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This secured him CSCAA Swimmer of the Meet honors for the third year in a row, as he became the first swimmer ever to break the 18 second 50 free barrier, the 40 second 100 free barrier, and the 43 second 100 fly barrier in the history of yards swimming. [66]
Swimming in the United States Country United States Governing body USA Swimming National team(s) United States Olympics team, United States national team National competitions U.S. Masters Swimming International competitions FINA World Aquatics Championships Summer Olympics Swimming in the United States began competitively in the 1880s. The first nationally recognized swimming organization was ...
Michael Fred Phelps II [5] (born June 30, 1985) [6] is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time [7] with a total of 28 medals. [8]
Each year USA Swimming honors United States swimmers and coaches and their accomplishments for 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.
At year's end, Lochte was named the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. [75] He was also named FINA male swimmer of the year for 2010 by FINA Aquatics World Magazine. [76] [77] 2010 saw Lochte win a total of 13 international medals, 12 of them gold.
Here's a look at each of Phelps' 28 Olympic medals, beginning in Athens 2004 and traversing through 2008 Beijing, London 2012 and Rio 2016. Athens 2004. 200m freestyle (bronze) 4x100m freestyle ...
Evans won the 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle events at the U.S. National Championships 12 times each, the largest number of national titles in one event by an American swimmer in the 100-year history of the competition.
He likened his mentality to that of Nathan Adrian, his relay teammate for his first two golds in 2016, one of the many U.S. Olympic swimming legends who helped others follow similar paths.