List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year
World Swimmers of the Year
Table:
Year

Female Winner

Nationality

Male Winner

Nationality

1964
Not awarded
N/A
Don Schollander
United States

1965
Not awarded
N/A
Peter Wang
United States

1966
Claudia Kolb
United States
Mike Burton
United States

1967
Debbie Meyer
United States
Mark Spitz
United States

1968
Debbie Meyer
United States
Charlie Hickcox
United States

1969
Debbie Meyer
United States
Gary Hall, Sr.
United States

1970
Alice Jones
United States
Gary Hall, Sr.
United States

1971
Shane Gould
Australia
Mark Spitz
United States

1972
Shane Gould
Australia
Mark Spitz
United States

1973
Kornelia Ender
East Germany
Rick DeMont
United States

1974
Ulrike Tauber
East Germany
Tim Shaw
United States

1975
Kornelia Ender
East Germany
Tim Shaw
United States

1976
Kornelia Ender
East Germany
John Naber
United States

1977
Ulrike Tauber
East Germany
Brian Goodell
United States

1978
Tracy Caulkins
United States
Jesse Vassallo
United States

1979
Cynthia Woodhead
United States
Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union

1980
Petra Schneider
East Germany
Rowdy Gaines
United States

1981
Mary T. Meagher
United States
Alex Baumann
Canada

1982
Petra Schneider
East Germany
Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union

1983
Ute Geweniger
East Germany
Rick Carey
United States

1984
Kristin Otto
East Germany
Alex Baumann
Canada

1985
Mary T. Meagher
United States
Michael Groß
West Germany

1986
Kristin Otto
East Germany
Matt Biondi
United States

1987
Janet Evans
United States
Tamás Darnyi
Hungary

1988
Kristin Otto
East Germany
Matt Biondi
United States

1989
Janet Evans
United States
Mike Barrowman
United States

1990
Janet Evans
United States
Mike Barrowman
United States

1991
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
Tamás Darnyi
Hungary

1992
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
Yevgeny Sadovyi
Russia

1993
Franziska van Almsick
Germany
Károly Güttler
Hungary

1994
Samantha Riley
Australia
Kieren Perkins
Australia

1995
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
Denis Pankratov
Russia

1996
Penny Heyns
South Africa
Denis Pankratov
Russia

1997
Claudia Poll
Costa Rica
Michael Klim
Australia

1998
Jenny Thompson
United States
Ian Thorpe
Australia

1999
Penny Heyns
South Africa
Ian Thorpe
Australia

2000
Inge de Bruijn
Netherlands
Pieter van den Hoogenband
Netherlands

2001
Inge de Bruijn
Netherlands
Ian Thorpe
Australia

2002
Natalie Coughlin
United States
Ian Thorpe
Australia

2003
Hannah Stockbauer
Germany
Michael Phelps
United States

2004
Yana Klochkova
Ukraine
Michael Phelps
United States

2005
Leisel Jones
Australia
Grant Hackett
Australia

2006
Leisel Jones
Australia
Michael Phelps
United States

2007
Laure Manaudou
France
Michael Phelps
United States

2008
Stephanie Rice
Australia
Michael Phelps
United States

2009
Federica Pellegrini
Italy
Michael Phelps
United States

2010
Rebecca Soni
United States
Ryan Lochte
United States

2011
Rebecca Soni
United States
Ryan Lochte
United States

2012
Missy Franklin
United States
Michael Phelps
United States

2013
Katie Ledecky
United States
Sun Yang
China

2014
Katie Ledecky
United States
Kosuke Hagino
Japan

2015
Katie Ledecky
United States
Adam Peaty
Great Britain

2016
Katie Ledecky
United States
Michael Phelps
United States

2017
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
Caeleb Dressel
United States

2018
Katie Ledecky
United States
Adam Peaty
Great Britain

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