Collection: Swimming Trophies & Medals

Awards for Swim Teams and Swim Meets

Swim meets run on individual events, so swim medals and ribbons for each place are the standard, with swimmer figure trophies for season-end honors. Summer swim leagues often give every swimmer a participation award. Water polo team? Shop water polo trophies.

Summer League and Novice Swimmers

For young swimmers finishing their first season, a participation award with their own name matters more than the time on the board. Swimmer figures, swimmer bobble-heads and swimmer chenille pins in female and male versions are easy wins.

Year-Round Club and High School Swimmers

Experienced swimmers chase high point titles, records and championship finals. Taller swimmer figures, insert trophies and gold frame awards are well suited to those milestones, especially when the engraving includes the event and time.

Swim Team Award Ideas

Swimmer of the year, most improved swimmer, high point award, relay team award, best sprinter, distance award, best stroke award, diver of the year, perfect attendance and coach's award. See All-Star & MVP for more ideas.

Choosing Medals for a Swim Meet

Meets award every event and age group, so medal counts add up fast. Budget-minded meets often use value medals for places down the line and bigger medals for first place, then add a high point trophy for the top scorer in each age group. Insert medals are another style worth comparing for meet awards.

What to Engrave on a Swim Award

Swimming awards are more specific than most. Trophy plates commonly fit up to 30 characters per line, so split event and time onto separate lines:

• High Point 11-12 Girls / Sharks Summer Invitational
• 100 Free - 1st Place / 58.42 / Lucia Perez
• Most Improved Swimmer / Dolphins Swim Club 2026

Ordering for a Roster or a Meet

End-of-season swim banquets often recognize every swimmer. Choose "Different on each item" and enter each swimmer's name, or download the CSV template, fill it in with names and events, and upload it; quantities update automatically. For the full team, trophies under $8 keep costs manageable.

Season Timing for Swim Teams

Summer swim leagues wrap up in late summer, high school swimming often runs in the fall, and year-round clubs hold championship meets throughout the year. Meet hosts should count awards by event, age group and place before ordering, since even a small meet can need a lot of medals. Pool records and club champions can be honored on a perpetual plaque by the pool deck, and plaques are a good way to thank the volunteer timers and officials who make every meet run. Divers can be recognized with the same figure and medal styles, engraved with the board height and event.

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