swimming awards

Sarah Sjostrom Wins Swedish Swimmer of the Year for the 12th Time

Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom, 30, has been named her country’s best swimmer for the 12th time and Sweden’s best female athlete for the 6th time.

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Adam Peaty Named 2016 British Swimmer of the Year

Adam Peaty was named the 2016 British Swimming Swimmer of the Year award winner on Saturday evening at the British…

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MIT Swimmer Margaret Guo Named 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year

NCAA Woman of the Year winner Margaret Guo with NCAA President Mark Emmert.

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Olympic Champion Kyle Chalmers Nominated for Prestigious Don Award

Kyle Chlamers was the surprise 100 free champion at the 2016 Olympic Games, and now the teen from South Australia has been nominated for a prestigious award by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

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Peter Banks, Diver Eddie Heron Inducted into Swim Ireland Hall of Fame

On the occasion of their 2016 awards gala, where Swim Ireland named Fiona Doyle and Conor Ferguson its Swimmers of…

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Virginia’s Augie Busch Named 2016 ACC Women’s Coach of the Year

Third-year Virginia head coach Augie Busch has been named the 2016 Virginia women’s coach of the year.

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Linda Wiginton, Marty Keating Named NFHS National Coaches of the Year

Linda Wiginton from Altus High School in Oklahoma (boys) and Marty Keating from Pittsford Central Schools in New York (girls) have…

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Adam Peaty’s Coach Melanie Marshall Wins “Pride of Britain” Award

Melanie Marshall, who as an athlete holds the record for the most medals (6) won by an Englishwoman at a single…

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Ellie Thornbrue Named Oregon Female High School Swimmer of the Year

Century High School’s Ellie Thornbrue has been named the Oregon Female Prep Swimmer of the Year on Thursday at the 63rd annual…

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Kierra Smith, Matt Barnard Named University of Minnesota MVP’s

After being named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, Minnesota’s Kierra Smith has added her team’s MVP honor to a national title winning season.

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Markus Deibler Named Hamburg Athlete of the Year Two Months After Retirement

When Markus Deibler retired after winning the 2014 World Short Course Championship in the 100 IM in December, in the process…

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Cooper Robinson Among Finalists for TCU Fan Site’s “Athlete of the Year”

TCU senior swimmer Cooper Robinson has been nominated for the TCU Athlete of the Year award by “Frogsowar.com,” a subsidiary of…

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Hannah Moore’s Two Golds Named by USOC Among 14 Highlights of 2014 Youth Olympics

While the male team continued to struggle in swimming at the second edition of the Youth Olympic Games, held in…

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USOC Names Katie Ledecky One of Top 14 “Team USA Women” of 2014

Katie Ledecky was recognized by the USOC for her accomplishments in 2014.

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US Paralympic Committee Names USC Freshman Ian Silverman As #4 Moment of 2014

Ian Silverman’s World Record swim was named the #4 moment of U.S. Paralympics in 2014.

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