{"id":515143,"date":"2022-10-27T15:55:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T22:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=515143"},"modified":"2022-10-27T15:55:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T22:55:26","slug":"katie-ledecky-among-19-nominees-for-prestigious-james-e-sullivan-award-full-nominees-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-among-19-nominees-for-prestigious-james-e-sullivan-award-full-nominees-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Ledecky Among 19 Nominees For Prestigious James E. Sullivan Award (Full Nominees List)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katie Ledecky Among 19 Nominees For Prestigious James E. Sullivan Award (Full Nominees List)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voting for the 92nd edition of the James E. Sullivan Award has opened, and Katie Ledecky<\/strong> is the lone swimmer among the 19 finalists. The Sullivan Award has been presented since 1930 by the AAU to the top collegiate or Olympic athlete in the United States who also demonstrates leadership, character and sportsmanship.<\/p>\n

Ledecky was nominated following a summer in which she excelled at the World Championships in Budapest, where she won gold medals in the 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle and 1500 freestyle. For all the success Ledecky has garnered during her career, she has never been awarded the Sullivan Award. Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> shared the honor last year<\/a> with gymnast Simone Biles<\/strong> while Missy Franklin<\/strong> won the award in 2012.<\/p>\n

Voting by the public will be open through Nov. 9, with fans permitted to vote once per day. Information on the finalists can be found at the voting site by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year’s group of nominees includes:<\/p>\n