List of FINA Athletes of the Year
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The FINA Athletes of the Year, awarded by Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) and FINA Aquatics World Magazine, are a set of awards given in five categories: swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming. The award was inaugurated in 2010 also in 2012 and 2013.
Contents
Swimming
| Year | Female Winner | Nationality | Male Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Therese Alshammar |  Sweden |
Ryan Lochte |  United States |
| 2011 | Missy Franklin | United States |
Ryan Lochte (2) | United States |
| 2012 | Missy Franklin (2) | United States |
Michael Phelps | United States |
| 2013 | Katie Ledecky | United States |
Ryan Lochte (3) | United States |
| 2014 | Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary |
Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
| 2015 | Katinka Hosszú (2) | Hungary |
Mitch Larkin |  Australia |
Best Swimming Performance
| Year | Female Winner | Nationality | Male Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Katie Ledecky | United States |
Adam Peaty |  United Kingdom |
Water polo
| Year | Female Winner | Nationality | Male Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Elizabeth Armstrong | United States |
Vanja Udovičić |  Serbia |
| 2011 | Alexandra Asimaki |  Greece |
Filip Filipović | Serbia |
| 2012 | Maggie Steffens | United States |
Josip Pavić |  Croatia |
| 2013 | Jennifer Pareja |  Spain |
Denes Varga | Hungary |
| 2014 | Maggie Steffens (2) | United States |
Filip Filipović (2) | Serbia |
| Year | Female Team Winner | Male Team Winner | ||
| 2015 | United States |
Serbia |
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Diving
| Year | Female Winner | Nationality | Male Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chen Ruolin |  China |
Patrick Hausding |  Germany |
| 2011 | Wu Minxia | China |
Qiu Bo | China |
| 2012 | Wu Minxia (2) | China |
Ilya Zakharov |  Russia |
| 2013 | He Zi | China |
He Chong | China |
| 2014 | Liu Huixia | China |
Cao Yuan | China |
| 2015 | Shi Tingmao | China |
He Chao | China |
High diving
| Year | Female Winner | Nationality | Male Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cesilie Carlton | United States |
Orlando Duque |  Colombia |
| 2014 | Rachelle Simpson | United States |
Orlando Duque (2) | Colombia |
| 2015 | Rachelle Simpson (2) | United States |
Gary Hunt | United Kingdom |
Synchronized swimming
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| Year | Winner | Nationality | ||
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| 2010 | Natalia Ishchenko | Russia |
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| 2011 | Natalia Ishchenko (2) Svetlana Romashina |
Russia Russia |
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| 2012 | Natalia Ishchenko (3) | Russia |
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| 2013 | Svetlana Romashina (2) | Russia |
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| 2014 | Huang Xuechen | China |
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| Year | Female Winner | Nationality | Male Winner | Nationality |
| 2015 | Svetlana Romashina (3) | Russia |
Aleksandr Maltsev Bill May |
Russia United States |
Open water swimming
| Year | Female Winner | Nationality | Male Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ana Marcela Cunha |  Brazil |
Valerio Cleri |  Italy |
| 2011 | Keri-Anne Payne | United Kingdom |
Thomas Lurz | Germany |
| 2012 | Éva Risztov | Hungary |
Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia |
| 2013 | Poliana Okimoto | Brazil |
Thomas Lurz (2) | Germany |
| 2014 | Ana Marcela Cunha (2) | Brazil |
Allan do Carmo | Brazil |
| 2015 | Ana Marcela Cunha (3) | Brazil |
Jordan Wilimovsky | United States |
See also
External links
- FINA Elects the Best in 2010 from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2011-12-10.
- FINA selected this year’s best in the five disciplines (2011) from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2011-12-10.
- PR 1 - ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2012 from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2013 from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2014-01-06.
