Dressel wins two prestigious honors at the 2019 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards for his performance at the 18th FINA World Championships.
Los Angeles, Calif. – Former Gator National Champion and All-American Caeleb Dressel won two Golden Goggles at the 2019 USA Swimming Golden Goggle annual awards ceremony last night.
Dressel earned the Male Athlete of the Year and Race of the Year awards after a
record-breaking performance at the 18th FINA World Championships in July.
At the 2017 Golden Goggle Awards, the Green Cove Springs, Fla. native took home identical honors for his performance at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest.
Over the eight-day competition in Gwangju, Dressel won the most medals ever at a World Championships with eight, tallying six golds and two silvers.
His championship run included two World Records in the 100 fly and 4x100 Mixed Relay, while setting new American Records with his wins in the 50 free, 100 free and 50 fly.
He became the first American to earn a Gold in the 50 fly and tied his own record for most medals in a single day with three on July 27.
His Race of the Year honor came thanks to his world record-breaking performance in the 100 fly semis. He would post a time of 49.50, breaking Michael Phelps' record set in 2009 by .32 seconds.
The 2019 Annual Golden Google Awards benefited the USA Swimming Foundation and honored the USA Swimming's FINA World Championship performance. In total, they team took home 30 medals in both the pool and open water events.
Full list of Award Winners:
Female Athlete of the Year: Simone Manuel
Male Athlete of the Year: Caeleb Dressel
Female Race of the Year: Regan Smith, Women's 200 backstroke semifinal
Male Race of the Year: Caeleb Dressel, Men's 100 butterfly semifinal
Relay Performance of the Year: Women's 4x100 medley relay
Breakout Performer of the Year: Regan Smith
Perseverance Award: Nathan Adrian
Coach of the Year: Mike Parratto
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