Katie Ledecky Leads 2015 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Nominees

Katie Ledecky Leads 2015 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Nominees
 
After winning five gold medals last month at the 2015 FINA World Championships, Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md.) leads the way with five nominations for the 2015 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards, set for Sunday, Nov. 22, at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE. 

The nation’s top swimmers and coaches are nominated in eight categories for the 12th Golden Goggle Awards, the annual celebration honoring the sport’s top performances of the year. This year’s event will once again mix swimming stars with celebrities, business leaders and entertainment icons in the vibrant setting of downtown Los Angeles. 

Full event details, including table and seat purchasing opportunities, can be found at
GoldenGoggles.com.

Ledecky’s five nominations include Female Athlete of the Year, Female Race of the Year for the 200-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyles at the FINA World Championships and Relay Performance of the Year for the women’s 4x200m free relay in Kazan. Ledecky won Female Athlete of the Year honors in 2013 and 2014. 

Earning three Golden Goggle nominations each were Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.), Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) and Jordan Wilimovsky (Malibu, Calif.). 

Golden Goggle Award nominations are based on the year’s top accomplishments by U.S. swimmers, focusing primarily on the 2015 FINA World Championships. The Americans topped the medal table in Kazan with 26 medals across pool and open water competitions. 

The complete list of 2015 Golden Goggle Award nominees by category is listed below.


Online fan voting  is now open and will continue through Friday, Nov. 13. A percentage of the fan vote will count towards the final ballot. Beginning later this week USA Swimming will highlight Golden Goggle Awards categories weekly on usaswimming.org and across its social media channels in the lead-up to the Nov. 22 event.