USA Swimming Announces Nominees for Golden Goggle Awards

Following the 29-medal efficiency within the pool by the US on the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, USA Swimming has introduced its nominees for the 2025 Golden Goggle Awards. The occasion takes place September 27 in Denver, Colorado, and would be the twenty second yr the celebratory awards present has run.

This yr’s poll options 5 awards: Feminine Athlete of the Yr, Male Athlete of the Yr, Coach of the Yr, Open Water Athlete of the Yr, and Relay Efficiency of the Yr. The College of Virginia ladies’s swim program is well-represented, with Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, and coach Todd DeSorbo incomes nominations, whereas the lads’s poll is headlined by College of Texas merchandise Luke Hobson, Shaine Casas, and coach Bob Bowman.

Followers can vote utilizing the net poll right here. Fan voting is open now by way of August 22 at 11:59 p.m. MT.

Proceeds from the Golden Goggle Awards profit the USA Swimming Basis, whose mission is to Save Lives, Construct Champions, and Affect Communities. Along with offering learn-to-swim grants and group influence grants to applications throughout the nation, the USA Swimming Basis helps the U.S. Nationwide Staff and its growth efforts geared toward strengthening the way forward for USA Swimming’s applications and providers.

2025 Golden Goggle Awards Poll

Feminine Athlete of the Yr