One more honor for Caeleb Dressel to cap a breakout 2017 — FINA Male Swimmer of the Year.
Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström won Female Swimmer of the Year.
Dressel won seven gold medals at the world championships in July, matching Michael Phelps‘ record, though Dressel had the benefit of mixed-gender relays that weren’t around in the Phelps era.
Dressel’s performances at worlds also led him to win USA Swimming’s Male Athlete of the Year award and be a finalist for the U.S. Olympic Committee’s annual male athlete honor. Kyle Snyder won the latter.