Pacific Rim Swimmers of the Year Ballotmembers

PHOENIX, Arizona, November 1. LATER this month, we will begin announcing the Swimming World World and Regional Swimmers of the Year, an annual celebration of the sport that culminates with our December issue.

Up until this year, only our panelists had access to the ballot while voting on the various categories. This year, we've decided to open up the process heading into our announcements with the December issue.

To be eligible to be on the ballot, a swimmer must: Set a long course or short course world record, or finish the season with a textile best, or rank #1 in the world in a long course event, or win an individual medal at the World Long Course Championships, or Top 10 world ranking in a long course event, or be the top ranked swimmer within your region in a long course event if not ranked in the top 10.

Our panelist must then select a top five for each category, placing a 1-5 designation next to their top-five swimmers where 1 equals their top choice and 5 equals their fifth-ranked vote.

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Today, we reveal which swimmers made the ballot for Pacific Rim Swimmers of the Year. What are your top fives for each category and why?

MALE
Matthew Abood, AUS
Chen Yin, CHN
Takuro Fujii, JPN
Thomas Fraser-Holmes, AUS
Yuya Horihata, JPN
Geoff Huegill, AUS
Ryosuke Irie, JPN
Gareth Kean, NZL
Kosuke Kitajima, JPN
Yuki Kobori, JPN
Junya Koga, JPN
James Magnussen, AUS
Takeshi Matsuda, JPN
Yosuke Miyamoto, JPN
Ryan Napoleon, AUS
Kazuki Otsuka, JPN
Tae Hwan Park, KOR
Ryusuke Sakata, JPN
Daiya Seto, JPN
Glenn Snyders, NZL
Yuta Suenaga, JPN
Sun Yang, CHN
Sun Xiaolei, CHN
Matt Targett, AUS
Ryo Tateishi, JPN
Kenneth To, AUS
Naoya Tomita, JPN
Ben Treffers, AUS
Wang Chenxiang, CHN
Kazuki Watanabe, JPN
Wu Peng, CHN
Zhang Fenglin, CHN

FEMALE
Bronte Barratt, AUS
Lauren Boyle, NZL
Chen Qian, CHN
Alicia Coutts, AUS
Sophie Edington, AUS
Sally Foster, AUS
Keiko Fukudome, JPN
Gao Chang, CHN
Melissa Gorman, AUS
Belinda Hocking, AUS
Natsumi Hoshi, JPN
Ji Liping, CHN
Jiao Liuyang, CHN
Leisel Jones, AUS
Yuka Kato, JPN
Li Xuanxu, CHN
Liu Zige, CHN
Lu Ying, CHN
Meagen Nay, AUS
Kylie Palmer, AUS
Leiston Pickett, AUS
Stephanie Rice, AUS
Shiho Sakai, JPN
Jessicah Schipper, AUS
Emily Seebohm, AUS
Shao Yiwen, CHN
Song Wenyan, CHN
Sun Ye, CHN
Satomi Suzuki, JPN
Aya Terakawa, JPN
Kanako Watanabe, JPN
Ye Shiwen, CHN
Zhao Jing, CHN

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