Golden Goggle Awards
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.
Winners
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
- 2017: Katie Ledecky
- 2018: Katie Ledecky
- 2019: Simone Manuel
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
- 2017: Caeleb Dressel
- 2018: Ryan Murphy
- 2019: Caeleb Dressel
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
- 2017: Mallory Comerford
- 2018: Michael Andrew
- 2019: Regan Smith
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
- 2017: Greg Meehan
- 2018: Greg Meehan
- 2019: Mike Parratto
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
- 2017: Matt Grevers
- 2018: Micah Sumrall
- 2019: Nathan Adrian
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 metre 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 metre freestyle relay at Olympic Games
- 2017: Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at World Championships
- 2018: Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
- 2019: Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at World Championships
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
- 2017: Lilly King for 100 metre breaststroke at World Championships
- 2018: Kathleen Baker for 100 metre backstroke at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships
- 2019: Regan Smith for 200 metre backstroke at World Championships
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
- 2017: Caeleb Dressel for 100 metre butterfly at World Championships
- 2018: Ryan Murphy for 100 metre backstroke at Pan Pacific Championships
- 2019: Caeleb Dressel for 100 metre butterfly at World Championships
Team Leadership & Inspiration Award
- 2016: Elizabeth Beisel