swimming awards

2013-2014 USAS Grand Prix Series Will Give Away One-Year Car Leases to Winners

USA Swimming has finalized the schedule for the 2013-2014 Grand Prix Series, which will look very similar to what it…

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Brooklynn Snodgrass Named Alberta Junior Swimmer of the Year

Brooklynn Snodgrass has been named the Canadian Junior Swimmer of the Year.

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Daniel Gyurta Receives International Fair Play Award at UNESCO

Daniel Gyurta of Hungary received an award from the United Nations in honor of his tribute to Alexander Dale Oen.

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Todd Schmitz Inducted Into Century High School Hall of Fame

Todd Schmitz, the head coach of the Colorado Stars, has been inducted into the Century High School Hall of Fame in his native Bismarck, North Dakota.

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Loeffler, McClendon, Silverman Other Convention Award Winners

Awards galore at the USAS Convention. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Katie Ledecky Wins ‘Performance Award’ at USAS Convention

Katie Ledecky (center) beat Lotte Friis (left) and Lauren Boyle (right) to win the women’s 1500 free in Barcelona in one of the best racesever. (Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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Three Swimmers Move On to Top 30 of NCAA Woman of the Year Voting

The NCAA has named its top 30 honorees for the 2013 Woman of the Year award, including Paralympic gold medalist Cortney Jordan. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPIctures.com)

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Ventura College’s Henry Chung, Cal Commit, Named Top Athlete in CCCAA

Cal-bound junior Henry Chung has been named the top male athlete across all sports in the CCCAA. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Connor Jaeger Named University of Michigan Athlete of the Year

Michigan athletics is having a banner season, and Connor Jaeger still stood out among the crowd as the 2012-2013 Male Athlete of the Year. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Florida’s Elizabeth Beisel Named Academic All-American of the Year

Florida’s Elizabeth Beisel was named the Academic All-American of the Year for the At-Large category. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Lendrum, Owens, Floyd, Gustafson Make Academic All-American First Team

USC’s Alex Lendrum is among five swimmers named to the Capital One Academic All-American First Team. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Princeton Swimmer Wins Illustrious Fulbright Scholarship

Princeton swimmer Sarah Furgatch has been named the winner of a Fulbright Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year, which will allow…

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Missy Franklin, Michael Phelps Nominated for Teen Choice Awards

Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin are up against stiff competition for the 2013 Teen Choice Awards for Athlete of the Year. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Gemmell, Jaeger, Cordes Highlight Men’s Academic All-District Teams

It takes brains to be a top American distance swimmer; both U.S. Olympic representatives in the 1500 were named to the Capital One All-District First Team this week. (Photo of Andrew Gemmell: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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74 Female Swimmers, Divers Named to 2013 Capital One At-Large All-District Team

Georgia’s Shannon Vreeland joined fellow US National Teamers and NCAA Champions Kelsey Floyd and Elizabeth Beisel on this year’s Capital One All-District Team. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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