2024 “Best of the Rest” Sprinter River Paulk Verbally Commits to Auburn
20.3/44.8 sprinter River Paulk has verbally committed to join the Auburn University Tigers in the fall of 2024.
2022 Swammy Awards: 2022 Female Swimmer of the Year – Katie Ledecky, USA
The 2022 Female Swimmer of the Year Swammy goes to Katie Ledecky out of the United States.
All of the World Records Set in 2022
The swimming world could have easily experienced a post-Olympic hangover this year, but we saw even more world records broken in 2022 compared to last year.
National, Age Records Go Down At Turkish Winter Championships
Berke Saka of Turkey lowered the national record in the event while competing at the Turkish Long Course Championships last month.
Nuotatrice Europea Del 2022: Sarah Sjostrom
Sarah Sjostrom ha dimostrato nel 2022 di avere ancora molto da dare al nuoto a 29 anni con le medaglie mondiali ed europee conquistate
Nuotatore Dell’Anno 2022: David Popovici
Il nuotatore maschile del 2022 è David Popovici, non solo per il numero di medaglie e record stabiliti, ma per la sua personalità
2022 SWAMMY Awards: SwimSwam’s Top 10 Most-Listened To Podcasts of the Year
David Popovici (above) discussing his 100 freestyle world record checks in as #2 on our list of Top 10 Podcast episodes.
The Most Read SwimSwam Articles of 2022
This picture of Ukrainian-Turkish swimmer Viktoria Gunes stepping on the Russian flag was the most-read article on SwimSwam in 2022 as controversy dominated the year.
2022 Swammy Awards: U.S. Club Coach of the Year – Ron Aitken
Ron Aitken solidified the Sandpipers of Nevada’s status as a powerhouse program on par with the best college teams in the country this year.
2022 Swammy Awards: SwimSwam’s Top 10 Liked Instagram Posts of the Year
Memes, records, and iconic names highlight the top 10 most-liked Instagram posts from 2022.
2022 Swammy Awards: Asian Coach Of The Year – Jeon Dong-Hyun (KOR)
For the first time in the history of our annual Swammy Awards, a leader from Korea has been named the Asian Coach of the Year.
2022 Swammy Awards: Male Swimmer Of The Year, David Popovici
There were several male swimmers that won gold medals and broke world records in 2022, but none of them had the same “wow” factor as David Popovici.
2022 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year
David Popovici’s world record swim of 46.86 in the men’s 100 freestyle at the European Championships undoubtedly the top swim of 2022.
Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Ryan Murphy
Murphy was an unstoppable force at the Short Course World Championships, winning five gold medals and becoming the first male to sweep the backstroke events.
2022 Swammy Awards: U.S. Coach of the Year – Anthony Nesty (Florida/Gator Swim Club)
University of Florida head coach and Gator Swim Club head coach Anthony Nesty is SwimSwam 2022 U.S. Coach of the Year.