Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Ivan Puskovitch (TSM) was awarded the Fran Crippen Open Water Athlete of the Year Award at the USA Swimming Golden Goggles this past weekend.
Congratulations to Ivan and TSM on this achievement!
Fran Crippen Open Water Athlete of the Year: Ivan Puskovitch
The 3K Knockout Sprint debuted at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in July, where Ivan Puskovitch (West Chester, Pa./TSM Aquatics) secured a seventh-place finish. The event requires athletes to swim three races without a warm-down. Puskovitch completed the first leg of 1500m in 17:08.80, the second leg of 1000m in 11:31.80, and the final leg of 500m in 6:07.20. His finish secured the highest placement for the U.S. in the open-water races.
Puskovitch on how much this award means to him: “This Fran Crippen Open Water Athlete of the Year Award means so more to me than it just being a trophy, it’s a symbol of Fran’s legacy. The fact that it drives me every day in my training, in every pool and every lap I swim on the course. I’m so honored to come from an environment that also shaped Fran throughout his swimming career. He is one of the greatest open water swimmers in American history and I’m glad to be able to build upon that legacy.”