2021 Swammy Awards: US Club Coach of the Year – Ron Aitken
Ron Aitken has been named the recipient of the Swammy Award for US Club Coach of the Year following a dominant year by his Sandpipers of Nevada.
2021 Swammy Awards: Dylan Carter Wins Men’s CAC Swimmer of the Year
For the second year in a row, Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Carter wins the Swammy Award for Central American & Caribbean Male Swimmer of the Year.
2021 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 13-14
Teagan O’Dell of Irvine Novaquatics and Thomas Heilman from Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont Family YMCA are our 2021 Swammy winners for 13-14s.
2021 Swammy Awards: Heart of a Champion Award, Rikako Ikee
Rikako Ikee has been honored with the 2021 Heart of a Champion Award winner for her accomplishments two years after her leukemia diagnosis.
Check Out SwimSwam’s Most-Read Articles of 2021
After a year of action that saw many high-profile meets, including the Olympic Games, here are the most-read articles on SwimSwam during 2021.
Jack Spitser’s Top Swimming Photos of 2021
Jack Spitser compiled his favorite and most memorable images from the year, highlighted by the Olympic Trials and Olympic Games this summer.
2021 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 11-12
La Mirada’s Kayla Han and Joey Campagnola of West Florida Lightning Aquatics are the 2021 Swammy winners for the 11-12 age group.
2021 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year
Caeleb Dressel provided us with many memorable moments in 2021, highlighted by his first career individual Olympic gold medal in the 100 freestyle.
2021 Swammy Awards: Asian Coach of the Year, Norimasa Hirai
The Japanese National Team Head Coach, who heads up the training group at Toyo University, led Yui Ohashi to double gold at the Tokyo Games.
2021 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 10 & Under
Delaney O’Toole and Reef McMeeking were the 2021 Swammy Awards for 10-and-unders.
2021 Swammy Awards: Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year – Maggie MacNeil
The 2021 Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year Swammy Award goes to Maggie MacNeil, making her the first repeat winner of this award.
2021 Swammy Awards: Tom Rushton is the Europe’s Coach of the Year
Tom Rushton, as an Energy Standard coach and outside of ISL, has proven this year his ability to coach some of the best swimmers from across the continent.
2021 Swammy Awards: World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year, Lydia Jacoby
One of two juniors to earn an individual medal in Tokyo, Lydia Jacoby is this year’s World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year.
2021 Swammy Awards: Oceanic Female Swimmer Of The Year, Emma McKeon (AUS)
Multi-Olympic gold medalist Emma McKeon of Australia earned the 2021 Swammy Award for Oceanic Female Swimmer of the Year.
SwimSwam’s 10 Most Viewed Instagram Videos of 2021
Caeleb Dressel topped the list of SwimSwam’s most viewed Instagram videos of 2021, and was featured in two of the top 10 videos.