{"id":181203,"date":"2016-02-01T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=181203"},"modified":"2016-02-01T08:00:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T15:00:24","slug":"mitch-larkin-katinka-hosszu-named-fina-swimmers-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mitch-larkin-katinka-hosszu-named-fina-swimmers-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitch Larkin, Katinka Hosszu Named FINA Swimmers of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

FINA named its athletes of the year last night in Budapest, Hungary. \u00a0Mitch Larkin<\/strong> and Katinka Hosszu<\/strong> were named the swimmers of the year, while Adam Peaty<\/strong> and Katie Ledecky<\/strong> were given the “Best Swimming Performance” award.<\/p>\n

Full FINA Press Release:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The FINA Athletes of the Year 2015 were unveiled in Budapest (HUN) in a memorable FINA World Aquatics Gala – “Soir\u00e9e des Etoiles” (Evening of the Stars), held in the iconic Vigado Concert Hall on Sunday January 31, 2016.<\/p>\n

FINA awarded the best athletes across FINA’s six disciplines in men and women’s categories and paid tribute to their greatness and achievement in the sport.<\/p>\n

In addition, an award for the best swimming performances in Kazan 2015 was presented to a male and a female athlete.<\/p>\n

The 2015 winners per category are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"\u00a0 Swimming<\/strong><\/td>\nMen<\/em><\/td>\nMitchell Larkin<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women<\/em><\/td>\nKatinka Hosszu<\/td>\nHungary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best
\nSwimming
\nPerformance<\/i><\/td>\n		Adam Peaty
\nKatie Ledecky<\/td>\n		Great Britain
\nUSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"\u00a0 Water Polo<\/strong><\/td>\nMen<\/em><\/td>\nSerbia
\nPlayer: captain Zivko Gocic<\/td>\n		Serbia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women<\/em><\/td>\nUSA
\nPlayer: captain Maggie Steffens<\/td>\n		USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"\u00a0 Diving<\/strong><\/td>\nMen<\/em><\/td>\nHe Chao<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women<\/em><\/td>\nShi Tingmao<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"\u00a0 Synchro<\/strong><\/td>\nMen<\/em><\/td>\nBill May
\nAleksandr Maltsev<\/td>\n		USA
\nRussia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women<\/em><\/td>\nSvetlana Romashina<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"\u00a0 Open Water<\/strong><\/td>\nMen<\/em><\/td>\nJordan Willimovsky<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women<\/em><\/td>\nAna Marcela Cunha<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"\u00a0 High Diving<\/strong><\/td>\nMen<\/em><\/td>\nGary Hunt<\/td>\nGreat Britain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women<\/em><\/td>\nRachelle Simpson<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The following coaches were also rewarded on the occasion: Alex Rochas<\/strong> (coach of Gary Hunt), Dejan Savic<\/strong> (coach of Serbia), Adam Krikorian<\/strong> (coach of USA), Nie Yudi<\/strong> (coach of He Chao), Zhao Wenjin<\/strong> (coach of Shi Tingmao), Chris Caver<\/strong> (coach of Bill May), Gana Maximova<\/strong> (coach of Aleksandr Maltsev), Tatiana Danchenko<\/strong> (coach of Svetlana Romashina), Michael Bohl<\/strong> (coach of Mitch Larkin), Jason Carlton<\/strong> (coach of Rachelle Simpson), Dave Kelsheimer<\/strong> (coach of Jordan Wilimovsky), Fernando Possenti<\/strong> (coach of Ana Marcela Cunha), Bruce Gemmell<\/strong> (coach of Katie Ledecky), Melanie Marshall<\/strong> (coach of Adam Peaty), and Shane Tusup<\/strong> (coach of Katinka Hosszu).<\/p>\n

The “Soir\u00e9e des Etoiles” was first held in Doha, Qatar, in December 2014, in between the annual FINA World Aquatics Convention and the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m).<\/p>\n

Budapest is the host of the next FINA World Championships and FINA World Masters Championships in July-August 2017.<\/p>\n

VIDEO GALLERY OF AWARDS:<\/p>\n