Katie Ledecky Named USA Swimming Athlete of the Year for 5th time
Katie Ledecky Named USA Swimming Athlete of the Year for 5th time
American swimmer Katie Ledecky has been named the USA Swimming Swimmers of the Year at Saturday evening’s awards banquet at the United States Aquatic Sports Convention. The award has been voted on by the USA Swimming House of Delegates and given since 1981 – and is different than the equivalent Golden Goggles award. Only one award is given, rather than one to each gender.
For Ledecky, this is a 5th win: she won from 2013-2016, before Caeleb Dressel broke her streak last season. That ties her with Michael Phelps for the most times being named the recipient of this award. No other female swimmer has won the award more than twice, and Ledecky’s win makes 15 female winners in 39 years of the award.
