MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013
The WOWSA Awards, sponsored by the World Open Water Swimming Association,
is an annual recognition of the world's best
open water swimmers, coaches, crew members,
pilots,
writers, associations, services and products in four different categories.
The
nominees for the World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year are
always
an heroic and amazing group of individuals
with exceptionally inspirational exploits, histories
and lifestyles. This year presents an
especially accomplished field of individuals.
The WOWSA Awards are not necessarily only
for the best athletes, but are meant to
honor the
men and women who:
* best
embody the spirit of open water swimming,
*
possess the sense of adventure, tenacity and perseverance that open water
swimmers
are known for, and
* have
most positively influenced the world of open water swimming in any calendar
year.
The 2013
WOWSA Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year nominees include:
1. BCT Gdynia Marathon, Prizing
the Pros (Poland)
2. Bering Strait Swim, Crossing
from Asia to America (International)
3. Emily Brunemann, FINA World
Cup Winner (U.S.A.)
4. Héctor Ramírez Ballesteros, Battling
Butterfly From Spain to Gibraltar (Spain)
5. Ka'iwi Channel Swim, Making
the Most of Molokai (Hawaii)
6. Mateusz Sawrymowicz, The
Polish Tiburon (Poland)
7. Melissa Cunningham, Every
Stroke Counts (Australia)
8. Mohamed Marouf, Energizing
Egypt (Egypt)
9. Ned Denison, 9 Swims Around
The World (Ireland)
10. Night Train Swimmers, California
Coastal Cruising (U.S.A.)
11. Richard Weinberger, Chasing
Gold (Canada)
12. Swim4Good, Strait of Gibraltar
Charity Crossing (Mexico)
13. Sylvain Estadieu, Flying
Frenchman (France)
14. Wendy Trehiou, Two-way Toughness
(Jersey)
15. Women’s 10K World Championship, Pack
Finishing Fast (International)
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