Golden Goggle Awards

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 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.[https://www.usaswimming.org/foundation/events-group/golden-goggles "Golden Goggle Awards"]. USA Swimming. Retrieved September 24, 2021. Nominees in each category are announced in advance of the awards ceremony and recipients of each award are revealed at the ceremony itself.[https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2018/09/26/2018-golden-goggle-award-nominees "2018 Golden Goggle Award Nominees"]. USA Swimming. September 26, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2021. Winners for each award are determined by a selection panel and fan votes.[https://www.deseret.com/2011/11/21/20232484/lochte-franklin-win-golden-goggle-awards "Lochte, Franklin win Golden Goggle awards"]. Deseret News. November 20, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2021. 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.[https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/nominees-announced-for-second-golden-goggle-awards/ "Nominees Announced for Second Golden Goggle Awards"]. Swimming World. September 23, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2021. 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

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[https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/michael-phelps-natalie-coughlin-win-top-honors-at-the-usa-swimming-foundations-golden-goggle-awards/ "Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin Win Top Honors at the USA Swimming Foundations Golden Goggle Awards"]. Swimming World. November 17, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
2009: The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California
2010: New York City
2011: Los Angeles
2012: Marriott Marquis, New York City[https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/michael-phelps-missy-franklin-win-athletes-of-the-year-at-golden-goggles/ "Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin Win Athletes of the Year at Golden Goggles"]. Swimming World. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
2013: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles
2014: New York City
2015: Los Angeles
2016: New York City
2017: Los AngelesBrien, Taylor (November 19, 2017). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2017-golden-goggles-live-coverage/ "2017 Golden Goggles Coverage"]. Swimming World. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
2018: New York City
2019: Los Angeles
2020: VirtualKeith, Braden (September 9, 2020). [https://swimswam.com/usa-swimmings-virtual-2020-golden-goggles-will-honor-1980-olympic-team/ "USA Swimming's Virtual 2020 Golden Goggles Will Honor 1980 Olympic Team"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
2021: Faena Hotel Miami Beach, MiamiSutherland, James (September 10, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/usa-swimmings-golden-goggles-awards-heads-to-miami-on-december-7/ "USA Swimming's Golden Goggles Awards Heads To Miami On December 7"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved October 10, 2021.[https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2021/10/13/olympic-stars-headline-usa-swimming-golden-goggle-awards-nominees "Olympic Stars Headline USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Nominees"]. USA Swimming. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
2022: Marriott Marquis, New York City (host: Ahmed Fareed)[https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/foundationdocuments/golden-goggles/2022-golden-goggles-digital-program.pdf "2022 Golden Goggles: Official Program"]. USA Swimming. 2022. November 21, 2022.USA Swimming (November 21, 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPm2LImPX30 "2022 Golden Goggles Awards | Full Show"]. YouTube. November 21, 2022.
2023: Los Angeles, California{{cite web |title=2023 Golden Goggle Awards – Live Recap |url=https://swimswam.com/2023-golden-goggle-awards-live-recap/ |website=SwimSwam |publisher= |access-date=November 19, 2023 }}
2024: Indianapolis{{cite web |title=2024 Golden Goggle Awards- Live Recap |url=https://swimswam.com/2024-golden-goggle-awards-live-recap/ |website=SwimSwam |publisher=|access-date=November 23, 2024 }}

Awards

=Male Athlete of the Year=

2004: Michael Phelps
2005: Aaron Peirsol[https://texassports.com/news/2005/11/15/111505aaa_803.aspx?path=mswim "Men's Swimming cleans up at second annual Golden Goggle Awards"]. Texas Longhorns. November 15, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
2006: Brendan Hansen
2007: Michael Phelps[https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/golden-goggles-event-honors-top-american-swimmers/ "Golden Goggles Event Honors Top American Swimmers"]. Swimming World. November 19, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
2008: Michael Phelps
2009: Ryan Lochte[https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ryan-lochte-rebecca-soni-win-top-honors-at-the-usa-swimming-foundation-golden-goggle-awards/ "Ryan Lochte, Rebecca Soni Win Top Honors at the USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggle Awards"]. Swimming World. November 23, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
2010: Ryan LochteKeith, Braden (November 23, 2010). [https://swimswam.com/and-the-award-goes-to-recapping-the-2010-golden-goggles/ "And The Award Goes To… Recapping The 2010 Golden Goggles"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
2011: Ryan Lochte
2012: Michael Phelps
2013: Ryan Lochte
2014: Michael Phelps[https://www.reuters.com/article/ozasp-swimming-phelps-idAFKCN0J90K220141125 "Phelps wins Golden Goggle as Male Athlete of Year"]. Reuters. November 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
2015: Michael Phelps
2016: Michael Phelps[https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/11/22/michael-phelps-katie-ledecky-lead-golden-goggle-winners/ "Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky lead Golden Goggle winners"]. NBC Sports. November 22, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
2017: Caeleb Dressel
2018: Ryan MurphyRoss, Andy (November 19, 2018). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2018-golden-goggles-awards-show-live-recap/ "2018 Golden Goggles: Katie Ledecky, Ryan Murphy Win Athlete of the Year Awards"]. Swimming World. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
2019: Caeleb Dressel
2020: Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Caeleb Dressel
2022: Bobby Finke
2023: Ryan Murphy
2024: Bobby Finke

=Female Athlete of the Year=

2004: Natalie Coughlin
2005: Katie Hoff
2006: Katie Hoff
2007: Katie Hoff
2008: Natalie Coughlin
2009: Rebecca Soni
2010: Rebecca Soni[https://usctrojans.com/news/2010/11/23/Soni_Named_USA_Swimming_s_Female_Athlete_Of_The_Year.aspx "Soni Named USA Swimming's Female Athlete Of The Year"]. USC Trojans. November 23, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
2011: Missy Franklin
2012: Missy FranklinWilson, Jenny (November 19, 2012). [https://swimswam.com/golden-goggles-award-winners/ "Golden Goggles: Award Winners"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
2013: Katie Ledecky
2014: Katie Ledecky
2015: Katie Ledecky[https://www.si.com/uncategorized/2015/11/23/ap-swm-golden-goggles-1st-ld-writethru "Ledecky wins 3 trophies; Phelps earns 1 at Golden Goggles"]. Sports Illustrated. November 23, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
2016: Katie Ledecky
2017: Katie Ledecky
2018: Katie Ledecky[https://olympics.com/en/news/katie-ledecky-and-ryan-murphy-win-golden-goggles-awards "Katie Ledecky and Ryan Murphy win Golden Goggles awards"]. Olympics.com. November 20, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
2019: Simone Manuel
2020: Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Katie Ledecky
2022: Katie Ledecky
2023: Katie Ledecky / Kate Douglass
2024: Torri Huske

=Breakout Performer of the Year=

2004: Larsen Jensen
2005: Jessica Hardy
2006: Cullen Jones[https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/usa-honors-its-elite-at-golden-goggles/ "USA Honors Its Elite at Golden Goggles"]. Swimming World. November 20, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
2007: Ben Wildman-Tobriner
2008: Rebecca Soni
2009: Tyler Clary
2010: Missy Franklin
2011: Alex Meyer
2012: Katie Ledecky
2013: Chase Kalisz[https://swimswam.com/winners-2013-golden-goggles-awards-outcomes/ "And The Winners Are… 2013 Golden Goggle Awards Outcomes"]. SwimSwam. November 24, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2021.[https://georgiadogs.com/news/2013/11/26/Kalisz_Vreeland_Romano_Earn_Golden_Goggles.aspx "Kalisz, Vreeland, Romano Earn Golden Goggles"]. Georgia Bulldogs. November 26, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
2014: Maya DiRadoMarsteller, Jason (November 24, 2014). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/golden-goggles/ "Big Winners In New York at Golden Goggles"]. Swimming World. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
2015: Jordan Wilimovsky
2016: Lilly King[https://www.fina.org/news/1910788/-phelps-and-ledecky-top-winners-at-golden-goggle-awards "Phelps and Ledecky top winners at Golden Goggle Awards"]. FINA. November 22, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
2017: Mallory ComerfordAnderson, Jared (November 20, 2017). [https://swimswam.com/full-2017-2018-golden-goggles-winners-list/ "Full 2017-2018 Golden Goggles Winners List"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
2018: Michael Andrew
2019: Regan Smith
2020: Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Lydia JacobyGriswold, Molly (December 7, 2021). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2021-golden-goggle-award-winners/ "2021 Golden Goggle Award Winners"]. Swimming World. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
2022: Leah Hayes
2023: Jack Alexy
2024: Gretchen Walsh

=Coach of the Year=

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 DurdenKeith, Braden (November 21, 2016). [https://swimswam.com/2016-usa-swimming-golden-goggles-awards-live-recap/ "2016 USA Swimming Golden Goggles Awards: Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
2017: Greg Meehan
2018: Greg Meehan
2019: Mike Parratto
2020: Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Gregg Troy
2022: Anthony Nesty
2023: Dave Durden
2024: Todd Desorbo

=Relay Performance of the Year=

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)Griffus, Annette (November 21, 2016). [https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/sports/blogs/the-blog-stroke/2016/11/22/adrian-4x100-free-win-relay-performance-of-the-year-at-golden-goggles/94381204/ "Adrian, 4x100 free win Relay Performance of the Year at Golden Goggles"]. Kitsap Sun. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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 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 the Year=

2004: Michael Phelps for 100 meter butterfly at Olympic Games
2005: Ian Crocker for 100 meter butterfly at World Championships[https://nne.salvationarmy.org/nne/news/ian-crocker "Olympian Ian Crocker Visits Salvation Army's Camp Sebago"]. The Salvation Army. July 11, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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 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=

2004: Amanda Beard for 200 meter breaststroke at Olympic Games[https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/first-golden-goggles-a-smashing-success-affair-featured-entire-2004-us-olympic-team/ "First "Golden Goggles" A Smashing Success! Affair Featured Entire 2004 US Olympic Team"]. Swimming World. November 18, 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
2005: Kate Ziegler for 1500 meter freestyle at World ChampionshipsSaslow, Eli (November 30, 2005). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2005/11/30/the-glare-of-gold/8a12f107-2a86-42b0-a679-2228461ce7bc/ "The Glare of Gold"]. The Washington Post. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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 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 the Year=

2023: Katie Grimes
2024: Katie Grimes

=Alumni of the Year=

2023: Lenny Krayzelburg
2024: Rowdy Gaines

=Perseverance Award=

2004: Kaitlin Sandeno
2005: Brendan Hansen
2006: Erik Vendt
2007: Ryan Lochte
2008: Eric Shanteau[https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/791218 "Michael Phelps wins 3 Golden Goggle Awards"]. Taiwan News. November 18, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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[https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/dressel-manuel-win-athlete-of-year-honors-at-golden-goggles/ "Dressel, Manuel win athlete of year honors at Golden Goggles"]. The Seattle Times. November 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
2020: Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Annie Lazor
2022: Leah Smith
2023: Lydia Jacoby
2024: Paige Madden

=Impact Award=

2004: Dick Ebersol
2008: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)[https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/usa-swimming-to-honor-ncaa-with-impact-award-at-golden-goggles/ "USA Swimming to Honor NCAA with Impact Award at Golden Goggles"]. Swimming World. November 7, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
2012: James Mulva
2016: Michael Phelps
2021: Cecil Gordon and Bob Vincent[https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2021/12/08/katie-ledecky-caeleb-dressel-named-athletes-of-the-year-at-2021-golden-goggle-awards "Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel Named Athletes of the Year at 2021 Golden Goggle Awards"]. USA Swimming. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
2022: Bill Maxson and Carol Zaleski
2023: Eddie Reese
2024: Arlene McDonald, Scott Davison and Lorraine Davison

=Athlete Humanitarian Award=

2012: Eric Shanteau

=Team Leadership & Inspiration Award=

2016: Elizabeth BeiselWeitzel, Layne (November 22, 2016). [https://floridagators.com/news/2016/11/22/olympics-dressel-and-beisel-take-home-golden-goggles-awards.aspx "Dressel and Beisel Take Home Golden Goggle Awards"]. Florida Gators. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

=Honorary Award=

2020: 1980 US Olympic Swim Team and "front-line workers keeping Americans safe"D'Addona, Dan (September 9, 2020). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/usa-swimming-to-honor-1980-olympic-team-at-2020-golden-goggle-awards/ "USA Swimming to Honor 1980 Olympic Team at 2020 Golden Goggle Awards"]. Swimming World. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

References

Category:Swimming awards

Category:American sports trophies and awards

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