WOWSA Voting Is Coming Down To The Wire

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California. December 31. WITH less than 20 hours to go until the World Open Water Swimming Awards announcement, the votes of 17,447 people from 108 countries are continue to pile in.

The WOWSA Awards are given not necessarily to the best athletes, but is meant to honor the individuals who (1) best embody the spirit of open water swimming, (2) possess the sense of adventure, tenacity and perseverance that open water swimmers are known for, and (3) have most positively influenced the world of open water swimming in 2011.

Voting continues until midnight Los Angeles time on December 31st.

1. Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria) – World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion – 2,065 votes (22%)
2. Jamie Patrick (USA) – Adventure Swimmer – 2,014 votes (23%)
3. Salvatore Cimmino (Italy) – Champion of the Disabled – 908 votes (10%)
4. Bruckner Chase (USA) – Ocean Advocacy and Awareness Visionary – 824 votes (9%)
5. Stephen Redmond (Ireland) – Courageous Channel Challenger – 722 votes (8%)
6. Dr. Roger Allsopp (Great Britain) – Barrier-Breaker – 539 votes (6%)
7. Thomas Lurz (Germany) – World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion – 387 votes (4%)
8. Yutaka Shinozaki – Japan International Open Water Swimming Association – 344 votes (4%)
8. Spyridon Gianniotis (Greece) – World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion – 344 votes (4%)
10. Simon Murie (England) – Open Water Swimming Tour Operator and Enabler – 298 votes (3%)
11. Doug Woodring (Hong Kong) –Ocean Recovery Alliance Visionary – 245 votes (3%)
12. Simon Griffiths (England) – Open Water Swimming Publisher Visionary – 205 votes (2%)

1. Pilar Geijo (Argentina) – World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion – 2,243 votes (23%)
2. Penny Palfrey (Australia) – Marathon Swimmer Extraordinaire – 1,759 votes (18%)
3. Elizabeth Fry (USA) – Two Times Makes Double – 1,126 votes (11%)
4. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) – World Marathon Swimming Champion – 1,016 votes (10%)
5. Diana Nyad (USA) – Inspiration and Determination Redux – 827 votes (8%)
6. Keri-Anne Payne (Great Britain) – World Champion and Olympic Favorite – 782 votes (8%)
7. Pat Gallant-Charette (USA) – Nursing Marathon Excellence – 542 votes (6%)
8. Pamela Dickson (New Zealand) – Lady of the Lake – 385 votes (4%)
9. Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden) – Swedish Aloha In The Channels – 378 votes (4%)
10. Angela Maurer (Germany) – Mother of Marathoners – 330 votes (3%)
11. Charlene Wittstock, Her Serene Highness – The Princess of Monaco – 284 votes (3%)
12. Dr. Marcy MacDonald (USA) – Freestyling Foot Doctor (shown above) – 179 votes (2%)

1. 1400K Swim Across Tunisia (Tunisia) – Swim of Peace – 2,264 votes (19%)
2. Selina Moreno Pasagali (Spain) – Marathon Swimming Cancer Survivor – 1,868 votes (16%)
3. Patagonia Extreme Cold Water Challenge (Chile/Argentina) – 1,254 votes (11%)
4. Julie Galloway (Ireland) – Round Jersey – 1,178 votes (10%)
5. Windermere 12-way Warriors (England) – Dozen Times Better – 983 votes (8%)
6. Bridging The Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) – Captivating Channel Challenge – 614 votes (5%)
7. Ray Gandy (USA) – Two Days in the Bay – 495 votes (4%)
8. Rebekah Boscariol (Canada) – Swimming for SickKids – 468 votes (4%)
9. The Swim (United Kingdom) – Charity Relay Across the Irish Sea – 453 votes (4%)
10. Japan to Taiwan Ocean Swim Challenge (Japan/Taiwan) – Charity Relay – 445 votes (4%)
11. Special Olympics World Summer Game (Greece) – Global Catalyst of Good – 429 votes (4%)
12. Farallon Islands Swimming Association (USA) – Renaissance In San Francisco – 359 votes (3%)
13. Forrest Nelson (USA) – Making the Round in Catalina (shown above) – 285 votes (2%)
14. Colleen Blair (Scotland) – Swimming Across the Graveyard of Ships – 279 votes (2%)
15. Progetto Adriatico (Italy to Albania) – Learn To Be Free – 169 votes (1%)
16. A Swim For The Coastlines, Un Nado Por Las Costas (Dominican Republic) – 155 votes (1%)
17. Swann Oberson (Switzerland) – Switzerland's First World Champion – 101 votes (1%)

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Courtesy of Open Water Source

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