USA Swimming Announces Nominees for Golden Goggle Awards

USA Swimming Announces Nominees for Golden Goggle Awards

Following a 50-medal efficiency within the pool by the United States on the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, USA Swimming has introduced its nominees for the 2026 Golden Goggle Awards. This yr’s occasion takes place September 26 in Denver, Colorado, and would be the twenty third yr the celebratory awards present has run.

This yr’s poll options six awards: Female Athlete of the Year, Male Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year, Open Water Swimmer of the Year, Relay Performance of the Year, and Breakout Performer of the Year.

Fans can vote utilizing the online ballot here. Fan voting is open now by way of Sunday, September 6 at 11:59 p.m. MT.

Proceeds from the Golden Goggle Awards profit the USA Swimming Foundation, whose mission is to Save Lives, Build Champions, and Impact Communities. In addition to offering learn-to-swim grants and neighborhood affect grants to packages throughout the nation, the USA Swimming Foundation helps the U.S. National Team and its growth efforts geared toward strengthening the way forward for USA Swimming’s packages and companies.

To buy a seat at this yr’s Golden Goggle Awards, to remain up to date with the upcoming on-line public sale, or to see different alternatives to become involved with the occasion, go to https://www.usaswimming.org/foundation/ways-to-engage/golden-goggle-awards.

2026 Golden Goggle Awards Ballot

Female Athlete of the Year

• Katharine Berkoff
• Kate Douglass
• Katie Ledecky
• Gretchen Walsh

Male Athlete of the Year

• Jack Alexy
• Luke Hobson
• Van Mathias
• Quintin McCarty

Coach of the Year

• Bob Bowman
• Todd DeSorbo
• Braden Holloway
• Ray Looze

Open Water Swimmer of the Year

• Josh Brown
• Mariah Denigan
• Becca Mann
• Ivan Puskovitch

Relay Performance of the Year

• Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay (Will Modglin, Van Mathias, Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass)
• Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay (Luke Hobson, Aaron Shackell, Patrick Sammon, Gabriel Jett)
• Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay (Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, Simone Manuel)
• Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay (Will Modglin, Van Mathias, Luca Urlando, Jack Alexy)

Breakout Performer of the Year

• Van Mathias
• Luka Mijatovic
• Anna Moesch
• McKenzie Siroky
• Isabelle Stadden

The above press launch was supplied to Swimming World by USA Swimming.