Atheletes-of-the-Year
Athletes of the Year are determined by a vote of -member head swimming and head diving coaches from institutions in competing at that year’s respective national championship.
Division I
Men's Swimmer of the Year
| Year | Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hubert Kos | University of Texas |
| 2024 | Leon Marchand | Arizona State University |
| 2023 | Leon Marchand | Arizona State University |
| 2022 | Leon Marchand | Arizona State University |
| 2021 | Shaine Casas | Texas A&M University |
| 2019 | Andrew Seliskar | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2018 | Caeleb Dressel | University of Florida |
| 2017 | Caeleb Dressel | University of Florida |
| 2016 | Ryan Murphy, Joseph Schooling and Caeleb Dressel | University of California, Berkeley, University of Texas and University of Florida |
| 2015 | Ryan Murphy | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2014 | Kevin Cordes | University of Arizona |
| 2013 | Kevin Cordes | University of Arizona |
| 2012 | Tom Shields | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2011 | Nathan Adrian | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2010 | Conor Dwyer | University of Florida |
| 2009 | Tyler Clary | University of Michigan |
| 2008 | Cesar Cielo | Auburn University |
| 2007 | Cesar Cielo | Auburn University |
| 2006 | Ryan Lochte | University of Florida |
| 2005 | Ryan Lochte | University of Florida |
| 2004 | Ian Crocker | University of Texas |
| 2003 | Aaron Piersol | University of Texas |
| 2002 | Erik Vendt | University of Southern California |
| 2001 | Nate Dusing | University of Texas |
| 2000 | Ed Moses | University of Virginia |
| 1999 | Ryk Neethling | University of Arizona |
| 1998 | Lars Frolander | Southern Methodist University |
| 1996 | Ryan Berube | Southern Methodist University |
| 1995 | Tom Dolan | University of Michigan |
| 1992 | Jeff Rouse | Stanford University |
| 1991 | Artur Wojdat | Iowa University |
| 1985 | Pablo Morales | Stanford University |
| 1980 | Brian Goodell | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1979 | Brian Goodell | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1978 | Brian Goodell | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1975 | John Naber | Southern University of California, Berkeley |
| 1974 | John Naber | Southern University of California, Berkeley |
| 1973 | John Trembley | University of Tennessee |
| 1971 | Gary Hall | Indiana University |
| 1970 | Mike Burton | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1969 | Mark Spitz | Indiana University |
| 1968 | Charlie Hickcox | Indiana University |
| 1966 | Roy Saari | University of Southern California |
| 1965 | Roy Saari | University of Southern California |
| 1964 | Roy Saari | University of Southern California |
| 1963 | John Konrads | University of Southern California |
| 1961 | Murray Rose | University of Southern California |
| 1957 | Timothy Jecko | Yale University |
| 1951 | John Marshall | Yale University |
| 1949 | Bill Smith | Ohio State University |
| 1948 | Bill Smith | Ohio State University |
| 1946 | Jack Hill | Ohio State University |
| 1945 | Merton Church | University of Michigan |
| 1944 | Alan Ford | Yale University |
| 1943 | John Patten | University of Michigan |
| 1942 | Rene Chouteau | Yale University |
| 1941 | Charles Barker | University of Michigan |
| 1940 | Albert Patnick | Ohio State University |
| 1939 | Richard Hough | Princeton University |
| 1937 | Thomas Haynie | University of Michigan |
| 1936 | Jack Kalsey | University of Michigan |
| 1935 | Jack Medica | University of Washington |
| 1934 | Jack Medica | University of Washington |
| 1933 | Ted Wiget | Stanford University |
| 1932 | John Schmieler | University of Michigan |
| 1930 | Al Schwartz | Northwestern University |
| 1929 | Bud Shields | Brigham Young University |
| 1928 | Bud Shields | Brigham Young University |
| 1927 | Paul Samson | University of Michigan |
| 1926 | Wally O'Connor | Stanford University |
| 1925 | Arthur Rule | United States Naval Academy |
Women's Swimmer of the Year
| Year | Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gretchen Walsh | University of Virginia |
| 2024 | Gretchen Walsh | University of Virginia |
| 2023 | Kate Douglass | University of Virginia |
| 2022 | Kate Douglass | University of Virginia |
| 2021 | Maggie MacNeil | University of Michigan |
| 2019 | Beata Nelson | University of Wisconsin |
| 2018 | Ella Easton | Stanford University |
| 2017 | Kathleen Baker | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2016 | Lilly King | Indiana University |
| 2015 | Missy Franklin | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2014 | Brittany MacLean | University of Georgia |
| 2013 | Elizabeth Pelton | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2012 | Caitlin Leverenz | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2011 | Katinka Hosszu | Southern University of California, Berkeley |
| 2010 | Julia Smit | Stanford University |
| 2009 | Dana Vollmer | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2008 | Caroline Burkle | University of Florida |
| 2007 | Kara Lynn | University of Georgia |
| 2006 | Kara Lynn | University of Georgia |
| 2005 | Kristy Coventry | Auburn University |
| 2004 | Tara Kirk | Stanford University |
| 2003 | Natalie Coughlin | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2002 | Natalie Coughlin | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2001 | Natalie Coughlin | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2000 | Courtney Shealy | University of Georgia |
| 1999 | Martina Moravcova | Southern Methodist University |
| 1998 | Misty Hyman | Stanford University |
| 1997 | Martina Moravcova | Southern Methodist University |
| 1996 | Kristine Quance | University of Southern California |
| 1995 | Beata Kaszuba | Arizona State University |
| 1994 | Amy Van | Colorado State University |
| 1993 | Janel Jorgensen | Stanford University |
| 1992 | Summer Sanders | Stanford University |
| 1990 | Janet Evans | Stanford University |
| 1989 | Leigh Ann | University of Texas |
| 1987 | Betsy Mitchell | University of Texas |
| 1986 | Betsy Mitchell | University of Texas |
| 1985 | Mary Meagher | University of California, Berkeley |
| 1984 | Tracy Caulkins | University of Florida |
| 1983 | Tracy Caulkins | University of Florida |
| 1982 | Tracy Caulkins | University of Florida |
| 1981 | Jill Sterkel | University of Texas |
| 1980 | Jill Sterkel | University of Texas |
| 1979 | Janet Thorburn | Southern Methodist University |
| 1978 | Renee Laravie | University of Florida |
| 1977 | Melissa Belote | Arizona State University |
| 1975 | Carrie Irish | Ohio State University |
Men's Diver of the Year
| 2025 | Carson Tyler | Indiana University |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Carson Tyler | Indiana University |
| 2023 | Lyle Yost | Ohio State University |
| 2022 | Kurtis Mathew | University of Texas A&M University |
| 2021 | Jordan Windle | University of Texas |
| 2019 | Colin Zeng | University of Tennessee |
| 2018 | Colin Zeng | University of Tennessee |
| 2017 | Steele Johnson | Purdue University |
| 2016 | Dominic Giordano | University of Pittsburgh |
| 2015 | Steele Johnson | Purdue University |
| 2014 | Michael Hixon | University of Texas |
| 2013 | Kristian Ipsen | Stanford University |
| 2012 | Drew Livingston | University of Texas |
| 2011 | David Boudia | Purdue University |
| 2010 | David Boudia | Purdue University |
| 2009 | David Boudia | Purdue University |
| 2008 | Chris Colwill | University of Georgia |
| 2007 | Steven Segerlin | Auburn University |
| 2006 | Chris Colwill | University of Georgia |
| 2005 | Joona Puhakka | Arizona State University |
| 2004 | Caesar Garcia | Auburn University |
| 2003 | Clayton Moss | University of Kentucky |
| 2002 | Troy Dumais | University of Texas |
| 2001 | Troy Dumais | University of Texas |
| 2000 | Troy Dumais | University of Texas |
| 1999 | Rio Ramirez | University of Miami (FL) |
| 1997 | Tyce Routson | University of Miami (FL) |
| 1995 | PJ Bogart | University of Minnesota |
| 1993 | Dean Panaro | University of Miami (FL) |
| 1990 | Scott Donie | Southern Methodist |
| 1988 | Patrick Jeffrey | Ohio State University |
| 1985 | Ron Meyer | University of Arkansas |
| 1980 | Greg Louganis | University of Miami (FL) |
| 1975 | Tim Moore | Ohio State University |
| 1973 | Tim Moore | Ohio State University |
| 1970 | Jim Henry | Indiana University |
| 1969 | Jim Henry | Indiana University |
| 1967 | Ken Sitzberger | Indiana University |
| 1965 | Ken Sitzberger | Indiana University |
| 1963 | Lou Vitucci | Ohio State University |
| 1962 | Lou Vitucci | Ohio State University |
| 1960 | Sam Hall | Ohio State University |
| 1958 | Donald Harper | Ohio State University |
| 1957 | Dick Kimball | University of Michigan |
| 1952 | Skippy Browning | University of Texas |
| 1951 | Skippy Browning | University of Texas |
| 1950 | Bruce Harlan | Ohio State University |
| 1949 | Bruce Harlan | Ohio State University |
| 1947 | Miller Anderson | Ohio State University |
| 1946 | Miller Anderson | Ohio State University |
| 1945 | Hobart Billingsley | Ohio State University |
| 1944 | Charles Batterman | Columbia University |
| 1943 | Frank Dempsey | Ohio State University |
| 1942 | Frank Dempsey | Ohio State University |
| 1941 | Earl Clark | Ohio State University |
| 1939 | Al Patnik | Ohio State University |
| 1938 | Al Patnik | Ohio State University |
| 1935 | Frank Fehsenfeld | University of Michigan |
| 1934 | Richard Degener | University of Michigan |
| 1933 | Richard Degener | University of Michigan |
| 1932 | Mickey Riley | Southern California |
| 1931 | Mickey Riley | Southern California |
| 1930 | Ed Throndsen | Stanford University |
| 1929 | Walter Colbath | Northwestern University |
| 1928 | Walter Colbath | Northwestern University |
| 1927 | Walter Colbath | Northwestern University |
| 1926 | William O'Brien | University of Illinois |
| 1925 | Walter Krissell | Columbia University |
| 1924 | Robert Galbraith | Rutgers University |
Women's Diver of the Year
| Year | Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chiara Pellacani | University of Miami |
| 2024 | Aranza Vazquez Montaño | University of North Carolina |
| 2023 | Aranza Vazquez Montaño | University of North Carolina |
| 2022 | Tarrin Gilliland | Indiana University |
| 2021 | Sarah Bacon | University of Minnesota |
| 2019 | Maria Polyakova | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2018 | Olivia Rosendahl | Northwestern University |
| 2017 | Lexi Tenenbaum | University of Minnesota |
| 2016 | Sharae Zheng | University of Nevada |
| 2015 | Yu Zhou | University of Minnesota |
| 2014 | Laura Ryan | University of Georgia |
| 2013 | Tori Lamp | University of Tennessee |
| 2012 | Jaele Patrick | University of Texas A&M University |
| 2011 | Kelci Bryant | University of Minnesota |
| 2010 | Anastasia Pozniakova | University of Houston |
| 2009 | Christina Loukas | Indiana University |
| 2008 | Chelsea Davis, Emma Friesen | Ohio State University |
| 2007 | Cassidy Krug | Stanford University |
| 2006 | Blythe Hartley | Southern California |
| 2005 | Blythe Hartley | University of Southern California |
| 2003 | Yulia Pakhalina | University of Houston |
| 2002 | Blythe Hartley | University of Southern California |
| 2001 | Yulia Pakhalina | University of Houston |
| 1998 | Vera Ilyina | University of Texas |
| 1997 | Vera Ilyina | University of Texas |
| 1995 | Cheril Santini | Southern Methodist University |
| 1994 | Robin Carter | University of Texas |
| 1993 | Eileen Richetelli | Stanford University |
| 1992 | Eileen Richetelli | Stanford University |
| 1991 | Krista Wilson | Southern Methodist University |
| 1990 | Julie Farrell | Michigan State University |
| 1988 | Mary Fischbach | University of Michigan |
| 1986 | Megan Neyer | University of Florida |
| 1984 | Megan Neyer | University of Florida |
| 1983 | Megan Neyer | University of Florida |
| 1982 | Megan Neyer, Jill Sterkel | University of Florida & University of Texas |
| 1981 | Jill Sterkel | University of Texas |
| 1980 | Jill Sterkel | University of Texas |
| 1979 | Joan Pennington | University of Texas |
| 1976 | Wendy Boglioli | Monmouth University |
