2017 Swammy Awards U.S. Male Swimmer of the Year: Caeleb Dressel
Caeleb Dressel took it to a whole new level in 2017.
Top 10 Swimming Storylines of 2017
Multi-time World Cup champ Katinka Hosszu was publicly critical of the international swimming federation’s changes to the World Cup format throughout 2017.
2017 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Races of 2017
Where does 40.0? Rank on our Top 10 Races of 2017? How about 49.86?
2017 Swammy Awards NCAA Female Swimmer of the Year: Katie Ledecky
The award for NCAA female swimmer of the year was a tough one to call with several swimmers breaking records and winning multiple events.
2017 Swammy Awards NCAA Male Swimmer of the Year: Caeleb Dressel
One of the most talked-about performances of his short course season was his 100 free, where he came as close as he could get to becoming the first man in history to break 40 seconds.
2017 Swammy Awards: High School Team of the Year Carmel Girls
Kelly Pash was part of the Carmel girls’ incredible 31st straight IHSAA team title.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Matt Kredich, Tennessee
Together, the University of Tennessee’s men’s and women’s teams rose a combined 11 spots in our post-invite Power Rankings after breakout performances at home.
Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Zane Grothe
Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based swimmer who has proven themselves…
SwimMAC Leads A Combined Winter Juniors Meet
2017 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS December 6 – 9 Allan Jones Aquatic Center (East)/University of Iowa Recreation Center (West) Knoxville,…
2017 Swammy Awards Heart of a Champion: Swim Across America
In 2017 Swim Across America received a $3 million donation from Merck
2017 Swammy Awards: International Male Junior of the Year Kliment Kolesnikov
The battle for male International Junior Swimmer of the Year was a toss-up coming into December.
2017 Swammy Awards Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year: Zane Grothe
A late-breaking entry for the award, American swimmer Zane Grothe had his big break-through at 25 years old when he broke the American and U.S. Open Records in both the 500 and the 1650 yard freestyle at the US Winter National Championships in the waning days of November and into December.
This Week is Bill Rose’s Final Week with Mission Viejo Nadadores
It was announced in May that Bill Rose, the long-time coach of the Mission Viejo Nadadores, would retire after leading the…
Katie Ledecky Named 2017 AP Female Athlete of the Year
Ledecky is the first swimmer to win the award in 21 years.
Todd DeSorbo & Co Bring New, But Carry on Old Traditions with UVA (Video)
This marks 4 months that Todd DeSorbo and his staff have led the UVA cavaliers, and SwimSwam was able to check in with them to see how things were going
