{"id":404693,"date":"2019-12-02T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=404693"},"modified":"2019-12-02T15:19:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T22:19:32","slug":"swimming-world-presents-the-2019-swimmers-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-the-2019-swimmers-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents The 2019 Swimmers of the Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">The 2019 Swimmers of the Year<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">by John Lohn, Dan D\u2019Addona, Craig Lord and David Rieder<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">World &amp; American: Regan Smith &amp; Caeleb Dressel<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">European: Katinka Hosszu &amp; Adam Peaty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pacific Rim: Ariarne Titmus &amp; Daiya Seto<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">African: Tatjana Schoenmaker &amp; Chad le Clos<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">REGAN SMITH<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>Female World and American Swimmer of the Year<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span>As the 2020 Olympics approach, Smith will be one of the most talked about athletes on the road to Tokyo. Not only is she the overwhelming favorite for gold in the backstroke events, a medal is not out of the question in the 200 butterfly, and Smith is expected to be the lynchpin on several American relays. Yes, she\u2019s just getting started. \u201cI want to stay hungry,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">CAELEB DRESSEL<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>Male World and American Swimmer of the Year<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cPart of me is very happy,\u201d Dressel said of his performance at the World Champs. \u201cPart of me wants to cry that I\u2019m done with it. I\u2019ve got pimples on my face from just the stress of the meet. I\u2019m probably losing some hair. It was a very tough week. I knew I was going to have to come with fire, passion and pride in every single race.\u201d As stressful as the week in Gwangju was, it will not measure up to the intense pressure that Dressel will face at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">KATINKA HOSSZU<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>Female European Swimmer of the Year<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span>The \u201cIron Lady\u201d of swimming became the first woman in history to win five World Championship titles in the same event, once again capturing the 400 meter individual medley at this summer\u2019s championships in Gwangju, South Korea\u2014a streak that dates back to 2009! \u201cIt has been a tough journey, especially coming off last year,\u201d Hosszu said. \u201cFrom the outside, it might seem like just another gold medal, but obviously for me, it is really special to be here and to be able to win this title. I am looking forward to a lot of work for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>ADAM PEATY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>Male European Swimmer of the Year<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span>This year, Peaty, who in 2017 became the first man to claim the World 50 and 100 breaststroke double twice, penned the triple this year into the history books. Along the way, the world witnessed a phenomenal moment: \u201cProject 56\u201d was delivered with a sledgehammer 56.88. \u201cGot the triple double, which is a massive thing for me. It\u2019s what I came here to do. The 56 happened, so it\u2019s just everything complete, really,\u201d Peaty summed up. If the Olympic 100 meter breaststroke crown stays on Peaty\u2019s head in Tokyo next July, he will become the first British swimmer ever to retain an Olympic swimming title four years apart since it all began in 1896.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>ARIARNE TITMUS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>Female Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span>When Titmus stunningly beat the American over eight laps of freestyle at Worlds, and blew past Ledecky down the final lap, blinks were the norm around the aquatic world. Eventually, the enormity of the moment set in, and all anyone could do was tip their cap to the Australian. Still, it is her rematch with Ledecky that will attract the most attention. \u201cThis doesn\u2019t really change anything,\u201d Titmus said of her World title and defeat of Ledecky. \u201cIt was about swimming as fast as I could. The Olympics are next year. Katie\u2019s a true champion, and through something like this, I guess every girl that trains for middle distance has her as a target.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">DAIYA SETO<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>Male Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span>Seto captured his third World title in the 400 meter individual medley (2013-15-19), leading the race from start to finish to win in 4:08.95. He also won the 200 IM and placed second in the 200 butterfly. While the 400 IM may have been his best performance, Seto\u2019s victory in the 200 IM was more historic, as he ended the American streak of eight straight titles in the event over the last 16 years. With the Olympics in his home country, Seto is looking for his biggest moment in 2020. \u201cI had a good meet,\u201d Seto admitted, \u201cbut I want to be the Olympic champion next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>TATJANA SCHOENMAKER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>Female African Swimmer of the Year<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span>As a virtually unknown 20-year-old with no major international racing experience, Tatjana Schoenmaker arrived at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia and shocked the world with gold medal-winning performances in both the 100 and 200 meter breast. In 2019, she backed up those performances on the world stage in Gwangju. That silver made Schoenmaker the first South African woman ever to win a medal at the FINA World Championships.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">CHAD LE CLOS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Male African Swimmer of the Year<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em>For the eighth consecutive year, Chad le Clos tops this category as Swimming World\u2019s Male African Swimmer of the Year. A busy 2019 of racing also saw le Clos compete at FINA Champions Series meets in Guangzhou, China, and in Budapest, where he captured first place in the 100 fly, and also as a part of Team Energy Standard in the inaugural International Swimming League. In addition to multiple ISL victories in the 100 and 200 fly and an MVP award at the very first ISL meet in Indianapolis, le Clos showed off his still-potent freestyle, particularly in relay performances that helped Energy Standard capture victories in the first two meets of the circuit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To read more about each of the 2019 Swimmers of the Year,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>check out the December issue of Swimming World Magazine, available now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2019\/swimming-world-magazine-december-2019-issue-pdf-only\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"404430\" 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The list includes the top five performances for both female and male swimmers, with all swimmers eligible to appear only once.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>020 2019 SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by John Lohn, Dan D\u2019Addona, Craig Lord and David Rieder<\/strong><br \/>\nWorld &amp; American: Regan Smith &amp; Caeleb Dressel, European: Katinka Hosszu &amp; Adam Peaty, Pacific Rim: Ariarne Titmus &amp; Daiya Seto, African: Tatjana Schoenmaker &amp; Chad le Clos<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>026 TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: WHEN BACKSTROKE WENT ROGUE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by John Lohn<br \/>\n<\/strong>It\u2019s been more than 30 years since the underwater dolphin kick altered the landscape of the backstroke event, and never more so than at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul did it play a greater role.<\/p>\n<p>COACHING<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: XU YIMING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>014 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: THE VERTICAL JUMP TEST FOR EVENT SELECTION<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Rod Havriluk<\/strong><br \/>\nThe vertical jump is a relatively simple test that reflects a swimmer\u2019s muscle fiber composition, which, in turn, can help select a swimmer\u2019s most competitive events. Using the VJ test to identify swimmers likely to excel in sprint or distance events may not only improve performance at an early age, but also avoid losing sprinters who are averse to distance training and distance swimmers who are discouraged by sprinting.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>041 Q&amp;A WITH COACH BYRON MacDONALD<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>042 HOW THEY TRAIN KYLIE MASSE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TRAINING<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>013 DRYSIDE TRAINING: HOLIDAY TRAINING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>038 GOLDMINDS: WHAT MAKES GOOD COACHES GREAT?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Wayne Goldsmith<\/strong><br \/>\nCoaches change lives. They can inspire ordinary people to achieve remarkable and extraordinary things.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>045 UP &amp; COMERS: RYAN HOGAN<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COLUMNS&amp; SPECIAL SECTIONS<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>009 BEYOND THE YARDS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>029 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>044 HASTY HIGH POINTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>046 DADS ON DECK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>047 GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>048 PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019 Swimmers of the Year by John Lohn, Dan 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