{"id":228916,"date":"2016-11-13T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T02:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=228916"},"modified":"2016-11-13T19:27:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T02:27:03","slug":"who-will-be-swimming-worlds-2016-world-swimmers-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/who-will-be-swimming-worlds-2016-world-swimmers-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Be Swimming World’s 2016 World Swimmers of the Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year since 1964,\u00a0Swimming World\u00a0<\/em>has\u00a0acknowledged the top athletes in our sport by voting for the World Swimmers of the Year<\/a>. A panel of 15 members, both national and international, participated in the 2016 voting process. In anticipation of the release of the December issue we at\u00a0Swimming World<\/em> would like to take a look back at previous winners.<\/p>\n

(Editor’s note: In 2013\u00a0Swimming World<\/em> stripped the East German athletes<\/a>, who were systematically doped in the 1970s and ’80s, from their World and European Swimmer of the Year titles)<\/p>\n

2015 Winners: Katie Ledecky & Adam Peaty<\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

Katie Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>secured her third straight World Swimmer of the Year title in 2015, tying her with the USA’s\u00a0Debbie Meyer<\/strong> (1967-69) and\u00a0Shirley Babashoff<\/strong> (1974-76) in second place for consecutive title wins. 2015 was a big year for Ledecky as she gradutaed from Stone Ridge High School (Md.) and lowered another three world records at the World Championships in Kazan, Russia. Ledecky posted a 15:27.71 in prelims of the 1500 free, before further lowering the record to a 15:25.48 in finals. She then followed that up with a dynamic 8:07.39 in the 800 free final.<\/p>\n

Will Ledecky earn her fourth straight title of World Swimmer of the Year in 2016, tying her with the USA’s\u00a0Janet Evans<\/strong> (1987-90) for the most consecutive titles?<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: gianmattiadalberto\/lapresse\\<\/p><\/div>\n

Adam Peaty\u00a0<\/strong>garnered his first World Swimmer of the Year title after a successful 2015 season, becoming the first swimmer–male or female–from Great Britain to earn the award. 2015 saw Peaty become the first athlete to break the 58-second barrier in the men’s 100 meter breaststroke with a 57.92 at the British Championships in London. The then 20-year-old would continue his success at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia with gold medal finishes in both the 50 and 100 breaststrokes (26.51, 58.52).<\/p>\n

No European male swimmer has repeated the World Swimmer of the Year title since Russia’s\u00a0Denis Pankratov<\/strong> won in both 1995 and 1996, could Peaty become the second?<\/p>\n

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PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Year<\/th>Women<\/th>Men<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2024<\/td>Summer McIntosh, CAN<\/td>Leon Marchand, FRA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>Kaylee McKeown, AUS<\/td>Leon Marchand, FRA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>Ariarne Titmus, AUS<\/td>David Popovici, ROU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>Emma McKeon, AUS<\/td>Caeleb Dressel, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic<\/td>Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>Regan Smith, USA<\/td>Caeleb Dressel, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>Katie Ledecky, USA<\/td>Adam Peaty, GBR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>Sarah Sjostrom, SWE<\/td>Caeleb Dressel, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>Katie Ledecky, USA<\/td>Michael Phelps, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>Katie Ledecky, USA<\/td>Adam Peaty, GBR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>Katie Ledecky, USA<\/td>Kosuke Hagino, JPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>Katie Ledecky, USA<\/td>Sun Yang, CHN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>Missy Franklin, USA<\/td>Michael Phelps, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>Rebecca Soni, USA<\/td>Ryan Lochte, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>Rebecca Soni, USA<\/td>Ryan Lochte, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>Federica Pellegrini, ITA<\/td>Michael Phelps, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>Stephanie Rice, AUS<\/td>Michael Phelps, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>Laure Manaudou, FRA<\/td>Michael Phelps, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>Leisel Jones, AUS<\/td>Michael Phelps, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>Leisel Jones, AUS<\/td>Grant Hackett, AUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>Yana Klochkova, UKR<\/td>Michael Phelps, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>Hannah Stockbauer, GER<\/td>Michael Phelps, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>Natalie Coughlin, USA<\/td>Ian Thorpe, AUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>Inge De Bruijn, NED<\/td>Ian Thorpe, AUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>Inge De Bruijn, NED<\/td>Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>Penny Heyns, RSA<\/td>Ian Thorpe, AUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>Jenny Thompson, USA<\/td>Ian Thorpe, AUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>Claudia Poll, CRC<\/td>Michael Klim, Aus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>Penny Heyns, RSA<\/td>Denis Pankratov, RUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>Kristina Egerszegi, HUN<\/td>Denis Pankratov, RUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>Samantha Riley, AUS<\/td>Kieren Perkins, AUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>Franziska Van Almsick, GER<\/td>Karoly Guttler, HUN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>Kristina Egerszegi, HUN<\/td>Egveni Sadovyi, URS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>Kristina Egerszegi, HUN<\/td>Tamas Darnyi, HUN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>Janet Evans, USA<\/td>Mike Barrowman, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>Janet Evans, USA<\/td>Mike Barrowman, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>Janet Evans, USA,\u00a0 Kristin Otto, GDR<\/del> \u00a0*<\/td>Matt Biondi, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>Janet Evans, USA<\/td>Tamas Darnyi, HUN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>Mary T. Meagher, USA,\u00a0 Kristin Otto, GDR<\/del> *<\/td>Matt Biondi, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>Mary T. Meagher, USA<\/td>Michael Gross, FRG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>Tiffany Cohen, USA,\u00a0 Kristin Otto, GDR<\/del> \u00a0*<\/td>Alex Baumann, CAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>Tiffany Cohen, USA,\u00a0 Ute Geweniger, GDR<\/del> *<\/td>Rick Carey, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>Tracy Caulkins, USA,\u00a0 Petra Schneider, GDR \u00a0*<\/td>Vladimir Salnikov, URS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>Mary T. Meagher, USA<\/td>Alex Baumann, CAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>Tracy Caulkins, USA,\u00a0 Petra Schneider, GDR<\/del> \u00a0*<\/td>Rowdy Gaines, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>Cynthia Woodhead, USA<\/td>Vladimir Salnikov, URS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>Tracy Caulkins, USA<\/td>Jesse Vassallo, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>Wendy Boglioli, USA,\u00a0 Ulrike Tauber, GDR<\/del> *<\/td>Brian Goodell, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>Shirley Babashoff, USA,\u00a0 Kornelia Ender, GDR<\/del> \u00a0*<\/td>John Naber, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>Shirley Babashoff, USA,\u00a0 Kornelia Ender, GDR<\/del> \u00a0*<\/td>Tim Shaw, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>Shirley Babashoff, USA,\u00a0 Ulrike Tauber, GDR<\/del> \u00a0*<\/td>Tim Shaw, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>Novella Calligaris, ITA,\u00a0 Kornelia Ender, GDR<\/del> \u00a0*<\/td>Rick DeMont, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>Shane Gould, AUS<\/td>Mark Spitz, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1971<\/td>Shane Gould, AUS<\/td>Mark Spitz, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970<\/td>Alice Jones, USA<\/td>Gary Hall, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>Debbie Meyer, USA<\/td>Gary Hall, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>Debbie Meyer, USA<\/td>Charles Hickcox, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967<\/td>Debbie Meyer, USA<\/td>Mark Spitz, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>Claudia Kolb, USA<\/td>Mike Burton, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/td>Martha Randall, USA<\/td>Dick Roth, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>N\/A<\/td>Don Schollander, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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