{"id":162318,"date":"2015-11-28T04:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=162318"},"modified":"2015-12-01T08:41:56","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T15:41:56","slug":"swimming-world-magazine-announces-male-and-female-pacific-rim-swimmers-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-announces-male-and-female-pacific-rim-swimmers-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Magazine Announces Male and Female Pacific Rim Swimmers of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each\u00a0year\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>\u00a0selects the top male and female swimmers for the following regions: Africa, the Pacific Rim, Europe, America, and World. Starting today,\u00a0<em>Swimming World<\/em>\u00a0will announce the top athletes in each region leading up to the announcement of the Male and Female World Swimmers of the Year on December 1st.<\/p>\n<h2>Male Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitorswim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sponsored by Competitor<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 21\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Although the Australian women have held onto the Female Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year award with an iron fist since Swimming World began awarding it 21 years ago, their men have actually had a rough time since <strong>Ian<\/strong> <strong>Thorpe<\/strong> and <strong>Grant<\/strong> <strong>Hackett<\/strong> ruled the roost Down Under.<\/p>\n<p>This year, let\u2019s just say the timing was right for Australia to end its 10-year drought of not winning the award:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Japan\u2019s <strong>Kosuke<\/strong> <strong>Hagino<\/strong>, the 2014 Male World and Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year, had his season cut short after he broke his elbow in a biking accident prior to Worlds, thereby forcing him to withdraw from the meet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 China\u2019s <strong>Sun<\/strong> <strong>Yang<\/strong>, the 2013 Male World and Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year, swam well at this year\u2019s World Championships, winning two gold medals and a silver. However, it\u2019s possible that Sun\u2019s positive drug test in May 2014\u2014which was not reported for six months\u2014influenced this year\u2019s SOY voting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>That left the door wide open for Aussie <strong>Mitch<\/strong> <strong>Larkin<\/strong> to snatch this year\u2019s Male Pacific Rim award&#8230;and deservedly so.<\/p>\n<p>At Kazan, Larkin, 22, swept the 100 and 200 meter backstroke events. He beat France\u2019s <strong>Camille<\/strong> <strong>Lacourt<\/strong> in the 100, 52.40 to 52.48, and posted an Oceanic record in the 200 in 1:53.58 to win by a full second over Poland\u2019s <strong>Radoslaw<\/strong> <strong>Kawecki<\/strong> (1:54.55). Larkin also helped Australia to a silver medal in the men\u2019s 400 medley relay.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Larkin added two Commonwealth records to his 2015 resum\u00e9: 100 and 200 back, 52.11 and 1:53.17, at the World Cup in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"162319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-announces-male-and-female-pacific-rim-swimmers-of-the-year\/2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"576,774\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Swimming World Magazine&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year-576x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-162319 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year.jpg\" alt=\"2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year\" width=\"576\" height=\"774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year.jpg 576w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year-533x716.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-male-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitorswim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"162303\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-announces-male-and-female-african-swimmers-of-the-year\/competitor_adbanner_horizontal_650x90\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/competitor_adbanner_horizontal_650x90.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,90\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"competitor_adbanner_horizontal_650x90\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;competitor_adbanner_horizontal_650x90&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/competitor_adbanner_horizontal_650x90.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/competitor_adbanner_horizontal_650x90.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162303\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/competitor_adbanner_horizontal_650x90.jpg\" alt=\"competitor_adbanner_horizontal_650x90\" width=\"650\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/competitor_adbanner_horizontal_650x90.jpg 650w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/competitor_adbanner_horizontal_650x90-533x74.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/competitor_adbanner_horizontal_650x90-200x28.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Female Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitorswim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sponsored by Competitor<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>For years, Australia\u2019s <strong>Emily<\/strong> <strong>Seebohm<\/strong> had her sights set on America\u2019s <strong>Missy<\/strong> <strong>Franklin<\/strong>. Beat her, and Seebohm believed she would be considered the best women\u2019s backstroker in the world.<\/p>\n<p>She did just that last year in the 100 meter backstroke at Pan Pacs with a world-leading 58.84 (Franklin finished third in 1:00.30). She also beat Franklin in the 200 by placing second in 2:07.61. However, Franklin had suffered a back injury shortly before the meet, so the jury was still out.<\/p>\n<p>This year, there no longer was any doubt: the 23-year-old Australian swam lights-out at the FINA World Championships and earned Swimming World\u2019s Female Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year honors. In addition to winning both the 100 and 200 back, she also helped Australia to a gold medal in the women\u2019s 400 free relay and a bronze in the medley relay.<\/p>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>In the 100 back at Kazan, Seebohm topped fellow Australian, <strong>Madison<\/strong> <strong>Wilson<\/strong>, 58.26 to 58.75, and nearly broke her own national record of 58.23 from 2012. She then overtook Franklin down the stretch in the 200 back to win, 2:05.81 to 2:06.34, setting an Australian record in the process. Seebohm trailed Franklin by more than a second at the 150 (1:33.36 to 1:34.67), but threw down an epic 31.14 final split for the victory. Seebohm also took fourth in the 50 back (27.66).<\/p>\n<p>With Seebohm\u2019s SOY honors, Australian women have won the award every year since its inception in 1995 except for three: 1996 (China\u2019s <strong>Le<\/strong> <strong>Jingyi<\/strong>) and 2011-12 (China\u2019s <strong>Ye<\/strong> <strong>Shiwen<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"162320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-announces-male-and-female-pacific-rim-swimmers-of-the-year\/2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"576,774\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Swimming World Magazine&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year-576x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-162320\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year.jpg\" alt=\"2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year\" width=\"576\" height=\"774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year.jpg 576w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year-533x716.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-female-pacific-rim-swimmer-of-the-year-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitorswim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Competitor_Swim_Catalog_2015-Updated.pdf\">Download Competitor&#8217;s Catalog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each\u00a0year\u00a0Swimming World Magazine\u00a0selects the top male and female swimmers for the following regions: Africa, the Pacific Rim, Europe, America, and World. 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