List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year
European Swimmers of the Year
East Germany was particularly successful in the 1970s and 1980s, when they dominated the women's events, aided by systematic state-sponsored doping.

List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year

Section Title: European Swimmers of the Year
Table Section Text: East Germany was particularly successful in the 1970s and 1980s, when they dominated the women's events, aided by systematic state-sponsored doping.

Year	Female Winner	Nationality	Male Winner	Nationality

1980	Petra Schneider	East Germany	Vladimir Salnikov	Soviet Union

1981	Ute Geweniger	East Germany	Sándor Wladár	Hungary

1982	Cornelia Sirch	East Germany	Michael Groß	West Germany

1983	Ute Geweniger	East Germany	Michael Groß	West Germany

1984	Kristin Otto	East Germany	Michael Groß	West Germany

1985	Silke Hörner	East Germany	Michael Groß	West Germany

1986	Kristin Otto	East Germany	Michael Groß	West Germany

1987	Silke Hörner	East Germany	Tamás Darnyi	Hungary

1988	Kristin Otto	East Germany	Tamás Darnyi	Hungary

1989	Anke Möhring	East Germany	Giorgio Lamberti	Italy

1990	Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	Adrian Moorhouse	Great Britain

1991	Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	Tamás Darnyi	Hungary

1992	Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	Yevgeny Sadovyi	Russia

1993	Franziska van Almsick	Germany	Károly Güttler	Hungary

1994	Franziska van Almsick	Germany	Alexander Popov	Russia

1995	Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	Denis Pankratov	Russia

1996	Michelle Smith	Ireland	Denis Pankratov	Russia

1997	Ágnes Kovács	Hungary	Emiliano Brembilla	Italy

1998	Ágnes Kovács	Hungary	Denys Sylantyev	Ukraine

1999	Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands

2000	Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands

2001	Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	Roman Sloudnov	Russia

2002	Franziska van Almsick	Germany	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands

2003	Hannah Stockbauer	Germany	Alexander Popov	Russia

2004	Yana Klochkova	Ukraine	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands

2005	Otylia Jędrzejczak	Poland	László Cseh	Hungary

2006	Laure Manaudou	France	László Cseh	Hungary

2007	Laure Manaudou	France	Mateusz Sawrymowicz	Poland

2008	Rebecca Adlington	Great Britain	Alain Bernard	France

2009	Federica Pellegrini	Italy	Paul Biedermann	Germany

2010	Federica Pellegrini	Italy	Camille Lacourt	France

2011	Federica Pellegrini	Italy	Alexander Dale Oen	Norway

2012	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Netherlands	Yannick Agnel	France

2013	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	Dániel Gyurta	Hungary

2014	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	Adam Peaty	Great Britain

2015	Sarah Sjöström	Sweden	Adam Peaty	Great Britain

2016	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	Adam Peaty	Great Britain

2017	Sarah Sjöström	Sweden	Adam Peaty	Great Britain

2018	Sarah Sjöström	Sweden	Adam Peaty	Great Britain

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In 1998, Denys Sylantyev was named European Swimmer of the Year.

final_sentence: In 1998, Denys Sylantyev was named European Swimmer of the Year.