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The 2021 World Swimmers of the Year: Caeleb Dressel and Emma McKeon<\/span><\/h1>\n
By John Lohn and David Rieder
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CAELEB DRESSEL<\/strong><\/span>
\nMale World and American Swimmer of the Year<\/span>
\nGiven the option, Caeleb Dressel would avoid the flashbulbs. He would hop out of the water, his latest scintillating performance registered, and disappear. Such is the personality of the American standout, whose unassuming and measured nature runs counter to the explosiveness he brings to the pool.<\/span><\/p>\n
As much as Dressel may prefer to dodge the spotlight, his aversion to attention has not impeded his climb up the ladder of all-time greats in the sport. When the pressure is at its peak and Dressel is challenged to produce, the Florida native simply rises to the moment and taps into the talent he possesses.<\/span><\/p>\n
Ahead of last summer\u2019s Olympic Games, vast expectations were heaped on Dressel, whose multi-medal potential led to comparisons with the past three iconic American stars: Mark Spitz, Matt Biondi and Michael Phelps. Because the initial date of the Tokyo Games was derailed by to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dressel had to carry the weight of his country for an extended period.<\/span><\/p>\n
No problem.<\/span><\/p>\n
Five years after making his Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, Dressel flourished in Tokyo, sandwiching a pair of relay titles with his United States teammates around three individual gold medals that left no doubt about his status as swimming\u2019s No. 1 headliner. In voting for Swimming World\u2019s Male World and American Swimmer of the Year, Dressel claimed all 11 first-place votes in both categories. During his spectacular run in Tokyo, Dressel was masterful at managing both his emotions and athletic exploits\u2014not that the balancing act was easy.<\/span><\/p>\n
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EMMA McKEON<\/span><\/strong>
\nFemale World and Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year<\/span>
\nAfter the 2020 Olympics that were rescheduled for 2021 due to COVID, McKeon is an undisputed star. She is still a clutch relay performer, but now she has two individual Olympic gold medals to add to that tally. Consider the amazing Olympics the 27-year-old from Wollongong, New South Wales, put together this year: She had the fastest split (51.35) on the 400 free relay as she led Australia to gold and a world record. She then added bronze medals in the 100 fly and 800 free relay.<\/span><\/p>\n
Next came individual gold, as McKeon took the 100 free final by storm and never looked back. Her time of 51.96 was the second-fastest mark in history. The next day, she anchored Australia\u2019s mixed 400 medley relay to another bronze. And on the meet\u2019s final day, McKeon won double gold, smashing a 23.81 in the 50 free to win by 26-hundredths\u2014an enormous margin for the one-lap race\u2014and then putting up a strong butterfly split (55.91) on Australia\u2019s 400 medley relay on the way to another triumph.<\/span><\/p>\n
That left McKeon with four gold medals and seven total medals, breaking a mark shared by East Germany\u2019s Kristin Otto and the United States\u2019 Natalie Coughlin for the most medals ever by a female swimmer at one Olympics (previously six). Sure, McKeon had more relay chances than either of her predecessors, but this was the event schedule on the table, and she took full advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n
McKeon\u2019s four gold medals plus her one gold from the 2016 Olympics tied her with Ian Thorpe for the most career gold medals by an Australian Olympian in any sport, and her 11 career Olympic medals smashes the previous record for most by an Aussie Olympian, with Thorpe and Leisel Jones having shared the previous mark of nine.
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FEATURES<\/p>\n
014 <\/span> 2021 SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona, Matthew De George, John Lohn and David Rieder
\n<\/strong>World: Caeleb Dressel (Male American) & Emma McKeon (Female Pacific Rim)
\nMale Pacific Rim: Zac Stubblety-Cook
\nFemale American: Katie Ledecky
\nEuropean: Evgeny Rylov & Sarah Sjostrom
\nAfrican: Ahmed Hafnaoui & Tatjana Schoenmaker<\/p>\n
022<\/span> THE TOP 10 PERFORMANCES OF 2021<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nFive-time Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel heads the list of the best swimming performances produced in 2021, thanks to his world record in the 100 meter butterfly at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Overall, the top 10 performances consisted of seven women\u2019s efforts and three from the men. A further breakdown reveals seven individual swims and three world record-setting relays.<\/p>\n
025<\/span> HONG KONG HERO<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nPeople gathered in shopping malls, crowding in front of big screens to watch their national hero race for Olympic medals. Others watched on office conference room TVs, while passengers on the train had their mobile devices tuned to the Tokyo Games. What they saw was Siobhan Haughey become the first and only Olympian from Hong Kong to capture multiple medals\u2014two silvers in the 100 and 200 freestyle.<\/p>\n
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045<\/span> SPECIAL SETS: ZOE DIXON\u2014VERSATILITY IS KEY<\/strong><\/span>
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048<\/span> HOW THEY TRAIN CAMPBELL STOLL<\/strong><\/span>
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051<\/span> UP & COMERS: THOMAS HEILMAN<\/strong><\/span>
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013<\/span> DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT THE 1951 PAN AMERICAN GAMES?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
028<\/span> HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
050<\/span> HASTY HIGH POINTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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