2025 Swammy Awards: Breakout Female Swimmer of the Year – Roos Vanotterdijk
Roos Vanotterdijk made a splash on the international stage, capping her maiden world final with Belgium’s first long course Worlds medal since 1998
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”.
Sara Young Breaks Katie Ledecky’s 11-12 Age Group Record in the 200 Free
While Katie Ledecky was 25 miles away breaking the American Record in the 1650 yard free, Sara Young of the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club quietly snatched a record away from the GOAT.
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: 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.
Katie Ledecky Smashes Two Records With 14:59.62 1650 Free on Day 4 of Katie Ledecky Invite
Ledecky became the first woman in history to go under 15 minutes in the 1650 free, touching in 14:59.62 during her only race at the invitational.
WATCH: Katie Ledecky’s Final 50 (26.12) of Her Historic 14:59 US Open Record in the 1,650 Free
Watch Katie Ledecky’s final 50 (26.12) of her historic 1,650 swim from the Katie Ledecky Invitational, where she became the first woman to break 15 minutes
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.
Katie Ledecky Unleashes Historic 14:59.62 U.S. Open & American Records In The 1650 Free
Ledecky took down her previous record time of 15:01.41 that was set back in March 2023 at the Florida Senior Spring Championships.
2025 Winter Juniors – West Live Recap: Day 4 Finals
Kayla Han, winner of the 500 free, will look to hold on to her top seed and defend her title in the 1650 free tonight.
2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships — East: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Charlotte Crush will be swimming two events during the final prelims session, coming in as the top seed in the 200 back and 2nd seed in the 100 free.
Rylee Erisman Smashes Katie Ledecky’s 15-16 NAG Record With 1:40.93 200 Freestyle
The old record held by Ledecky was a 1:42.03 from 2013. Erisman posted a 1:40.93 tonight, with a huge 23.46 on the opening 50.
Rylee Erisman Scorches 1:41.86 200 Free Split On WJ Night 1, Faster Than Ledecky’s 15-16 NAG
Erisman threw down one of the fastest 800 free relay splits we have seen at Winter Juniors to showcase the threat she will present this week in freestyle
2025 Winter Juniors — East: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Rylee Erisman will likely take the pool for her first event of the 2025 Winter Junior Championships as a member of one, or both, of Laker Swim Club’s relays.
