USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team and any other teams that officially represent the United States, as well as the overall organization and operation of the sport within the country, in accordance with the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act . The national headquarters of USA Swimming is located at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado .
88-571: Awards ceremony The Golden Goggle Awards , presented by the USA Swimming Foundation, is an awards ceremony which recognizes and honors the accomplishments of swimmers who represented the United States , that is USA Swimming National Team members, over the last year. The awards were established in 2004 with the first awards ceremony held in November of
176-689: A YouTube channel on September 21, 2009 where it publishes a variety of swimming-centric videos covering topics such as races, athlete reactions, and training pointers. Occasionally it features athletes providing a glimpse into their daily training and nutrition routines, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic . It also produces a series entitled "Off the Blocks", which features various high-profile swimmers and coaches opening up about different aspects of their training and racing. Each year USA Swimming honors United States swimmers and coaches and their accomplishments for
264-428: A 17-year-old at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Soni finished 15th overall in the 100-meter breaststroke and 11th overall in the 200-meter breaststroke. The following year, at the 2005 World Championship Trials, Soni just missed a spot on the 2005 World Aquatic team after finishing third in the 200-meter breaststroke behind Tara Kirk and Kristen Caverly . Soni also placed fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke. At
352-584: A National Champion with the trials meet taking the place of the National Championship meet for 2008. It is unclear if this will continue for future trials. Unlike all other US Swimming meets, United States citizenship is required to compete at this meet since only United States citizens are allowed to represent the United States at the Olympics. The Olympic Trials are also under unique requirements made by
440-820: A couple of decades after their alleged abuses took place. In 2012, USA Swimming banned Rick Curl , and the Curl-Burke Swim Club was rebranded the Nation's Capital Swim Club, which at the time served 2,000 swimmers in the D.C. metro area. In 2013, former Olympic team coach Mitch Ivey was banned as the result of allegations dating back to the 1970s. In 2018, an investigation by the Orange County Register found hundreds of swimmers whose claims of sexual abuse had allegedly been mishandled or ignored by USA Swimming. In 2020, six swimmers sued USA Swimming, accusing former executive director Chuck Wielgus and other officials at
528-1303: A selection panel and fan votes. The awards ceremony serves as a fundraiser for the foundation, with seats and tables available for purchase and proceeds going to the foundation and other humanitarian efforts such as aid relief for those affected by Hurricane Katrina . The dress code for attendees is black tie . Localities hosting the annual ceremony vary and include cities such as New York City, Los Angeles , and Miami . Ceremony locations [ edit ] 2004: New York City 2005: Hammerstein Ballroom , New York City 2006: Beverly Hills, California 2007: The Beverly Hilton , Beverly Hills, California 2008: New York Hilton , New York City 2009: The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California 2010: New York City 2011: Los Angeles 2012: Marriott Marquis , New York City 2013: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE , Los Angeles 2014: New York City 2015: Los Angeles 2016: New York City 2017: Los Angeles 2018: New York City 2019: Los Angeles 2020: Virtual 2021: Faena Hotel Miami Beach , Miami 2022: Marriott Marquis , New York City (host: Ahmed Fareed ) 2023: Los Angeles, California 2024: Indianapolis Awards [ edit ] Male Athlete of
616-540: A time of 3:52.05, bettering the previous Chinese-owned record of 3:52.19 set in 2009. Soni took the year off to recover from a back injury, but returned to the 2013 World Aquatics Championships as a spectator. On October 9, 2021, Soni was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame . Originally scheduled to be inducted into the Class of 2020, her induction was delayed from April 24–25, 2020 due to
704-596: A truer indication of who is the fastest swimmer in the United States, the winner of each event in this meet is not officially considered a National Champion and this meet is NOT held in place of the National Championships every 4 years (although the Nationals are generally not held when the Olympic Trials occur, or other selection trials). However, for 2008, the winners of the Olympic Trials were indeed officially be
792-404: A very high national level meet by that name each year, it was just a high level meet and not a national championship meet. This specific meet was ended in 2006 and was replaced with a reformulated Spring/Winter National Championship. Since there is no "US Open" meet of the old format, the National Championships (specifically Summer '08) have begun to be called the "US Open" to bring it in line with
880-412: Is almost always a limit to the number of events that a certain person can swim, usually four, and to the number of swimmers that a certain team can enter. meet entries close up when the maximum number of people have entered. Generally, there is only 1 heat in each event and each team alternates lanes so that each team swims in half the pool, regardless of how fast each swimmer is. While this style of meet
968-412: Is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who is a six-time Olympic medalist. She is a former world record-holder in the 100-meter breaststroke (short and long course) and the 200-meter breaststroke (short and long course), and is the first woman to swim the 200-meter breaststroke in under 2 minutes 20 seconds. As a member of the U.S. national team, she held the world record in
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#17328591971691056-513: Is different from Wikidata USA Swimming USA Swimming was originally called United States Swimming (USS) upon its departure from the AAU. Thus, there are several terms used to describe the organization at different times. These terms are: USA Swimming, USA-S, United States Swimming, USS, and US Swimming. Prior to the existence of USS, the AAU, or the Amateur Athletic Union , served as
1144-449: Is generally uncommon for individual USA Swimming clubs, it is by far the most common of high school ( NFHS ) swimming, YMCA swimming, college ( NCAA ) swimming, and summer league swimming. Meets of this variety are almost always a low level meet because entry time standards are almost never applied to enter the meet. It can, however, be rather high level when both teams involved are very fast and have exclusively high level swimmers, as
1232-403: Is one such meet, from which teams for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships were selected, that is to be held as a stand-alone meet, separate from the year's National Championships. USA Swimming maintains a list of current records for American swimmers ages 18 years old and younger called National Age Group (NAG) records. The records are
1320-410: Is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization at the national level. The NGB is responsible for nearly all aspects of USA Swimming, and swimming in the United States in general. Its most important responsibility is to set the rules for the sport in the United States. These rules are guided by the international governing body for aquatic sports ( World Aquatics ). World Aquatics makes
1408-491: Is the case with college swimming. An invitational meet is a meet with many more teams and swimmers than a dual meet. The term "Invitational" comes from the fact that for a team to attend this type of meet, a team had to be invited to attend from the host team, but now is a general catch-all term for this style of meet (although there are still occasional invitation-only meets.) Meets of this variety generally have hundreds of swimmers, many teams, and many different events. Within
1496-745: Is the only one that has more than one Zone Championship meet (Age Group swimmers), and all four zones have multiple Sectional Championships (Senior swimmers). After Zone meets for age group swimmers some may qualify for Junior Nationals. The Pro Swim Series (PSS), formally known as the Speedo Grand Prix, is a series of 7 meets held throughout the season. Held in either Short Course Yards (SCY) or long Course Meters (LCM). Swimmers race in both Olympic and non-Olympic distances, but only receive points for Olympic distances. First place receives 5 points and $ 1,000. Second place receives 3 points and $ 600. Third place receives 1 point and $ 200. The swimmer that accumulates
1584-512: Is typically responsible for an entire state; however, several bigger states (e.g. California, Texas, Pennsylvania, among others) have multiple LSCs within their boundaries. The size of the LSCs is supposed to be roughly the same and allow for easier travel between meets. The result is that while borders tend to follow state borders, this is not a rule. There are currently 59 LSCs in the country. There are several different types and levels of meets, all but
1672-451: The 100-meter breaststroke , finishing 0.08 seconds behind 15-year-old Lithuanian Rūta Meilutytė and repeating her result from the 2008 Olympics. After topping the heats of the 200-metre breaststroke with a time of 2:21.40, and breaking Annamay Pierse 's world record in the semi-finals with a time of 2:20.00, Soni won a gold medal in the final of the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:19.59, breaking her own world record and becoming
1760-428: The 100-meter breaststroke . After posting the top times in the heats (1:05.54) and semi-finals (1:04.91), Soni recorded a time of 1:05.05 in the final for the win. Her winning time was over a second ahead of second-place finisher Leisel Jones . In her second event, the 200-meter breaststroke , Soni won with a time of 2:21.47, her first gold medal in the event at a long course World Championships. However, her time in
1848-523: The 200-meter breaststroke , Soni went out too fast in the first half of the race and faded in the final meters, ultimately placing fourth. In the 50-meter breaststroke , Soni was narrowly beaten for the gold and the world record by two one-hundredths (0.02) of a second by Russian swimmer Yuliya Yefimova . For her performance at the World Championships, she was named the American Swimmer of
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#17328591971691936-449: The 2005 Summer Universiade , Soni earned her first international medals by winning silver in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke and gold in the 4×100-meter medley relay. At the 2006 World Short Course Championships , Soni finished in 4th place in the 200-meter breaststroke. Just a few weeks before the 2006 National Championships, Soni underwent a procedure called radiofrequency ablation to help regulate her heartbeat . Although it
2024-458: The 2009 World Aquatics Championships , held in Rome, Soni set a meet record in the heats of the 100-meter breaststroke , with a time of 1:05.66. In the semi-final, Soni recorded a time of 1:04.84 to set a new world record and become the first female to finish under 1:05 for the event. In the final of the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni won the gold with a time of 1:04.93. Despite being the favorite in
2112-425: The 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni won in a time of 1:05.73. In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni easily won with a time of 2:21.60, almost five seconds ahead of second-place finisher Amanda Beard . At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Soni won a total of three gold medals. In the 100-meter breaststroke , Soni recorded
2200-2679: The COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Annie Lazor 2022: Leah Smith 2023: Lydia Jacoby 2024: Paige Madden Impact Award [ edit ] 2004: Dick Ebersol 2008: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2012: James Mulva 2016: Michael Phelps 2021: Cecil Gordon and Bob Vincent 2022: Bill Maxson and Carol Zaleski 2023: Eddie Reese 2024: Arlene McDonald , Scott Davison and Lorraine Davison Athlete Humanitarian Award [ edit ] 2012: Eric Shanteau Team Leadership & Inspiration Award [ edit ] 2016: Elizabeth Beisel Honorary Award [ edit ] 2020: 1980 US Olympic Swim Team and "front-line workers keeping Americans safe" See also [ edit ] USA Swimming List of sport awards References [ edit ] ^ D'Addona, Dan (September 9, 2020). "USA Swimming to Honor 1980 Olympic Team at 2020 Golden Goggle Awards" . Swimming World . Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "First "Golden Goggles" A Smashing Success! Affair Featured Entire 2004 US Olympic Team" . Swimming World . November 18, 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "Golden Goggle Awards" . USA Swimming . Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ "2018 Golden Goggle Award Nominees" . USA Swimming . September 26, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2021. ^ Keith, Braden (November 21, 2016). "2016 USA Swimming Golden Goggles Awards: Live Recap" . SwimSwam . Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ "Lochte, Franklin win Golden Goggle awards" . Deseret News . November 20, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2021. ^ "Nominees Announced for Second Golden Goggle Awards" . Swimming World . September 23, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "Men's Swimming cleans up at second annual Golden Goggle Awards" . Texas Longhorns . November 15, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "USA Honors Its Elite at Golden Goggles" . Swimming World . November 20, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "Golden Goggles Event Honors Top American Swimmers" . Swimming World . November 19, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "USA Swimming to Honor NCAA with Impact Award at Golden Goggles" . Swimming World . November 7, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin Win Top Honors at
2288-1506: The COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Bobby Finke for 800 meter freestyle at Olympic Games 2022: Bobby Finke for 800 meter freestyle at World Championships 2023: Bobby Finke for 1500 meter freestyle at World Championships 2024: Bobby Finke for 1500 meter freestyle at Olympic Games Female Race of the Year [ edit ] 2004: Amanda Beard for 200 meter breaststroke at Olympic Games 2005: Kate Ziegler for 1500 meter freestyle at World Championships 2006: Whitney Myers for 200 meter individual medley at Pan Pacific Championships 2007: Kate Ziegler for 1500 meter freestyle at TYR Meet of Champions 2008: Rebecca Soni for 200 meter breaststroke at Olympic Games 2009: Ariana Kukors for 200 meter individual medley at World Championships 2010: Rebecca Soni for 200 meter breaststroke at Pan Pacific Championships 2011: Missy Franklin for 200 meter backstroke at 2011 World Aquatics Championships 2012: Katie Ledecky for 800 meter freestyle at Olympic Games 2013: Katie Ledecky for 1500 meter freestyle at World Championships 2014: Katie Ledecky for 1500 meter freestyle at Pan Pacific Championships 2015: Katie Ledecky for 200 meter freestyle at World Championships 2016: Simone Manuel for 100 meter freestyle at Olympic Games 2017: Lilly King for 100 meter breaststroke at World Championships 2018: Kathleen Baker for 100 meter backstroke at
2376-541: The COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Lydia Jacoby 2022: Leah Hayes 2023: Jack Alexy 2024: Gretchen Walsh Coach of the Year [ edit ] 2004: Bob Bowman 2005: Eddie Reese 2006: Eddie Reese 2007: Bob Bowman 2008: Bob Bowman 2009: Eddie Reese 2010: Gregg Troy 2011: Gregg Troy 2012: Bob Bowman 2013: Bruce Gemmell 2014: Bruce Gemmell 2015: Bruce Gemmell 2016: Dave Durden 2017: Greg Meehan 2018: Greg Meehan 2019: Mike Parratto 2020: Not awarded due to
2464-573: The COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at Olympic Games ( Ryan Murphy , Michael Andrew , Caeleb Dressel , Zach Apple ) 2022: Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at World Championships ( Claire Weinstein , Leah Smith , Katie Ledecky , Bella Sims ) 2023: Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at World Championships ( Regan Smith , Lilly King , Gretchen Walsh , Kate Douglass ) 2024: Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at Olympic Games ( Regan Smith , Lilly King , Gretchen Walsh , Torri Huske ) Male Race of
2552-570: The COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Caeleb Dressel 2022: Bobby Finke 2023: Ryan Murphy 2024: Bobby Finke Female Athlete of the Year [ edit ] 2004: Natalie Coughlin 2005: Katie Hoff 2006: Katie Hoff 2007: Katie Hoff 2008: Natalie Coughlin 2009: Rebecca Soni 2010: Rebecca Soni 2011: Missy Franklin 2012: Missy Franklin 2013: Katie Ledecky 2014: Katie Ledecky 2015: Katie Ledecky 2016: Katie Ledecky 2017: Katie Ledecky 2018: Katie Ledecky 2019: Simone Manuel 2020: Not awarded due to
2640-2524: The COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Gregg Troy 2022: Anthony Nesty 2023: Dave Durden 2024: Todd Desorbo Relay Performance of the Year [ edit ] 2004: Women's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay at Olympic Games ( Natalie Coughlin , Carly Piper , Dana Vollmer , Kaitlin Sandeno ) 2005: Women's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay at World Championships ( Natalie Coughlin , Katie Hoff , Whitney Myers , Kaitlin Sandeno ) 2006: Men's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay at Pan Pacific Championships ( Michael Phelps , Neil Walker , Cullen Jones , Jason Lezak ) 2007: Men's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay at World Championships ( Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Klete Keller , Peter Vanderkaay ) 2008: Men's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay at Olympic Games ( Michael Phelps , Garrett Weber-Gale , Cullen Jones , Jason Lezak ) 2009: Men's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay at World Championships ( Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Matt Grevers , Nathan Adrian ) 2010: Women's 4 × 100 meter medley relay at Pan Pacific Championships ( Natalie Coughlin , Rebecca Soni , Dana Vollmer , Jessica Hardy ) 2011: Women's 4 × 100 meter medley relay at World Championships ( Natalie Coughlin , Rebecca Soni , Dana Vollmer , Missy Franklin ) 2012: Women's 4 × 100 meter medley relay at Olympic Games ( Missy Franklin , Rebecca Soni , Dana Vollmer , Allison Schmitt ) 2013: Women's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay at World Championships ( Missy Franklin , Natalie Coughlin , Shannon Vreeland , Megan Romano ) 2014: Women's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay at Pan Pacific Swimming Championships ( Shannon Vreeland , Missy Franklin , Leah Smith , Katie Ledecky ) 2015: Women's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay at World Championships ( Missy Franklin , Leah Smith , Katie McLaughlin , Katie Ledecky ) 2016: Men's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay at Olympic Games ( Caeleb Dressel , Michael Phelps , Ryan Held , Nathan Adrian ) 2017: Women's 4 x 100 meter medley relay at World Championships ( Kathleen Baker , Lilly King , Kelsi Worrell , Simone Manuel ) 2018: Men's 4 × 100 meter medley relay at Pan Pacific Swimming Championships ( Ryan Murphy , Andrew Wilson , Caeleb Dressel , Nathan Adrian ) 2019: Women's 4 x 100 meter medley relay at World Championships ( Regan Smith , Lilly King , Kelsi Dahlia , Simone Manuel ) 2020: Not awarded due to
2728-620: The COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Katie Ledecky 2022: Katie Ledecky 2023: Katie Ledecky / Kate Douglass 2024: Torri Huske Breakout Performer of the Year [ edit ] 2004: Larsen Jensen 2005: Jessica Hardy 2006: Cullen Jones 2007: Ben Wildman-Tobriner 2008: Rebecca Soni 2009: Tyler Clary 2010: Missy Franklin 2011: Alex Meyer 2012: Katie Ledecky 2013: Chase Kalisz 2014: Maya DiRado 2015: Jordan Wilimovsky 2016: Lilly King 2017: Mallory Comerford 2018: Michael Andrew 2019: Regan Smith 2020: Not awarded due to
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2816-587: The Holocaust . Her father's first marriage was to an American woman, whom he met during his studies, they resided together in the United States , but eventually had a divorce. Her mother Kinga is her father's second marriage. She also has distant relatives in Israel . Soni is a 2005 graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey . She held many school records and leads
2904-566: The USOC . Olympic Team members determined at the US Olympic Trials attend training camps at various locations across the United States, such as the 2016 US Olympic Training Camp at Northside Swim Center in San Antonio, Texas. In 2021, USA Swimming debuted a two wave structure for the 2020 US Olympic Trials in response to social distancing requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The event
2992-415: The 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni finished fourth in a time of 1:07.80. Usually, the top two finishers would qualify for the Olympics. However, after second-place finisher Jessica Hardy withdrew from the team due to a doping violation and third-place finisher Tara Kirk missed the entry deadline, Soni was chosen to swim the event. Soni earned her berth by being
3080-474: The 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships 2019: Regan Smith for 200 meter backstroke at World Championships 2020: Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Lydia Jacoby for 100 meter breaststroke at Olympic Games 2022: Katie Ledecky for 800 meter freestyle at World Championships 2023: Katie Grimes for 10 km at World Championships 2024: Torri Huske for 100 meter butterfly at Olympic Games Fran Crippen Open Water Swimmer of
3168-594: The 4×100-meter medley relay from 2012 to 2017 (long course). Soni has won a total of twenty-two medals in major international competition, fourteen gold, seven silver, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World , the Universiade , and the Pan Pacific Championships. She burst onto the international scene at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she won two silver medals and one gold. In the 200-meter breaststroke at
3256-572: The Chinese-owned world record of 3:52.19. In her last event, the 50-meter breaststroke , Soni finished in third place behind Jessica Hardy and Yuliya Yefimova . At the year's end, Soni was named the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World , and defended her titles from 2010. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Soni won her inaugural medal, a silver, in
3344-659: The NGB, they are all members and are subject to the laws of the NGB. The NGB is made up of both staff members of USA Swimming and volunteer members of the board. The office of the President is the head of the board and is responsible for the overall direction of USA Swimming. The chief executive is the head of the staff located at the national headquarters in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center. The chief executive
3432-418: The Olympics, she set the world record en route to winning gold, shocking Australian favorite Leisel Jones . Four years later at the 2012 Summer Olympics , Soni successfully defended her Olympic title in the 200-meter breaststroke in world record time, becoming the first woman to do so in the event. She was named Swimming World ' s World Swimmer of the Year award in 2010 and 2011, and the American Swimmer of
3520-540: The Spring Championships have traditionally been of a significantly lower level of competition than the Summer Championships. This is because the Spring Championships are so close to NCAA Championships and the fact that Spring Championships are rarely used as a selection meet for national teams. In many other sports, the National Championship of the sport is known as the "US Open" and while swimming did have
3608-811: The USA Swimming Foundations Golden Goggle Awards" . Swimming World . November 17, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "Ryan Lochte, Rebecca Soni Win Top Honors at the USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggle Awards" . Swimming World . November 23, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2021. ^ "Soni Named USA Swimming's Female Athlete Of The Year" . USC Trojans . November 23, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2021. ^ "Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin Win Athletes of
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3696-565: The USA Swimming member swim clubs in their designated region. Over 3100 swim clubs across the US are registered with USA Swimming through their respective LSCs. The LSC gives USA Swimming sanctions to swimming meets in their area. A sanction from the LSC allows the meet to be run under USA Swimming rules. The LSC is responsible for enforcing these rules at the meet. The LSC does this by training officials for
3784-436: The Year [ edit ] 2004: Michael Phelps 2005: Aaron Peirsol 2006: Brendan Hansen 2007: Michael Phelps 2008: Michael Phelps 2009: Ryan Lochte 2010: Ryan Lochte 2011: Ryan Lochte 2012: Michael Phelps 2013: Ryan Lochte 2014: Michael Phelps 2015: Michael Phelps 2016: Michael Phelps 2017: Caeleb Dressel 2018: Ryan Murphy 2019: Caeleb Dressel 2020: Not awarded due to
3872-1246: The Year [ edit ] 2004: Michael Phelps for 100 meter butterfly at Olympic Games 2005: Ian Crocker for 100 meter butterfly at World Championships 2006: Michael Phelps for 200 meter individual medley at Pan Pacific Championships 2007: Michael Phelps for 200 meter butterfly at World Championships 2008: Michael Phelps for 100 meter butterfly at Olympic Games 2009: Michael Phelps for 100 meter butterfly at World Championships 2010: Ryan Lochte for 200 meter individual medley at Pan Pacific Championships 2011: Ryan Lochte for 200 meter individual medley at World Championships 2012: Nathan Adrian for 100 meter freestyle at Olympic Games 2013: Ryan Lochte for 200 meter individual medley at World Championships 2014: Connor Jaeger for 1500 meter freestyle at Pan Pacific Championships 2015: Jordan Wilimovsky for 10 km at World Championships 2016: Michael Phelps for 200 meter butterfly at Olympic Games 2017: Caeleb Dressel for 100 meter butterfly at World Championships 2018: Ryan Murphy for 100 meter backstroke at Pan Pacific Championships 2019: Caeleb Dressel for 100 meter butterfly at World Championships 2020: Not awarded due to
3960-664: The Year [ edit ] 2023: Katie Grimes 2024: Katie Grimes Alumni of the Year [ edit ] 2023: Lenny Krayzelburg 2024: Rowdy Gaines Perseverance Award [ edit ] 2004: Kaitlin Sandeno 2005: Brendan Hansen 2006: Erik Vendt 2007: Ryan Lochte 2008: Eric Shanteau 2009: Dana Vollmer 2010: Kate Ziegler 2011: Peter Vanderkaay 2012: Jessica Hardy 2013: Megan Romano 2014: Haley Anderson and Andrew Gemmell 2015: Allison Schmitt 2016: Anthony Ervin 2017: Matt Grevers 2018: Micah Sumrall 2019: Nathan Adrian 2020: Not awarded due to
4048-875: The Year Awards" . Swimming World . Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ Griswold, Molly (December 7, 2021). "2021 Golden Goggle Award Winners" . Swimming World . Retrieved December 7, 2021. ^ "Kalisz, Vreeland, Romano Earn Golden Goggles" . Georgia Bulldogs . November 26, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2021. ^ Marsteller, Jason (November 24, 2014). "Big Winners In New York at Golden Goggles" . Swimming World . Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ "Phelps and Ledecky top winners at Golden Goggle Awards" . FINA . November 22, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ Griffus, Annette (November 21, 2016). "Adrian, 4x100 free win Relay Performance of
4136-479: The Year at 2021 Golden Goggle Awards" . USA Swimming . 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_Goggle_Awards&oldid=1259456846 " Categories : Swimming awards American sports trophies and awards Swimming in the United States Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
4224-557: The Year at Golden Goggles" . Kitsap Sun . Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ Weitzel, Layne (November 22, 2016). "Dressel and Beisel Take Home Golden Goggle Awards" . Florida Gators . Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ "Olympian Ian Crocker Visits Salvation Army's Camp Sebago" . The Salvation Army . July 11, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2021. ^ Saslow, Eli (November 30, 2005). "The Glare of Gold" . The Washington Post . Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel Named Athletes of
4312-3062: The Year at Golden Goggles" . Swimming World . November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "And The Winners Are… 2013 Golden Goggle Awards Outcomes" . SwimSwam . November 24, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2021. ^ "Phelps wins Golden Goggle as Male Athlete of Year" . Reuters . November 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ "Ledecky wins 3 trophies; Phelps earns 1 at Golden Goggles" . Sports Illustrated . November 23, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ "Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky lead Golden Goggle winners" . NBC Sports . November 22, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ Brien, Taylor (November 19, 2017). "2017 Golden Goggles Coverage" . Swimming World . Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "Katie Ledecky and Ryan Murphy win Golden Goggles awards" . Olympics.com . November 20, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ "Dressel, Manuel win athlete of year honors at Golden Goggles" . The Seattle Times . November 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ Keith, Braden (September 9, 2020). "USA Swimming's Virtual 2020 Golden Goggles Will Honor 1980 Olympic Team" . SwimSwam . Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ Sutherland, James (September 10, 2021). "USA Swimming's Golden Goggles Awards Heads To Miami On December 7" . SwimSwam . Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ "Olympic Stars Headline USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Nominees" . USA Swimming . October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021. ^ "2022 Golden Goggles: Official Program" . USA Swimming . 2022. November 21, 2022. ^ USA Swimming (November 21, 2022). "2022 Golden Goggles Awards | Full Show" . YouTube . November 21, 2022. ^ "2023 Golden Goggle Awards – Live Recap" . SwimSwam . Retrieved November 19, 2023 . ^ "2024 Golden Goggle Awards- Live Recap" . SwimSwam . Retrieved November 23, 2024 . ^ "Michael Phelps wins 3 Golden Goggle Awards" . Taiwan News . November 18, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2021. ^ Keith, Braden (November 23, 2010). "And The Award Goes To… Recapping The 2010 Golden Goggles" . SwimSwam . Retrieved October 2, 2021. ^ Wilson, Jenny (November 19, 2012). "Golden Goggles: Award Winners" . SwimSwam . Retrieved October 2, 2021. ^ Anderson, Jared (November 20, 2017). "Full 2017-2018 Golden Goggles Winners List" . SwimSwam . Retrieved September 24, 2021. ^ Ross, Andy (November 19, 2018). "2018 Golden Goggles: Katie Ledecky, Ryan Murphy Win Athlete of
4400-578: The Year award in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Soni was born in Freehold , New Jersey , U.S. Her father Peter is of Hungarian-Jewish descent; he and his family emigrated from Cluj-Napoca , Transilvania (now in Romania ), from which their families had been deported during World War II . Her Jewish paternal grandfather Poli Schoenberg survived the Auschwitz concentration camp , whereas his parents lost their lives in
4488-543: The Year award, an award "given to the individual with the most outstanding year of swimming performances", which were both handed out at the annual business meeting starting in 2021. Prior to 2021, the awards were handed out at various organizational events including the United States Aquatic Sports Convention. The coach of the year award began in 1996 with its first winner being Murray Stephens from North Baltimore swimming. There are also awards for
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#17328591971694576-517: The Year by Swimming World Magazine . Soni then competed at the 2009 Duel in the Pool , a short course meet held in December at Manchester . In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni broke Leisel Jones' world record with a time of 2:14.57. One day later, Soni swam a 1:02.70 in the 100-meter breaststroke to break Jones' world record of 1:03.00. At the 2010 National Championships , Soni qualified to compete at
4664-424: The borders of the United States, and such a meet would have to follow World Aquatics rules. The Local Swimming Committee (LSC) is the local level of USA Swimming. Each LSC is a separate entity, with each being an individual member of USA Swimming, although all act on behalf of USA Swimming on the local level. LSCs are the local administrative organization responsible for the registration, support and governance of
4752-512: The country. While the LSC championship is a high level meet, the Zone/Sectional Championships are even higher. These meets are also of the invitational format, but the entry time standards are even higher so that only the fastest swimmers of Zones qualify. Zone and Sectional meets are of the same competition level, but serve different purposes. Zone meets are for age group swimmers and Sectional meets are for Senior swimmers. While
4840-569: The country. The National Championships are also of the invitational meet format and offer extremely high level competition. Only a very small percentage of people who ever swim will make it to this high a level of competition. This meet is generally used to determine the US National Team for various international level meets each year, but is not used to determine the US Olympic Team. Currently, there are 2 National Championships each year, but
4928-491: The definition of an invitational meet, there are dozens of different styles of scoring and placing but the standard method is described here. All levels of swimming use invitational style meets at least once during their season (usually as a championship meet of all the clubs in a league), but the clubs of USA Swimming use this meet almost exclusively since there are very few leagues in USA Swimming and it acts as one giant league itself. Most meets of this style have no limits as to
5016-622: The developmental coach of the year and the ASCA (American Swim Coach Association) award. Eddie Reese of the University of Texas at Austin currently holds the most coach of the year awards at 19. The Coach of the year award is an award given out based on nominations from the community. As with several other U.S. sports governing bodies, USA Swimming dealt with accusations of sexual abuse, resulting in several lawsuits and prompting changes in U.S. federal law. Several high-profile coaches were banned for life
5104-452: The fastest swims by an American swimmer for the specified age group, gender, and event. NAG records are maintained for short course yards and long course meters. For both distances the age group breakdown for individual events is the same for boys and girls: 10 & under, 11–12, 13–14, 15–16, and 17–18 year olds. NAG records for relays cover one age group, 15–18 year olds, and include girls, boys, and mixed relay records. USA Swimming started
5192-472: The field with a time of 2:20.69. Leisel Jones came in second in 2:23.23 and world record holder Annamay Pierse came in third with a time of 2:23.65. Less than an hour after the event, Soni competed in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Natalie Coughlin , Dana Vollmer and Jessica Hardy . Performing the breaststroke leg, Soni recorded a time of 1:05.35, the fastest in the field; the American team went on to win
5280-423: The final was slightly slower than her semi-final time of 2:21.03. In the 4×100-meter medley relay , Soni won gold with Natalie Coughlin , Dana Vollmer , and Missy Franklin with a time of 3:52.36, over three seconds ahead of second-place finisher China. Swimming the breaststroke leg, Soni had a split of 1:04.71. The final time of 3:52.36 for the medley relay was the second-fastest effort of all time, just behind
5368-404: The first woman ever to break 2 minutes 20 seconds in the event. With her win, Soni became the first female to successfully defend her title in the event. In her final event, the 4×100-meter medley relay , she won gold with Missy Franklin , Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt . Swimming the breaststroke leg, she recorded a time of 1:04.82, and the U.S. team went on to set a new world record with
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#17328591971695456-595: The gold in a time of 3:55.23. For her performance at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Soni was named the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine . At the end of 2010, Soni competed at the 2010 World Short Course Championships in Dubai, where she won three gold medals and one silver. Soni swept all the breaststroke events and individually set four championship records. Soni won her first gold medal in
5544-400: The governing body for swimming and other sports across the country. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was the official organization responsible for the running of all amateur sports in the United States, established in 1888. The AAU was officially charged with the organization and operation of many sports in the US. During this time, swimming was one of the committees in the organization and
5632-419: The heavily favored Jones, winning the gold medal and breaking Jones's world record with a time of 2:20.22. Jones finished second with a time of 2:22.05. After the race, Soni said, "It's been a long road to get here, I can't believe what just happened." Soni then combined with Natalie Coughlin , Christine Magnuson , and Dara Torres in the 4×100-meter medley relay to finish second behind Australia. Soni had
5720-476: The intention is to have one champion for the whole Zone, this is generally not possible because to have a meet of that high of a competition level, there would be very little difference between this level and the next level, so the entry times can only be made so fast. Thus, there are sometimes too many swimmers qualifying for this meet to have only a single meet in a Zone. Currently, the Central States Zone
5808-688: The international level, by organizations such as Reuters , World Aquatics , and the International Olympic Committee (via Olympics.com ), at the national level, including by NBC Sports and Sports Illustrated , and at the local level in print newspapers such as The Seattle Times and Kitsap Sun . In addition to the Golden Goggle Awards, USA Swimming awards an annual Pettigrew Award, an award made in honor of Kenneth J. Pettigrew and awarded to various positions including officials and referees , and an annual Athlete of
5896-515: The leadership of the sport was in flux. The AAU still holds several aquatic events, but it is no longer the official governing body of the sport. When it was part of the AAU to 1981, USA Swimming had its headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana . In 1981, USA Swimming moved to its present-day location in Colorado Springs . At the time of the 1981 move, it had four staff members. In 1997, work
5984-426: The meet. These officials are typically parents of swimmers and volunteers. The technical swimming rules for USA Swimming are the same for all LSCs as mandated by USA Swimming. This allows an official in one LSC to officiate in another LSC without having to learn a new set of rules. This is able to be done because while each LSC may have its own set of rules they are not different regarding the actual strokes. An LSC
6072-448: The most points by the end of the series, wins a $ 10,000 bonus. Any swimmer of any nationality can compete in the PSS but are not eligible to some of the prizes. In 2017 the title sponsor of the PSS, Arena , did not want to be the title rights holder anymore, so TYR took over as title sponsor starting in 2018. There is only 1 National Championship meet at the conclusion of each season across
6160-537: The national, state and club level of failing to address behavior by Ivey, former U.S. national team director Everett Uchiyama and former coach Andy King, the latter of whom was serving 40 years in prison after pleading no contest to 20 child molestation charges. American activists also blocked Wielgus from being inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2014. Wielgus died in 2017. Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni (born March 18, 1987)
6248-474: The nomenclature of other sports The Olympic Trials are held once every 4 years. Since this meet offers such a coveted prize (a spot on the US Olympic Team) it never fails to attract the absolute fastest in the sport of swimming in the United States. Because of this, the entry time standards are even faster than the National Championships. However, even though this is a faster meet and would actually offer
6336-400: The number of swimmers that a team can enter, and only limit the number of times a swimmer can swim in order to make the flow of the meet manageable. Meets of this style can be at any level of swimming since all of the higher level meets use this style of meet with just more restrictive rules applied. Meets of this style usually do not have entry time standards, but can have them to either reduce
6424-546: The official responsibilities of governing the sport were transferred from the AAU Swimming Committee to the new United States Swimming. Bill Lippman, the last head of the Swimming Committee, and Ross Wales, the first president of United States Swimming, worked together to ease the transition. This process was made more interesting because the United States boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics and, during this time,
6512-401: The rules that are to be followed at all international level meets. USA Swimming follows accordingly to make the rules of USA Swimming match the rules of World Aquatics; however, it does not have to. In theory, an NGB could make its rules whatever it wanted and have all national level meets and below follow those rules, but it would not have jurisdiction over international level meets held within
6600-514: The same year in New York City . There are eight main categories: Breakout Performer of the Year, Coach of the Year , Perseverance Award, Relay Performance of the Year, Male Race of the Year, Female Race of the Year, Male Athlete of the Year , and Female Athlete of the Year. Nominees in each category are announced in advance of the awards ceremony and recipients of each award are revealed at the ceremony itself. Winners for each award are determined by
6688-503: The school and state in many swimming strokes. In July 2006 she had a cardiac ablation . In August 2010, Soni became a spokeswoman for the United Nations Foundation 's Girl Up campaign. The organization focuses on improving the lives of the world's adolescent girls. At USC , Soni was a six-time NCAA Champion, having won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2006 through 2009 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 2008 and 2009. As
6776-399: The second best split time in the field (1:05.95) behind Jones (1:04.58). At the 2009 National Championships Soni competed in two events, the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni easily won with a time of 1:05.34. In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni again exhibited dominance by finishing first with a time of 2:20.38, just off her world record pace. At
6864-424: The size of the meet, or raise the competition level. Each Local Swimming Committee (LSC) is mandated to have a season ending championships twice a year for both Age Group (younger) and Senior (no age requirement) swimmers. Most LSC's split these up into two separate meets. The meet style is an invitational meet open only to club teams within the LSC. Almost universally, entry time standards are applied so that only
6952-498: The sport of swimming. There are several parts and levels that make up USA Swimming. There is the national governing body (national) level, the zone (regional) level, and the local swimming committee (local/state) level. The national governing body (NGB) of United States Swimming is an extension of the United States Olympic Committee . While all of the separate swim teams, LSC's, and Zones do not officially make up
7040-419: The swimmer already on the team with the fastest time in the event since January 1, 2006. In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni won with a time of 2:22.60, the third-fastest finish as of that date. At the 2008 Summer Olympics , Soni won a silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke , finishing behind world record holder Leisel Jones of Australia 1:06.73 to 1:05.17. In the 200-meter breaststroke , Soni upset
7128-421: The third fastest time in history and the fastest time recorded in a textile suit with a 1:04.93 to win the gold medal ahead of Australians Leisel Jones and Sarah Katsoulis . Her time was also the fastest ever recorded in a textile swimsuit. Two days after the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni then competed in the 200-meter breaststroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay . In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni dominated
7216-451: The top level swimmer of the LSC can attend; only a few of the smaller LSCs do not have a time standard. Each LSC sets their own time standards (due to LSC size differences), so the competition level of the meet is not exactly the same across the country. Normally, this style meet is a prelim/final format. Common age groups are 10 and under, 11-12, 13-14, 15 and over, also known as seniors. As stated before, there are four zones and 59 LSCs in
7304-484: The very top level directed by individual clubs and the Local Swimming Committee. The following is a list of the types of meets, listed from lowest and most common level to highest and least common level. A dual meet is a meet where each individual event is ranked based on how individual swimmers on a team swim. It is generally limited to 2 teams, but different variations can have more. In a dual meet, there
7392-482: The year through a handful of awards called the Golden Goggle Awards , colloquially known as the Golden Goggles, which span categories such as male or female swimmer of the year, coach of the year, and relay performance of the year. USA Swimming commenced holding an annual awards ceremony to give the recipients their awards in November 2004 in New York City . The Golden Goggle Awards have received recognition on
7480-479: Was broken into two meets, called Wave I and Wave II, which were held at different dates at the same venue in June 2021. Selected qualifiers from Wave I advanced to Wave II. The 2020 US Olympic swim team was selected from Wave II participants. Trials meets are also held for the World Championships, Pan American Games and World University Games, typically at a national championship meet. The 2022 International Team Trials
7568-423: Was completed on the official USA Swimming Headquarters, which is currently the official home of USA Swimming. Through the national headquarters, the organization provides various programs and services to its members, supporters, affiliates and the interested public. This includes educational programs, fund-raising activities, general information, publications, resources, and sports medicine programs, all relating to
7656-412: Was not an independent governing body. The Amateur Sports Act of 1978 enabled the governance of sports in the US by organizations other than the AAU. This act made each sport set up its own national governing body (NGB). Each of these governing bodies would be part of the United States Olympic Committee , but would not be run by the committee. Thus, United States Swimming was born. From 1978 to 1980,
7744-428: Was not health-threatening, Soni would sometimes experience a high heart rate which sometimes interfered with her training. At the 2006 National Championships, the selection meet for the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the 2007 World Aquatics Championships , Soni finished tenth overall in both the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials , Soni competed in two events,
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