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2016 Swammy Awards: Male Paralympic Swimmer of the Year

Belarus’s Ihar Boki swam his way to the highest gold medal total of any Paralympic swimmer in Rio this summer, earning 6 gold medals.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Nadador del Año Centroamericano/Caribeño

Se puede ver todos los premiados del 2016 Swammy Awards presentado por TYR aquí 2016 Nadador del Año Centroamerica/Caribe: Marcelo…

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2016 Swammy Awards: NCAA Men’s Coach Of The Year

The Longhorns won another national championship by a 190.5 point margin, giving Reese his 12th NCAA victory. That victory for Reese puts him into unchartered territory as the winningest coach in NCAA swimming history.

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Rusia Admite a Supervisar la Operación de Dopar Atletas en Olímpicos

Funcionarios rusos admitaron a supervisando una operación extensa de dopar sus atletas durante varios juegos olímpicos, reportó el periódico los New York…

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2016 Swammy Awards: Female Paralympic Swimmer of the Year

Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Mereshko led all female swimmers in Rio with 5 total Paralympic medals. 4 were gold for Mereshko, all individual. Her only non-gold medal was a bronze from Ukraine’s mixed 4×50 free relay.

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David Marsh Takes On Professional Adviser Role With Israeli Swimming

He’ll remain as SwimMAC Carolina CEO, but David Marsh will also take on a new role as ‘Professional Adviser’ to Israeli Swimming.

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2016 Swammy Awards Video: Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year

Canadian Olympian Penny Oleksiak burst on to the scene in 2016, rising through the ranks to land on top of the podium at the Rio Olympic Games.

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2016 Swammy Awards Video: Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year

Condorelli, who became a household name in the swimming world after stories of his middle finger ritual circulated, finished just off the podium at the Olympics with a 4th place finish in the 100 free.

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2016 Swammy Awards Video: Asian Male Swimmer Of The Year

Kosuke Hagino (left) earned 3 medals at the 2016 Olympic Games, including the 400m IM gold, to help lay claim to the Swammy for Asian Male Swimmer of the Year.

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2016 Swammy Awards: International Coaches Of The Year

fter finishing second at the men’s 2016 NCAA Championships, Durden put five swimmers on the American men’s Olympic team, all of which went on to make an Olympic final.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Female Junior Swimmer of the Year

Surfing atop the new wave of Canadian swimming was Penny Oleksiak, who capped off an impressive summer in Rio with an Olympic gold in the 100 freestyle, where she tied with American Simone Manuel.

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2016 Swammy Awards: National Development Award

Canada has demonstrated clear, rapid development, rising to become one of the best swimming nations on the women’s side, and for it’s success this year is being named the recipient of the National Development Swammy Award.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Junior Male Swimmer of the Year

Youngster Kyle Chalmers would make his mark when his older teammates could not deliver, striking at just the right time in the men’s 100 free final at the 2016 Olympics.

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2016 Swammy Awards Video: Oceania Male Swimmer Of The Year

Kyle Chalmers shocked the world and won gold, at just 18 years of age.

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2016 Swammy Awards Video: Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year

2016 was a breakout year for Canada’s Penny Oleksiak. She had previously had success representing Canada internationally at the junior level, but she quickly broke onto the senior level scene at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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