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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2016 Swammy Awards Video: Oceania Male Swimmer Of The Year
Kyle Chalmers shocked the world and won gold, at just 18 years of age.
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.
2016 Swammy Awards: Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year
It’s a Dutch sweep of our Open Water Swimmer of the Year Swammys, with Olympic champ Ferry Weertman taking the men’s award.
2016 Swammy Awards Video: European Female Swimmer of the Year
This summer, the swimming world saw a whole different Katinka Hosszu than the one we watched in 2012.
2016 Swammy Awards Video: Oceania Female Swimmer Of The Year
Two world records for Cate Campbell helped propel her to the top of the Oceanic swimming contingency.
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Penny Oleksiak Named Canadian Press Female Athlete of 2016
Young Canadian star Penny Oleksiak continues to reel in accolades after a stellar summer in Rio and continued success on the…
