Golden Goggle Awards

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The Golden Goggle Awards, presented by the USA Swimming Foundation, is an awards ceremony which honours swimmers' achievements over the last year. There are eight categories: Breakout Performer of the Year, Coach of the Year, Perseverance Award, Relay Performance of the Year, Male Race of the Year, Female Race of the Year, Male Athlete of the Year, and Female Athlete of the Year.

Female Athlete of the Year

2004: Natalie Coughlin

2005: Katie Hoff

2006: Katie Hoff

2007: Katie Hoff

2008: Natalie Coughlin

2009: Rebecca Soni

2010: Rebecca Soni

2011: Missy Franklin

2012: Missy Franklin

2013: Katie Ledecky

2014: Katie Ledecky

2015: Katie Ledecky

2016: Katie Ledecky

Male Athlete of the Year

2004: Michael Phelps

2005: Aaron Peirsol

2006: Brendan Hansen

2007: Michael Phelps

2008: Michael Phelps

2009: Ryan Lochte

2010: Ryan Lochte

2011: Ryan Lochte

2012: Michael Phelps

2013: Ryan Lochte

2014: Michael Phelps

2015: Michael Phelps

2016: Michael Phelps

Breakout Performer of the Year

2004: Larsen Jensen

2005: Jessica Hardy

2006: Cullen Jones

2007: Ben Wildman-Tobriner

2008: Rebecca Soni

2009: Tyler Clary

2010: Missy Franklin

2011: Alex Meyer

2012: Katie Ledecky

2013: Chase Kalisz

2014: Maya DiRado

2015: Jordan Wilimovsky

2016: Lilly King

Coach of the Year

2004: Bob Bowman

2005: Eddie Reese

2006: Eddie Reese

2007: Bob Bowman

2008: Bob Bowman

2009: Eddie Reese

2010: Gregg Troy

2011: Gregg Troy

2012: Bob Bowman

2013: Bruce Gemmell

2014: Bruce Gemmell

2015: Bruce Gemmell

2016: Dave Durden

Perseverance Award

2004: Kaitlin Sandeno

2005: Brendan Hansen

2006: Erik Vendt

2007: Ryan Lochte

2008: Eric Shanteau

2009: Dana Vollmer

2010: Kate Ziegler

2011: Peter Vanderkaay

2012: Jessica Hardy

2013: Megan Romano

2014: Haley Anderson and Andrew Gemmell

2015: Allison Schmitt

2016: Anthony Ervin

Relay Performance of the Year

2004: Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at Olympic Games

2005: Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at World Championships

2006: Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at Pan Pacific Championships

2007: Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at World Championships

2008: Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at Olympic Games

2009: Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at World Championships

2010: Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at Pan Pacific Championships

2011: Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at World Championships

2012: Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at Olympic Games

2013: Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at World Championships

2014: Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

2015: Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at World Championships

2016: Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay at Olympic Games

Female Race of the Year

2004: Amanda Beard for 200 metre breaststroke at Olympic Games

2005: Kate Ziegler for 1500 metre freestyle at World Championships

2006: Whitney Myers for 200 metre individual medley at Pan Pacific Championships

2007: Kate Ziegler for 1500 metre freestyle at TYR Meet of Champions

2008: Rebecca Soni for 200 metre breaststroke at Olympic Games

2009: Ariana Kukors for 200 metre individual medley at World Championships

2010: Rebecca Soni for 200 metre breaststroke at Pan Pacific Championships

2011: Missy Franklin for 200 metre backstroke at 2011 World Aquatics Championships

2012: Katie Ledecky for 800 metre freestyle at Olympic Games

2013: Katie Ledecky for 1500 metre freestyle at World Championships

2014: Katie Ledecky for 1500 metre freestyle at Pan Pacific Championships

2015: Katie Ledecky for 200 metre freestyle at World Championships

2016: Simone Manuel for 100 metre freestyle at Olympic Games

Male Race of the Year

2004: Michael Phelps for 100 metre butterfly at Olympic Games

2005: Ian Crocker for 100 metre butterfly at World Championships

2006: Michael Phelps for 200 metre individual medley at Pan Pacific Championships

2007: Michael Phelps for 200 metre butterfly at World Championships

2008: Michael Phelps for 100 metre butterfly at Olympic Games

2009: Michael Phelps for 100 metre butterfly at World Championships

2010: Ryan Lochte for 200 metre individual medley at Pan Pacific Championships

2011: Ryan Lochte for 200 metre individual medley at World Championships

2012: Nathan Adrian for 100 metre freestyle at Olympic Games

2013: Ryan Lochte for 200 metre individual medley at World Championships

2014: Connor Jaeger for 1500 metre freestyle at Pan Pacific Championships

2015: Jordan Wilimovsky for 10 km at World Championships

2016: Michael Phelps for 200 metre butterfly at Olympic Games

Team Leadership & Inspiration Award

2016: Elizabeth Beisel

References

Golden Goggle Awards Wikipedia

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