Swimming World Award Honorees

WORLD SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR

Year	Women	Men
2023	Kaylee McKeown, AUS	Leon Marchand, FRA
2022	Ariarne Titmus, AUS	David Popovici, ROU
2021	Emma McKeon, AUS	Caeleb Dressel, USA
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Regan Smith, USA	Caeleb Dressel, USA
2018	Katie Ledecky, USA	Adam Peaty, GBR
2017	Sarah Sjostrom, SWE	Caeleb Dressel, USA
2016	Katie Ledecky, USA	Michael Phelps, USA
2015	Katie Ledecky, USA	Adam Peaty, GBR
2014	Katie Ledecky, USA	Kosuke Hagino, JPN
2013	Katie Ledecky, USA	Sun Yang, CHN
2012	Missy Franklin, USA	Michael Phelps, USA
2011	Rebecca Soni, USA	Ryan Lochte, USA
2010	Rebecca Soni, USA	Ryan Lochte, USA
2009	Federica Pellegrini, ITA	Michael Phelps, USA
2008	Stephanie Rice, AUS	Michael Phelps, USA
2007	Laure Manaudou, FRA	Michael Phelps, USA
2006	Leisel Jones, AUS	Michael Phelps, USA
2005	Leisel Jones, AUS	Grant Hackett, AUS
2004	Yana Klochkova, UKR	Michael Phelps, USA
2003	Hannah Stockbauer, GER	Michael Phelps, USA
2002	Natalie Coughlin, USA	Ian Thorpe, AUS
2001	Inge De Bruijn, NED	Ian Thorpe, AUS
2000	Inge De Bruijn, NED	Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED
1999	Penny Heyns, RSA	Ian Thorpe, AUS
1998	Jenny Thompson, USA	Ian Thorpe, AUS
1997	Claudia Poll, CRC	Michael Klim, Aus
1996	Penny Heyns, RSA	Denis Pankratov, RUS
1995	Kristina Egerszegi, HUN	Denis Pankratov, RUS
1994	Samantha Riley, AUS	Kieren Perkins, AUS
1993	Franziska Van Almsick, GER	Karoly Guttler, HUN
1992	Kristina Egerszegi, HUN	Egveni Sadovyi, URS
1991	Kristina Egerszegi, HUN	Tamas Darnyi, HUN
1990	Janet Evans, USA	Mike Barrowman, USA
1989	Janet Evans, USA	Mike Barrowman, USA
1988	Janet Evans, USA,  Kristin Otto, GDR  *	Matt Biondi, USA
1987	Janet Evans, USA	Tamas Darnyi, HUN
1986	Mary T. Meagher, USA,  Kristin Otto, GDR *	Matt Biondi, USA
1985	Mary T. Meagher, USA	Michael Gross, FRG
1984	Tiffany Cohen, USA,  Kristin Otto, GDR  *	Alex Baumann, CAN
1983	Tiffany Cohen, USA,  Ute Geweniger, GDR *	Rick Carey, USA
1982	Tracy Caulkins, USA,  Petra Schneider, GDR  *	Vladimir Salnikov, URS
1981	Mary T. Meagher, USA	Alex Baumann, CAN
1980	Tracy Caulkins, USA,  Petra Schneider, GDR  *	Rowdy Gaines, USA
1979	Cynthia Woodhead, USA	Vladimir Salnikov, URS
1978	Tracy Caulkins, USA	Jesse Vassallo, USA
1977	Wendy Boglioli, USA,  Ulrike Tauber, GDR *	Brian Goodell, USA
1976	Shirley Babashoff, USA,  Kornelia Ender, GDR  *	John Naber, USA
1975	Shirley Babashoff, USA,  Kornelia Ender, GDR  *	Tim Shaw, USA
1974	Shirley Babashoff, USA,  Ulrike Tauber, GDR  *	Tim Shaw, USA
1973	Novella Calligaris, ITA,  Kornelia Ender, GDR  *	Rick DeMont, USA
1972	Shane Gould, AUS	Mark Spitz, USA
1971	Shane Gould, AUS	Mark Spitz, USA
1970	Alice Jones, USA	Gary Hall, USA
1969	Debbie Meyer, USA	Gary Hall, USA
1968	Debbie Meyer, USA	Charles Hickcox, USA
1967	Debbie Meyer, USA	Mark Spitz, USA
1966	Claudia Kolb, USA	Mike Burton, USA
1965	Martha Randall, USA	Dick Roth, USA
1964	N/A	Don Schollander, USA

*- Swimming World has vacated all awards previously earned by East German swimmers due to the overwhelming
proof and admissions that each of these swimmers took part in government-sanctioned systematic doping.

AMERICAN SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR

Year	Women	Men
2021	Summer McIntosh	Ryan Murphy
2022	Katie Ledecky	Bobby Finke
2021	Katie Ledecky	Caeleb Dressel
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Regan Smith	Caeleb Dressel
2018	Katie Ledecky	Chase Kalisz
2017	Katie Ledecky	Caeleb Dressel
2016	Katie Ledecky	Michael Phelps
2015	Katie Ledecky	Michael Phelps
2014	Katie Ledecky	Tyler Clary, USA/Ryan Cochrane, CAN
2013	Katie Ledecky	Ryan Lochte
2012	Missy Franklin	Michael Phelps
2011	Rebecca Soni	Ryan Lochte
2010	Rebecca Soni	Ryan Lochte
2009	Ariana Kukors/Rebecca Soni	Michael Phelps
2008	Natalie Coughlin	Michael Phelps
2007	Katie Hoff	Michael Phelps
2006	Katie Hoff	Michael Phelps
2005	Katie Hoff	Aaron Peirsol
2004	Amanda Beard	Michael Phelps
2003	Amanda Beard	Michael Phelps
2002	Natalie Coughlin	Michael Phelps
2001	Natalie Coughlin	Michael Phelps
2000	Brooke Bennett	Tom Dolan/Lenny Krayzelburg
1999	Jenny Thompson	Lenny Krayzelburg
1998	Jenny Thompson	Lenny Krayzelburg
1997	Kristine Quance	Lenny Krayzelburg
1996	Amy Van Dyken	Men's 400 meter Medley Relay team Jeff Rouse, Jeremy Linn, Mark Henderson, Gary Hall, Jr.
1995	Amy Van Dyken	Tom Dolan
1994	Allison Wagner	Tom Dolan
1993	Jenny Thompson	Eric Namesnik
1992	Summer Sanders	Mike Barrowman
1991	Janet Evans	Mike Barrowman
1990	Janet Evans	Mike Barrowman
1989	Janet Evans	Mike Barrowman
1988	Janet Evans	Matt Biondi
1987	Janet Evans	Dave Wharton
1986	Betsy Mitchell	Matt Biondi
1985	Mary T. Meagher	Matt Biondi
1984	Tracy Caulkins	Pablo Morales
1983	Tiffany Cohen	Rick Carey
1982	Tracy Caulkins	Steve Lundquist
1981	Tracy Caulkins	Craig Beardsley
1980	Tracy Caulkins	Mike Bruner

EUROPEAN SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR

Year	Women	Men
2023	Sarah Sjostrom, SWE	Leon Marchand, FRA
2022	Sarah Sjostrom, SWE	David Popovici, ROU
2021	Sarah Sjostrom, SWE	Evgeny Rylov, RUS
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Katinka Hosszu, HUN	Adam Peaty, GBR
2018	Sarah Sjostrom, SWE	Adam Peaty, GBR
2017	Sarah Sjostrom, SWE	Adam Peaty, GBR
2016	Katinka Hosszu, HUN	Adam Peaty, GBR
2015	Sarah Sjostrom, SWE	Adam Peaty, GBR
2014	Katinka Hosszu, HUN	Adam Peaty, GBR
2013	Katinka Hosszu, HUN	Daniel Gyurta, HUN
2012	Ranomi Kromowidjojo, NED	Yannick Agnel, FRA
2011	Federica Pellegrini, ITA	Alexander Dale Oen, NOR
2010	Federica Pellegrini, ITA	Camille Lacourt, FRA
2009	Federica Pellegrini, ITA	Paul Biedermann, GER
2008	Rebecca Adlington, GBR	Alain Bernard, FRA
2007	Laure Manaudou, FRA	Mateusz Sawrymowicz, POL
2006	Laure Manaudou, FRA	Laszlo Cseh, HUN
2005	Otylia Jedrzejczak, POL	Laszlo Cseh, HUN
2004	Yana Klochkova, UKR	Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED
2003	Hannah Stockbauer, GER	Alex Popov, RUS
2002	Franziska van Almsick, GER	Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED
2001	Inge de Bruijn, NED	Roman Sloudnov, RUS
2000	Inge de Bruijn, NED	Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED
1999	Inge de Bruijn, NED	Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED
1998	Agnes Kovacs, HUN	Denis Silantiev, UKR
1997	Agnes Kovacs, HUN	Emiliano Brembilla, ITA
1996	Michele Smith, IRL	Denis Pankratov, RUS
1995	Kristina Egerszegi, HUN	Denis Pankratov, RUS
1994	Franziska van Almsick, GER	Alex Popov, RUS
1993	Franziska van Almsick, GER	Karoly Guttler, HUN
1992	Kristina Egerszegi, HUN	Egveni Sadovyi, URS
1991	Kristina Egerszegi, HUN	Tamas Darnyi, HUN
1990	Kristina Egerszegi, HUN	Adrian Moorhouse, GBR
1989	Kristina Egerszegi, HUN,  Anke Mohring, GDR  *	Giorgio Lamberti, ITA
1988	Kristina Egerszegi, HUN,  Kristin Otto, GDR *	Tamas Darnyi, HUN
1987	Noemi Lung, ROU,  Silke Horner, GDR  *	Tamas Darnyi, HUN
1986	Tania Bogomilova, BUL,  Kristin Otto, GDR *	Michael Gross FRG
1985	Tania Bogomilova, BUL,  Silke Horner, GDR  *	Michael Gross, FRG
1984	Larisa Belokon, RUS,  Kristin Otto, GDR  *	Michael Gross, FRG
1983	Conny van Bentum, NED,  Ute Geweniger, GDR  *	Michael Gross, FRG
1982	Annemarie Verstappen, NED,  Cornelia Sirch, GDR  *	Michael Gross, FRG
1981	Carmen Bunaciu, ROU,  Ute Geweniger, GDR  *	Sandor Wladar, HUN
1980	Svetlana Varganova, RUS,  Petra Schneider, GDR  *	Vladimir Salnikov, URS

*- Swimming World has vacated all awards previously earned by East German swimmers due to the overwhelming
proof and admissions that each of these swimmers took part in government-sanctioned systematic doping.

PACIFIC RIM SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR

Year	Women	Men
2023	Kaylee McKeown, AUS	Qin Haiyang, CHN
2022	Ariarne Titmus, AUS	Zac Stubblety-Cook, AUS
2021	Emma McKeon, AUS	Zac Stubblety-Cook, AUS
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Ariarne Titmus, AUS	Daiya Seto, JPN
2018	Cate Campbell, AUS	Sun Yang, CHN
2017	Emily Seebohm, AUS	Sun Yang, CHN
2016	Rie Kaneto, JPN	Kosuke Hagino, JPN
2015	Emily Seebohm, AUS	Mitch Larkin, AUS
2014	Cate Campbell, AUS	Kosuke Hagino, JPN
2013	Cate Campbell, AUS	Sun Yang, CHN
2012	Ye Shiwen, CHN	Sun Yang, CHN
2011	Ye Shiwen, CHN	Sun Yang, CHN
2010	Alicia Coutts, AUS	Kosuke Kitajima, JPN
2009	Jessicah Schipper, AUS	Zhang Lin, CHN
2008	Stephanie Rice, AUS	Kosuke Kitajima, JPN
2007	Libby Lenton, AUS	Kosuke Kitajima, JPN
2006	Leisel Jones, AUS	Tae Hwan Park, KOR
2005	Leisel Jones, AUS	Grant Hackett, AUS
2004	Jodie Henry, AUS	Ian Thorpe, AUS
2003	Leisel Jones, AUS	Kosuke Kitajima, JPN
2002	Petria Thomas, AUS	Ian Thorpe, AUS
2001	Petria Thomas, AUS	Ian Thorpe, AUS
2000	Susie O'Neill, AUS	Ian Thorpe, AUS
1999	Susie O'Neill, AUS	Ian Thorpe, AUS
1998	Susie O'Neill, AUS	Ian Thorpe, AUS
1997	Samantha Riley, AUS	Michael Klim, AUS
1996	Le Jingyi, CHN	Danyon Loader, NZL
1995	Susie O'Neill, AUS	Scott Miller, AUS

AFRICAN SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR

Year	Women	Men
2023	Tatjana Schoenmaker, RSA	Ahmed Hafnaoui, TUN
2022	Lara van Niekerk, RSA	Pieter Coetzee, RSA
2021	Tatjana Schoenmaker, RSA	Ahmed Hafnaoui, TUN
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Tatjana Schoenmaker, RSA	Chad Le Clos, RSA
2018	Tatjana Schoenmaker, RSA	Chad Le Clos, RSA
2017	Farida Osman, EGY	Chad Le Clos, RSA
2016	Kirsty Coventry, ZIM	Chad Le Clos, RSA
2015	Kirsty Coventry, ZIM	Chad Le Clos, RSA
2014	Karin Prinsloo, RSA	Chad Le Clos, RSA
2013	Karin Prinsloo, RSA	Chad Le Clos, RSA
2012	Kirsty Coventry, ZIM	Chad Le Clos, RSA
2011	Kirsty Coventry, ZIM	Cameron van der Burgh, RSA
2010	Mandy Loots, RSA	Cameron van der Burgh, RSA
2009	Kirsty Coventry, ZIM	Ous Mellouli, TUN/Cameron van der Burgh, RSA
2008	Kirsty Coventry, ZIM	Ous Mellouli, TUN
2007	Kirsty Coventry, ZIM	Roland Schoeman, RSA
2006	Suzaan Van Biljon, RSA	Roland Schoeman, RSA
2005	Kirsty Coventry, ZIM	Roland Schoeman, RSA
2004	Kirsty Coventry, ZIM	Roland Schoeman, RSA

WORLD DISABLED SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR

Year	Women	Men
2021	Carlotta Gilli, ITA	Andrii Trusov, UKR
2022	Not awarded	Not awarded
2021	Jessica Long, USA	Maksym Krypak, UKR
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Sophie Pascoe, NZL	Reece Dunn, GBR
2018	Carlotta Gilli, ITA	Ihar Boki, BLR
2017	Sophie Pascoe, NZL	Vincenzo Boni, ITA
2016	Aurelie Rivard, CAN	Daniel Dias, BRA
2015	Rebecca Meyers, USA	Ihar Boki, BLR
2014	Ingrid Thunem, NOR	Ian Silverman, USA
2013	Sophie Pascoe, NZL	Daniel Dias, BRA
2012	Jacqueline Freney, AUS	Matthew Cowdrey, AUS
2011	Jessica Long, USA	Daniel Dias, BRA
2010	Mallory Weggemann, USA	Daniel De Faria Dias, BRA
2009	Mallory Weggemann, USA	Daniel De Faria Dias, BRA
2008	Natalie du Toit, RSA	Matthew Cowdrey, AUS
2007	Valérie Grand'Maison, CAN	Matthew Cowdrey, AUS
2006	Jessica Long, USA	Wang Xiaof, CHN
2005	Erin Popovich, USA	Benoit Huot, CAN
2003	Danielle Watts, UK	Sergei Punko, BEL

OPEN WATER SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR

Year	Women	Men
2021	Leonie Beck, GER	Florian Wellbrock, GER
2022	Ana Marcela Cunha, BRA	Gregorio Paltrinieri, ITA
2021	Ana Marcela Cunha, BRA	Florian Wellbrock, GER
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Ana Marcela Cunha, BRA	Florian Wellbrock, GER
2018	Sharon van Rouwendaal, NED	Kristof Rasovszky, HUN
2017	Aurelie Muller, FRA	Ferry Weertman, NED
2016	Sharon van Rouwendaal, NED	Ferry Weertman, NED
2015	Aurelie Muller, FRA	Jordan Wilimovsky, USA
2014	Sharon van Rouwendaal, NED	Andrew Gemmell, USA
2013	Poliana Okimoto, BRA	Thomas Lurz, GER
2012	Eva Ristov, HUN	Ous Mellouli, TUN
2011	Keri-Anne Payne, GBR	Thomas Lurz, GER/Spyros Gianniotis, GRE
2010	Martina Grimaldi, ITA	Valerio Cleri, ITA
2009	Keri-Anne Payne, GBR	Thomas Lurz, GER
2008	Larisa Ilchenko, RUS	Maarten van der Weijden, NED
2007	Larisa Ilchenko, RUS	Vladimir Dyatchin, RUS
2006	Larisa Ilchenko, RUS	Thomas Lurz, GER
2005	Edith van Dijk, NED	Thomas Lurz, GER/Chip Peterson, USA

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR

Year	Girls	Boys
2023	Teagan O'Dell, Santa Margarita Catholic, California	Will Modglin, Zionsville, Indiana
2022	Claire Curzan, Cardinal Gibbons, North Carolina	Will Modglin, Zionsville, Indiana
2021	Torri Huske, Yorktown High School, Virginia	Aiden Hayes, Norman High School, Oklahoma
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Torri Huske, Yorktown High School, Virginia	Gianluca Urlando, C.K. McClatchy High School, California Carson Foster, Sycamore High School, Ohio
2018	Emily Weiss, Yorktown High School, Indiana	Reece Whitley, Penn Charter High School, Pennsylvania
2017	Morgan Tankersley, Plant High School, Florida	Reece Whitley, Penn Charter High School, Pennsylvania
2016	Beata Nelson, Mount Hebron, Wisconsin	Grant Shoults, Rancho Margarita, California
2015	Katie Ledecky, Stone Ridge, Maryland	Andrew Seliskar, Thomas Jefferson S&T, Virginia
2014	Katie Ledecky, Stone Ridge, Maryland	Caeleb Dressel, Clay, Florida
2013	Olivia Smoliga, Glenbrook South, Illinois	Ryan Murphy, Bolles, Florida Jack Conger, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Maryland
2012	Missy Franklin, Regis Jesuit, Colorado	Jack Conger, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Maryland
2011	Rachel Bootsma, Eden Prairie, Minnesota Jasmine Tosky, Palo Alto, California	David Nolan, Hershey, Pennsylvania
2010	Dagny Knutson, Minot, North Dakota	Vlad Morozov, Torrance, California
2009	Dagny Knutson, Minot, North Dakota	Tom Shields, Edison, California
2008	Mary Beck, Austin Westlake, Texas	Jimmy Feigen, Winston Churchill, Texas
2007	Mary Beck, Austin Westlake, Texas	Austin Staab, Westerville Central, Ohio
2006	Kate Ziegler, O'Connell, Virginia	Ricky Berens, South Mecklenburg, North Carolina
2005	Jessica Hardy, Long Beach Wilson, California	Alex Righi, Brophy, Arizona
2004	Jessica Hardy, Long Beach Wilson, California	Kyle Bubolz, Waukesha North, Wisconsin
2003	Kara Lynn Joyce, Ann Arbor Pioneer, Michigan	Matt Grevers, Lake Forest, Illinois
2002	Christina Swindle, Gulliver Prep, Florida	Mike Cavic, Tustin, California
2001	Christina Swindle, Gulliver Prep, Florida	Jayme Cramer, St. Xavier, Ohio
2000	Janelle Atkinson, The Bolles School, Florida	Alex Lim, The Bolles School, Florida
1999	Kristen Woodring, Wilson, Pennsylvania	Alex Lim, The Bolles School, Florida
1998	Natalie Coughlin, Carondelet, California	Patrick Fowler, Seattle Prep, Washington
1997	Misty Hyman, Shadow Mountain, Arizona	Nate Dusing, Covington Catholic, Kentucky

HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS OF THE YEAR

1 – Bold Names indicates crowned overall National Champions By Swimming World  (1987 was the first year Swimming World named an overall National Championship Team from public and independent schools.)
2 – Italic Names denotes when a team had a Swimming World’s High School Swimmer of the Year on its roster

Year	Boys HS	Boys Prep	Girls HS	Girls Prep
2023	Carmel	Loyola (California)	Carmel	Santa Margarita Catholic
2022	Carmel & South Lake Carroll	The Bolles School	Carmel	Santa Margarita Catholic
2021	Carmel	The Bolles School	Carmel	Santa Margarita Catholic
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic.	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic.	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic.	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019	Carmel	Cincinnati St. Xavier	Carmel	Harpeth Hall School
2018	North Allegheny	Baylor School	Buchholz	Harpeth Hall School
2017	Carmel	St. Xavier	Carmel	Santa Margarita Catholic
2016	Upper Dublin	La Salle	Carmel	Sacred Heart
2015	Upper St. Clair	The Bolles School	Carmel	Crean Lutheran
2014	Chesterton	The Bolles School	Carmel	Crean Lutheran
2013	Campolindo	The Bolles School	Carmel	JSerra Catholic
2012	New Trier	The Bolles School	Holland	The Baylor School
2011	Hershey	The Bolles School	Carmel	The Baylor School
2010	Hershey	The Bolles School	Carmel	Carondelet
2009	Saratoga	The Baylor School	Carmel	The Baylor School
2008	Yucaipa	The Baylor School	Austin Westlake	Germantown Academy
2007	New Trier	Bellarmine Prep	Austin Westlake	Germantown Academy
2006	Humble Kingwood	The Bolles School	Ann Arbor Pioneer	Germantown Academy
2005	Upper Arlington	Brophy Prep	Ann Arbor Pioneer	Germantown Academy
2004	Carmel	St. Xavier, OH	Lake Forest	The Bolles School
2003	Lake Forest	St. Xavier, OH	Ann Arbor Pioneer	Ursuline Academy
2002	Firestone	St. Xavier, OH	Irvine	Ursuline Academy
2001	Evanston Township	St. Xavier, OH	Irvine	Ursuline Academy
2000	Firestone	The Bolles School	St. Charles	The Bolles School
1999	The Woodlands	The Bolles School	St. Charles	Trinity Prep
1998	The Woodlands	The Bolles School	Carmel	The Bolles School
1997	Cypress Creek	Brother Rice	Shadow Mountain	The Bolles School
1996	Cypress Creek	The Peddie School	Carmel	The Bolles School
1995	Humble Kingwood	The Peddie School	Carmel	The Bolles School
1994	Humble Kingwood	St. Xavier, OH	Davis	Germantown Academy
1993	Humble Kingwood	Jesuit	Davis	Pine Crest
1992	Plano	St. Xavier, OH	Americus	Germantown Academy
1991	San Marino	The Peddie School	McCullough	The Peddie School
1990	Churchill	The Peddie School	North Penn	The Peddie School
1989	Churchill	Bellarmine Prep	Mission Viejo	The Peddie School
1988	Hinsdale South	Mercersburg	Edina	St. Andrews
1987	Mission Viejo	Mercersburg	Spanish River	Germantown Academy
1986	Mission Viejo	Germantown Academy	Mission Viejo	Germantown Academy
1985	Mission Viejo	Germantown Academy	Mission Viejo	The Bolles School
1984	Campolindo	Mercersburg	Mission Viejo	The Bolles School
1983	Mission Viejo	Mercersburg	Mission Viejo	Mercersburg
1982	Mission Viejo	Mercersburg	Mission Viejo	The Peddie School
1981	Mission Viejo	Mercersburg	Mission Viejo	N/A
1980	Mission Viejo	Mercersburg	Mission Viejo	N/A
1979	Mission Viejo	The Hill School	Mission Viejo	N/A
1978	Mission Viejo	Jesuit	Mission Viejo	N/A
1977	Mission Viejo	The Peddie School	Mission Viejo	N/A
1976	Episcopal	N/A	Upper Dublin	N/A
1975	Santa Clara	N/A	N/A	N/A
1974	Santa Clara	N/A	N/A	N/A
1973	St. Xavier, OH	N/A	N/A	N/A
1972	Santa Clara	N/A	N/A	N/A
1971	Santa Clara	N/A	N/A	N/A

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER OF THE YEAR

Year	Female
2021	Yukiko Inui, JPN
2022	Not awarded
2021	Svetlana Romashina, RUS & Svetlana Kolesnichenko, RUS
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Svetlana Romashina, RUS & Svetlana Kolesnichenko, RUS
2018	Svetlana Kolesnichenko, RUS
2017	Svetlana Kolesnichenko, RUS
2016	Svetlana Romashina, RUS Natalia Ishchenko, RUS
2015	Svetlana Romashina, RUS
2014	Sun Wenyan, CHN
2013	Svetlana Romashina, RUS
2012	Natalia Ishchenko, RUS
2011	Natalia Ishchenko, RUS

WATER POLO PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Year	Women	Men
2023	Judith Forca, ESP	Gergo Zalanki, HUN
2022	Not awarded	Not awarded
2021	Maddie Musselman, USA	Filip Filipovic, SRB
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Ashleigh Johnson, USA	Francesco Di Fulvio, ITA
2018	Sabrina Van Der Sloot, NED	Aleksandr Ivovic, ITA
2017	Maggie Steffens, USA	Márton Vamos, HUN
2016	Ashleigh Johnson, USA	Filip Filipovic, SRB
2015	Ashleigh Johnson, USA	Dusko Pijetlovic, SRB
2014	Ashleigh Johnson, USA	Stefan Zivojinovic, SRB
2013	Jennifer Pareja, ESP	Viktor Nagy, HUN
2012	Maggie Steffens, USA	Maro Jokovic, CRO
2011	Krystina Alogbo, CAN	Stefano Tempesti, ITA

DIVERS OF THE YEAR

Year	Women	Men
2023	Chen Yuxi, CHN	Wang Zongyuan, CHN
2022	Not awarded	Not awarded
2021	Shi Tingmao, CHN	Xie Siyi, CHN
2020	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Shi Tingmao, CHN	Xie Siyi, CHN
2018	Ren Qian, CHN	Yang Jian, CHN
2017	Shi Tingmao, CHN	Ilya Zakharov, RUS
2016	Shi Tingmao, CHN	Chen Aisen, CHN
2015	Shi Tingmao, CHN	Qiu Bo, CHN
2014	Liu Huixia, CHN	He Chong, CHN
2013	He Zi, CHN	He Chong, CHN
2012	Chen Ruolin, CHN	Ilya Zakharov, RUS
2011	Chen Ruolin, CHN	Qui Bo, CHN

WORLD MASTERS SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR

• ru=runner-up

Total	Name	Country	Years
14	Laura Val	USA	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
6	Jim McConica	USA	2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
6	Karlyn Pipes-Nielsen	USA	2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2017
5	Richard Burns	USA	2008, 2009, 2010ru, 2013, 2018, 2019
5	Rick Colella	USA	2012, 2013ru, 2014, 2015ru, 2016, 2017, 2018
5	Hitomi Matsuda	Japan	2005ru, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009ru, 2010, 2012
5	Yoshiko Osaki	Japan	2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014ru, 2018, 2019ru
4	Jane Asher	Great Britain	2004, 2006, 2007ru, 2011, 2012ru, 2016
4	Nicolas Granger	France	2012, 2014, 2016ru, 2017, 2018
4	Karl Hauter	Germany	2005, 2015, 2016, 2017
3	Richard Abrahams	USA	2005, 2007, 2010ru, 2011ru, 2015
3	David Guthrie	USA	2008ru, 2011ru, 2012ru, 2013, 2014, 2015ru, 2016
3	Maurine Kornfeld	USA	2016, 2017, 2018
3	Willard Lamb	USA	2013, 2014ru, 2017, 2018
3	David Radcliff	USA	2009, 2014, 2019 2015ru
3	Darian Townsend	USA	2014, 2016, 2017
3	Diann Uustal	USA	2011, 2012ru, 2013ru, 2016, 2017
3	Susan von der Lippe	USA	2006, 2008ru, 2009, 2010
3	Jenny Whiteley	Australia	2008, 2009ru, 2013, 2018, 2019ru
3	Shoko Yonezawa	Japan	2005, 2010, 2015
2	George Corones	Australia	2013, 2018
2	Noriko Inada	Japan	2013ru, 2014, 2016ru, 2017, 2018ru
2	Dan Kirkland	USA	2018, 2019
2	Thomas Maine	USA	2010, 2015
2	Michael Mann	USA	2009, 2010
2	Lynn Marshall	Canada	2006ru, 2011, 2016
2	Marcus Mattioli	BRA	2006, 2011, 2015ru
2	Gail Roper	USA	2005, 2009
2	Christel Schulz	Germany	2005, 2010ru, 2011ru, 2015
2	Rita Simonton	USA	2008, 2013
2	Robert Strand	USA	2006, 2007ru, 2008ru, 2012, 2013ru, 2016ru
2	Steve West	USA	2013, 2015, 2018ru, 2019ru
2	Judy Wilson	Great Britain	2004, 2014
2	Steve Wood	USA	2011, 2015
2	Hiromu Yoshimoto	Japan	2005, 2010
2	Barry Young	New Zealand	2004, 2009, 2010ru
1	Kazunaga Akutsu	Japan	2007
1	Roberto Alberiche	Spain	2011ru, 2012
1	Betty Ann Barnett	USA	2006
1	Tom Barton	USA	2011
1	Bonnie Bilich	USA	2018
1	Carolyn Boak	USA	2010, 2011ru
1	Conny Boer-Buijs	The Netherlands	2005
1	Erika Braun	USA	2013, 2018ru
1	Paul Carter	USA	2008
1	Marco Colombo	Italy	2005
1	Monica Coro	Italy	2012
1	Charlotte Davis	USA	2015, 2016ru
1	Lawrence Day	USA	2016
1	Giulio Divano	Italy	2011
1	Barbara Dunbar	USA	2004, 2005ru, 2009ru, 2014ru
1	Janet Evans	USA	2011
1	Katharina Flora	HUN	2019
1	Mike Freshley	USA	2016
1	Ingeborg Fritze	Germany	2011
1	Jamie Fowler	USA	2009ru, 2010, 2019ru
1	Sergey Geybel	RUS	2017
1	Nick Gillingham	Great Britain	2004
1	Jack Groselle	USA	2009ru, 2014, 2019ru
1	Hideaki Hara	JPN	2019, 2016ru
1	Sheri Hart	USA	2010
1	Trip Hedrick	USA	2004
1	Jill Hernandez	USA	2005ru, 2013ru, 2015
1	Mette Jacobsen	Denmark	2007
1	Graham Johnston	USA	2006, 2012ru, 2016ru
1	Christopher Jones	Great Britain	2007
1	Takushi Kameda	Japan	2004
1	Elisabeth Ketelsen	DEN	2018
1	Goro Kobayashi	Japan	2006
1	Olga Kokorina	Russia	2013, 2014ru
1	Caroline Krattli	USA	2007
1	Sanderina Kruger	South Africa	2014, 2015ru, 2019ru
1	Tom Landis	USA	2007
1	Maria Lenk-Zigler	Brazil	2005
1	Betty Lorenzi	USA	2017, 2012ru
1	Beth Lutz-Knight	USA	2005
1	Lorenzo Marugo	Italy	2004
1	Cecilia McCloskey	USA	2015
1	Duncan McCreadie	Great Britain	2005
1	Alexander Mills	Norway	2006
1	Alberto Montini	Italy	2008, 2013ru, 2016ru
1	Clary Munns	AUS	2019
1	Mieko Nagaoka	Japan	2009ru, 2010ru, 2011ru, 2014
1	Keiko Nakamura	Japan	2008
1	Nicholas Neckles	BAR	2019
1	Sylvia Neuhauser	Austria	2004
1	Lois Kivi Nochman	USA	2009
1	Penny Noyes	USA	2019
1	Judie Oliver	Canada	2012
1	Walter Pfeiffer	USA	2008
1	Kalis Rasmussen	CAN	2019
1	Hans Reichelt	Germany	2011
1	Ellen Reynolds	USA	2014, 2019ru
1	Nora Ronai	Brazil	2019, 2014ru
1	Michael Ross	USA	2009
1	Fred Schlicher	USA	2008
1	Greg Shaw	USA	2007
1	Timothy Shead	South Africa	2007ru, 2013
1	Dan Stephenson	USA	2007
1	Petar Stoychev	Bulgaria	2012
1	Satoko Takeushi	Japan	2012
1	Carlo Travaini	ITA	2019, 2018ru
1	Jean Troy	USA	2007, 2012ru, 2013ru
1	Agnes van Obberghen	Belgium	2011ru, 2016
1	Willy van Rysel	Great Britain	2006
1	Tom Wolf	USA	2004
0	Serkan Atasay	Turkey	2011ru
0	Dennis Baker	USA	2006ru
0	Peter Bermel	Germany	2007ru
0	Holly Green Blair	GBR	2019ru
0	Andrew Bray	USA	2019ru
0	Hugo Bregman	NED	2018ru
0	Fabio Calmasini	ITA	2015ru
0	John Calvert	USA	2006ru
0	Cav Cavanaugh	USA	2005ru
0	Petra Chocova	Czech	2014ru
0	Cesar Cielo	BRA	2015ru
0	Josep Claret	Spain	2009ru
0	Rosario de Vivanco	Peru	2009ru
0	Robert Doud	USA	2018ru
0	Erika Erndl	USA	2016ru
0	Mark Foster	Great Britain	2005ru
0	Linley Frame	Australia	2012ru
0	Jerome Frentsos	USA	2010ru
0	Dagmar Frese	GER	2016ru
0	Naka Fukuoka	JPN	2018ru
0	Marie Therese Fuzzati	FRA	2015ru
0	Emma Gage	GBR	2015ru
0	Heidi George	USA	2015ru
0	Tony Goodwin	Australia	2012ru
0	Dmitriy Gorbunov	RUS	2019ru
0	Gary Hall Sr.	USA	2006ru
0	Takashi Hayashi	JPN	2018ru
0	Lynn Hayes	Australia	2009ru
0	Dawn Heckman	USA	2011ru, 2012ru
0	Nicole Heideman	GER	2018ru, 2019ru
0	Suzanne Heim-Bowen	USA	2008ru, 2010ru
0	Edith Hendry	USA	2007ru
0	Stefan Herbst	Germany	2012ru
0	Eric Hochstein	USA	2009ru
0	Bernd Horstmann	Germany	2007ru
0	Janette Jeffrey	AUS	2015ru
0	Burwell "Bumpy" Jones	USA	2008ru
0	Eetu Karvonen	Finland	2014ru
0	Hubie Kerns	USA	2014ru
0	Daniel Kowalski	Australia	2009ru
0	Jean Leemput	France	2014ru
0	Leslie Livingston	USA	2011ru, 2013ru, 2016ru
0	Calvin Maughan	SWE	2019ru
0	Jennifer Merritt	Great Britain	2006ru
0	Margery Meyer	USA	2007ru
0	Martina Moravcova	USA	2008ru
0	Emi Moronuki	JPN	2018ru
0	Ed Moses	USA	2011ru
0	Dot Munger	USA	2016ru
0	Yuko Nakanishi	Japan	2010ru
0	Yurie Oga	Japan	2014ru
0	Kana Ohashi	Japan	2006ru
0	Margit Ohlsson	Sweden	2010ru, 2015ru
0	Samuele Pampana	ITA	2016ru
0	Eliane Pellis	Belgium	2013ru
0	Frank Piemme	USA	2005ru
0	Vlad Pyschnenko	USA	2010ru
0	David Quiggin	USA	2014ru
0	Adam Ritter	USA	2013ru
0	Nadine Rolland	Canada	2005ru
0	Rico Rolli	Italy	2011ru
0	Rich Saeger	USA	2006ru
0	Toshii Sato	Japan	2010ru
0	Roland Schoeman	USA	2018ru
0	Shigehisa Sekikawa	Japan	2013ru
0	Rose Sellares	Spain	2006ru
0	Gershon Shefa	Israel	2008ru
0	Toshio Tajima	Japan	2005ru
0	Stev Theloke	Germany	2013ru
0	Jen Thomassen	Austria	2008ru
0	Jaring Timmerman	Canada	2009ru, 2014ru
0	Laura Vaca	MEX	2018ru
0	Susan Walsh	USA	2007ru
0	Hugh Wilder	USA	2012ru
0	Jan Wolfgarten	Germany	2012ru
0	Nobuko Yasuda	Japan	2010ru