official 2025 Swammy Awards Index
In a post-Olympic year that saw several records fall across the board, see who gets honored with our 2025 Swammy Awards.
