Sports of top sport: The best swimmers 2024!

Sports of top sport: The best swimmers 2024!

Neukölln, Deutschland - The tension was high when the winners of the Swim Awards 2024 were announced. Readers of swim.de have chosen, and the big winner as Event of the year In the Becken category, the Olympic Games in Paris with impressive 52.0 % of the vote. These games not only offered exciting competitions, but also the exciting environment of the sold -out La Défense Arena, where up to 17,000 spectators cheered the athletes on every competition day. León Marchand steel as an outstanding swimmer with four gold medals, while Summer Mcintosh and Mollie O’Callaghan won three gold medals.

In addition, the water -compatible events in open water in Paris were rewarded with 32.3 % of the votes. Despite the challenges due to the current and occasional digestive problems of the athletes, the impressive images in front of the Eiffel Tower were incomparable. In the category Athlete of the year were Elena Semechin and Nils Ehlers honored as outstanding athletes. Semechin, para swimmer, set a new world record and won Gold at the Paralympics with a time of 1: 12.54 minutes after she had to undergo a brain tumor finding and intensive chemotherapy. Ehlers, who also won the Olympic Silver Medal and the EM silver medal, is celebrated in Berlin as an athlete of the year.

In addition, the teams were also awarded. The Alba women again asserted themselves as the best women's team, while the Berlin polar bears won the title of the team of the year, which underlines the city's sporting tradition. Serge Aubin, her trainer, was also honored as a coach of the year and emphasized the importance of common efforts for success. These awards illustrate the talented athletes and teams who shaped the year 2024 and enliven the sports landscape in Berlin and beyond.