PHOENIX, Arizona, November 19. WHILE Swimming World<\/i> will start announcing the various winners of the World and Regional Swimmers of the Year awards in the December issue as voted by an expert panel, we've been letting our readers decide on a pair of Swimmers Choice awards online.<\/p>\n
With just more than a week left to vote, there are some surprising totals in our polls as it looks like our Brazilian friends have mobilized to support Thiago Pereira:<\/p>\n
Male World Swimmer of the Year Vote<\/b>
\nThiago Pereira, BRA \t\t40.46%
\nMichael Phelps, USA \t\t27.41%
\nTae Hwan Park, KOR \t\t18.32%
\nRyan Lochte, USA \t\t7.19%
\nBrendan Hansen, USA \t\t1.45%
\nStefan Nystrand, SWE \t\t1.40%
\nAaron Peirsol, USA \t\t1.26%
\nRoland Schoeman, RSA \t\t0.83%
\nMateusz Sawrymowicz, POL \t\t0.74%
\nFilippo Magnini, ITA \t\t0.43%
\nAlain Bernard, FRA \t \t0.31%
\nKosuke Kitajima, JPN \t\t0.21%<\/p>\n
Female World Swimmer of the Year Vote<\/b>
\nKate Ziegler, USA \t\t37.66%
\nNatalie Coughlin, USA \t\t16.65%
\nLaure Manaudou, FRA \t\t12.03%
\nKatie Hoff, USA \t\t9.98%
\nLibby Lenton, AUS \t\t9.77%
\nTherese Alshammar, SWE \t \t4.25%
\nLeisel Jones, AUS \t\t4.20%
\nKirsty Coventry, ZIM \t\t2.63%
\nOtylia Jedrzejczak, POL \t\t1.42%
\nLeila Vaziri, USA \t\t1.42%<\/p>\n
We will be announcing the winners of the Swimmers Choice awards on Nov. 27. So, if you think some of these numbers need to change, please make sure to vote via the polls listed under our Top Stories!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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