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Propulsion Swimming Awards 2025

·1 hr 49 min·5 clips

Poppy Maskell, Faye Rogers, and Will Ellard all enter the para swimmer debate with world records and five-gold seasons.

Propulsion Swimming Podcast ends the year with its favourite awards special of 2025. The show looks back at who the best swimmers of the year were and how the 12 annual awards are chosen. First comes public nomination on Instagram, and this year that pulled in a staggering 2,000 nominations in the 24 hours they were set live. Then there is 24 hours of public voting on shortlists of three nominees for each award. The hosts make it clear that the public vote counts, and that the community is a big part of why the awards work. From there, the episode moves into award-by-award discussion with the usual fast, conversational back-and-forth. Some of the strongest moments come when they put performances in wider meet context. The men’s 4x200 free relay gets extra attention because Aquatics GB had illness in camp and the swim was not straightforward. Duncan’s 143.8 is treated as a special performance. They also spend time on the 200 free at Aquatics GB Champs, with one host leaning into the feeling of watching it live and the other pulling the discussion back to what the time and race shape meant. The episode keeps asking why a swim mattered, what the field looked like, and how the moment landed for people in the room and people following along. The result is a lively year-end awards show that stays specific, contextual, and rooted in race details.

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An opinionated awards special that mixes swim analysis with a community vote.

Propulsion Swimming Podcast's 2025 awards special looks back at the swimmers who left the biggest mark, with 12 awards, public nominations, and public voting shaping the discussion.

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