For the first time ever, swimmers swept the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Sportsman / Sportswoman of the Year awards. Michael Phelps took home Sportsman of the Year honors for the second time in his career, while Natalie Coughlin joined the likes of Janet Evans, Sippy Woodhead and Jenny Thompson as recipient of the Sportswoman of the Year.
A total of 13 swimmers have taken the honors 16 times. It is the first time in history that both Sportsman and Sportswoman honors have gone to swimmers.
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