As a traditional form of honouring
the outstanding men and women competitors, this week, LEN European Aquatics has
announced the nominees for the 2022 LEN Awards. At the same time, LEN embraced
a new initiative and for the first time it opened the voting for the public on
LEN´s website – www.len.eu – until February 10th. Fans all over the world can
vote for their favourite athletes to honour their spectacular achievements over
the past 12 months.
The LEN European Aquatics Awards is
an annual event organized by the European Swimming League (LEN) to recognize
the best athletes in various disciplines of aquatics such as Swimming, Artistic
Swimming, Open Waters, Diving, and Water Polo. For the first time, this year,
LEN will also award male and female winners from High Diving, which debuted at
the 2022 European Championships.
The event is a highlight of the
European aquatic sports community and aims at promoting and celebrating their
achievements.
Nominees were chosen based on their
performances during the 2022 season at LEN and World Aquatics (formerly FINA)
events. These shortlists were approved by the Technical Committee of each
discipline and ratified by the Executive Bureau.
The public vote will count for 30% of
the total voting, with 70% weighting for the LEN members and technical
committee voting.
LEN AWARDS NOMINEES
SWIMMING
MEN
Thomas Ceccon (ITA)
2x World Champion (100m back, with
World Record, 4x100m medley), world bronze medallist (4x100m free), 4x European
Champion (100m back, 50m fly, 4x100m free, 4x100m medley), 2x European silver
medallist (50m back, 4x100m mixed medley), 3x s/c World Champion (100m IM,
4x100m free, 4x50m medley), s/c World silver medallist (4x50m free), 2x s/c
World bronze medallist (4x200m free, 4x100m medley)
Leon Marchand (FRA)
2x World Champion (200m IM, with
European record, 400m IM), World silver medallist (200m fly)
Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA)
2x World Champion (100m breast,
4x100m medley), World silver medallist (50m breast), 3x European champion (50m
breast, 100m breast, 4x100m medley), European silver medallist (4x100m mixed
medley), s/c World Champion (4x50m medley), 3x s/c World silver medallist (50m
breast, 100m breast, 4x50m mixed medley), s/c World bronze medallist (4x100m
medley)
Kristof Milak (HUN)
2x World Champion (100m fly, 200m
fly, with World Record), 3x European Champion (100m fly, 200m fly, 4x200m
free), European silver medallist (100m free, 4x100m free)
David Popovici (ROU)
2x World Champion (100m free, 200m
free), 2x European Champion (100m free, with World Record, 200m free), s/c
World silver medallist (100m free), 3x junior World champion, 4x junior
European champion.
WOMEN
Ruta Meilutyte (LTU)
World champion (50m breast), World
bronze medallist (100m breast), European champion (50m breast), European bronze
medallist (100m breast), s/c World Champion (50m breast, with World Record).
Benedetta Pilato (ITA)
World Champion (100m breast), World
silver medallist (50m breast), European Champion (100m breast), European silver
medallist (50m breast).
Sarah Sjostrom (SWE)
2x World Champion (50m free, 50m
fly), World silver medallist (100m free), 2x European Champion (50m free, 50m
fly), European silver medallist (4x100m free), European bronze medallist
(4x100m mixed free).
Marrit Steenbergen (NED)
World bronze medallist (4x100m mixed
medley), 4x European champion (100m free, 200m free, 4x200m free, 4x100m mixed
medley), European silver medallist (200m IM), 2x European bronze medallist
(4x100m free, 4x100m medley), s/c World Champion (100m medley), 3x s/c World
bronze medallist (100m free, 200m free, 4x50m mixed free)
DIVING
MEN
Timo Barthel (UKR)
1x World Bronze Medalist (3m
Springboard), 2x Diving World Cup Silver Medalist (10m Platform Synchro, Mixed
3m & 10m Team, 1x European Bronze Medalist (10m Platform Synchro)
Kirill Boliukh (UKR)
2x World Junior Champion (3m
Springboard, 10m Platform), 2x European Silver Medalist (10m Platform Synchro,
Team Event)
Jack Laugher (GBR)
2x World silver medallist (1m, 3m
synchro), World bronze medallist (3m), 2x European Champion (1m, 3m synchro)
Lorenzo Marsaglia (ITA)
European Champion (3m), European
silver medallist (1m, 3m synchro)
Oleksii Sereda (UKR)
World silver medallist (10m mixed
synchro), European Champion (10m), 2x European silver medallist (10m synchro,
10m mixed synchro)
Giovanni Tocci (ITA)
European silver medallist (3m
synchro), European bronze medallist (1m, 3m)
Noah Williams (GBR)
World silver medallist (10m synchro),
European silver medallist (10m), European bronze medallist (Team Event)
WOMEN
Elena Bertocchi (ITA)
European champion (1m), European
silver medallist (3m synchro)
Sofia Lyskun (UKR)
World silver medallist (10m mixed
synchro), 3x European silver medallist (10m, 10m synchro, 10m mixed synchro)
Chiara Pellacani (ITA)
World silver medallist (3m mixed
synchro), 2x European Champion (3m, Team Event), European silver medallist (3m
synchro), 2x European bronze medallist (1m, 3m mixed synchro)
Tina Punzel (GER)
2x European Champion (3m springboard
synchro, 3m mixed synchro)
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix (GBR)
World bronze medallist (Team Event),
2x European Champion (10m, 10m synchro), European bronze medallist (Team Event)
Lois Toulson (GBR) 2x European
Champion (10m synchro, 10m mixed synchro)
Lois Toulson (GBR)
2x European Champion (10m synchro,
10m mixed synchro)
ARTISTIC SWIMMING
MEN
Giorgio Minisini (ITA)
2x World Champion (mixed duet free,
mixed duet technical), 4x European Champion (solo free, solo technical, mixed
duet free, mixed duet technical)
Pau Ribes (ESP)
2x European silver medallist (mixed
duet free, mixed duet technical)
Jozef Solymosy (SVK)
2x European bronze medallist (mixed
duet free, mixed duet technical)
WOMEN
Vasiliki Alexandri (AUT)
2x European Bronze Medals (Solo Free
Routine, Solo Technical Routine)
Linda Cerrutti (ITA)
6x European silver medallist (solo
free, solo technical, team free, team technical, free combination, highlight
routine), 2x European bronze medallist (duet free, duet technical)
Marta Fiedina (UKR)
2x World Champion (free combination,
highlight routine), 3x World silver medallist (solo free, solo technical, team
free), 6x European Champion (solo free, solo technical, team free, team
technical, free combination, highlight routine)
OPEN WATER SWIMMING
MEN
Domenico Acerenza (ITA)
World silver medallist (10km), World
bronze medallist (Relay), 2x European Champion (10km, relay), European silver
medallist (5km)
Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)
World Champion (10km), World silver
medallist (5km), World bronze medallist (Relay), 2x European Champion (5km, Team),
World Series overall winner (winner of 3 legs)
Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA)
European silver medallist (10km),
European bronze medallist (5km)
Dario Verani (ITA)
World Champion (25km), Europeal
silver medallist (25km)
Florian Wellbrock (GER)
2x World Champion (5km, relay), World
bronze medallist (10km)
WOMEN
Leonie Beck (GER)
World Champion (relay), World silver
medallist (10km), European Champion (10km)
Lea Boy (GER)
World champion (relay), World silver
medallist (25km)
Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA)
2x World bronze medallist (5km,
relay), European silver medallist (5km)
Aurelie Muller (FRA)
World bronze medallist (5km),
European bronze medallist (relay)
Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)
World Champion (10km), World bronze
medallist (25km), European Champion (5km), World Series overall runner-up
WATER POLO
MEN
Unai Aguirre (ESP)
World Champion, Best goalkeeper of
the World Championships, European bronze medallist, World League bronze
medallist
Marko Bijac (CRO)
European Champion, Best goalkeeper of
the European Championships, World Championship 4th
Giacomo Cannella (ITA)
World silver medallist, World League
winner, European Championship 4th, Champions League winner (w/Recco), MVP of
the Final Eight
Alvaro Granados (ESP)
World Champion (2nd on top scorers’
list), European bronze medallist, World League bronze medallist
Szilard Jansik (HUN)
European silver medallist, MVP of the
European Championship, Champions League bronze medallist (w/FTC)
WOMEN
Roberta Bianconi (ITA)
World Championship 4th, European
bronze medallist
Judith Forca (ESP)
World Championship 5th, Top scorer of
the World Championship, European champion, World League winner, Euro League
runner-up (w/Sabadell)
Rita Keszthelyi (HUN)
World silver medallist (member of the
All Star team), World League silver medallist, Euro League 4th (w/UVSE)
Eleftheria Plevritou (GRE)
European silver medallist, MVP of the
European Championship, World Championship 7th, Euro League winner
(w/Olympiacos)
Brigitte Sleeking (NED)
World bronze medallist, European 4th,
World League 4th, Euro League winner (w/Olympiacos)
HIGH DIVING
MEN
Constantin Popovici (ROU)
European Champion, 5th overall in
cliff diving World Series
Catalin Preda (ROU)
European silver medallist, 3rd
overall in cliff diving World Series
Alessandro de Rose (ITA)
European bronze medallist, 6th
overall in cliff diving World Series
WOMEN
Elisa Cosetti (ITA)
European bronze medallist, 13th
overall in cliff diving World Series
Iris Schmidbauer (GER)
European Champion, 9th overall in
cliff diving World Series
Antonina Vyshyvanova (UKR)
European silver medallist, 11th
overall in cliff diving World Series
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