{"id":29150,"date":"2011-12-31T11:54:36","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T16:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/uncategorized\/2011\/12\/wowsa-voting-is-coming-down-to-the-wire\/"},"modified":"2014-07-29T00:29:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T07:29:27","slug":"wowsa-voting-is-coming-down-to-the-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wowsa-voting-is-coming-down-to-the-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"WOWSA Voting Is Coming Down To The Wire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HUNTINGTON BEACH, California.  December 31.  WITH less than 20 hours to go until the <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/2011-world-open-water-swimming.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;>World Open Water Swimming Awards<\/a> announcement, the votes of 17,447 people from 108 countries are continue to pile in.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/2011-world-open-water-swimming.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;>WOWSA Awards<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>Voting continues until midnight Los Angeles time on December 31st.<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-11-petar.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Petar Stoychev<\/b><\/a> (Bulgaria) \u2013 World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion &#8211; 2,065 votes (22%)<br \/>\n2. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-8-jamie.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Jamie Patrick<\/b><\/a> (USA) \u2013 Adventure Swimmer &#8211; 2,014 votes (23%)<br \/>\n3. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-3-salvatore.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Salvatore Cimmino<\/b><\/a> (Italy) \u2013 Champion of the Disabled &#8211; 908 votes (10%)<br \/>\n4. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-2-bruckner.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Bruckner Chase<\/b><\/a> (USA) \u2013 Ocean Advocacy and Awareness Visionary &#8211; 824 votes (9%)<br \/>\n5. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-9-stephen.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Stephen Redmond<\/b><\/a> (Ireland) \u2013 Courageous Channel Challenger &#8211; 722 votes (8%)<br \/>\n6. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-1-roger.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Dr. Roger Allsopp<\/b><\/a> (Great Britain) \u2013 Barrier-Breaker &#8211; 539 votes (6%)<br \/>\n7. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-6-thomas-lurz.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Thomas Lurz<\/b><\/a> (Germany) \u2013 World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion &#8211; 387 votes (4%)<br \/>\n8. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-10-yutaka-shinozaki.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Yutaka Shinozaki<\/b><\/a> \u2013 Japan International Open Water Swimming Association &#8211; 344 votes (4%)<br \/>\n8. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-4-spyridon.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Spyridon Gianniotis<\/b><\/a> (Greece) \u2013 World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion &#8211; 344 votes (4%)<br \/>\n10. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-7-simon-murie.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Simon Murie<\/b><\/a> (England) \u2013 Open Water Swimming Tour Operator and Enabler &#8211; 298 votes (3%)<br \/>\n11. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-12-doug.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Doug Woodring<\/b><\/a> (Hong Kong) \u2013Ocean Recovery Alliance Visionary &#8211; 245 votes (3%)<br \/>\n12. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-5-simon.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Simon Griffiths<\/b><\/a> (England) \u2013 Open Water Swimming Publisher Visionary &#8211; 205 votes (2%)<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-5-pilar.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Pilar Geijo<\/b><\/a> (Argentina) \u2013 World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion &#8211; 2,243 votes (23%)<br \/>\n2. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-11-penny.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Penny Palfrey<\/b><\/a> (Australia) \u2013 Marathon Swimmer Extraordinaire &#8211; 1,759 votes (18%)<br \/>\n3. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-3-elizabeth.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Elizabeth Fry<\/b><\/a> (USA) \u2013 Two Times Makes Double &#8211; 1,126 votes (11%)<br \/>\n4. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-1-ana.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Ana Marcela Cunha<\/b><\/a> <\/b> (Brazil) \u2013 World Marathon Swimming Champion &#8211; 1,016 votes (10%)<br \/>\n5. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-10-diana.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Diana Nyad<\/b><\/a> (USA) \u2013 Inspiration and Determination Redux &#8211; 827 votes (8%)<br \/>\n6. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-12-keri.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Keri-Anne Payne<\/b><\/a> (Great Britain) \u2013 World Champion and Olympic Favorite &#8211; 782 votes (8%)<br \/>\n7. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-4-pat.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Pat Gallant-Charette<\/b><\/a> (USA) \u2013 Nursing Marathon Excellence &#8211; 542 votes (6%)<br \/>\n8. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-2-pamela.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Pamela Dickson<\/b><\/a> (New Zealand) \u2013 Lady of the Lake &#8211; 385 votes (4%)<br \/>\n9. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-9-anna.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Anna-Carin Nordin<\/b><\/a> (Sweden) \u2013 Swedish Aloha In The Channels &#8211; 378 votes (4%)<br \/>\n10. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-8-angela.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Angela Maurer<\/b><\/a> (Germany) \u2013 Mother of Marathoners &#8211; 330 votes (3%)<br \/>\n11. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-6-her.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Charlene Wittstock, Her Serene Highness<\/b><\/a> &#8211; The Princess of Monaco \u2013 284 votes (3%)<br \/>\n12. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-woman-of-year-nominee-7-dr.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Dr. Marcy MacDonald<\/b><\/a> (USA) \u2013 Freestyling Foot Doctor (shown above) &#8211; 179 votes (2%)<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-1.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>1400K Swim Across Tunisia<\/b><\/a> (Tunisia) \u2013 Swim of Peace &#8211; 2,264 votes (19%)<br \/>\n2. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-13.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Selina Moreno Pasagali<\/b><\/a> (Spain) \u2013 Marathon Swimming Cancer Survivor &#8211; 1,868 votes (16%)<br \/>\n3. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-9.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Patagonia Extreme Cold Water Challenge<\/b><\/a> (Chile\/Argentina) \u2013 1,254 votes (11%)<br \/>\n4. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-5.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Julie Galloway<\/b><\/a> (Ireland) \u2013 Round Jersey &#8211; 1,178 votes (10%)<br \/>\n5. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-16.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Windermere 12-way Warriors<\/b><\/a> (England) \u2013 Dozen Times Better &#8211; 983 votes (8%)<br \/>\n6. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-3.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Bridging The Cayman Islands<\/b><\/a> (Cayman Islands) \u2013 Captivating Channel Challenge &#8211; 614 votes (5%)<br \/>\n7. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-6-ray.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Ray Gandy<\/b><\/a> (USA) \u2013 Two Days in the Bay &#8211; 495 votes (4%)<br \/>\n8. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-11.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Rebekah Boscariol<\/b><\/a> (Canada) \u2013 Swimming for SickKids &#8211; 468 votes (4%)<br \/>\n9. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-12.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>The Swim<\/b><\/a> (United Kingdom) \u2013 Charity Relay Across the Irish Sea &#8211; 453 votes (4%)<br \/>\n10. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-7.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Japan to Taiwan Ocean Swim Challenge<\/b><\/a> (Japan\/Taiwan) \u2013 Charity Relay &#8211; 445 votes (4%)<br \/>\n11. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-14.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Special Olympics World Summer Game<\/b><\/a> (Greece) \u2013 Global Catalyst of Good &#8211; 429 votes (4%)<br \/>\n12. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-4.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Farallon Islands Swimming Association<\/b><\/a> (USA) \u2013 Renaissance In San Francisco &#8211; 359 votes (3%)<br \/>\n13. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-man-of-year-nominee-forrest.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Forrest Nelson<\/b><\/a> (USA) &#8211; Making the Round in Catalina (shown above) &#8211; 285 votes (2%)<br \/>\n14. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-2.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Colleen Blair<\/b><\/a> (Scotland) \u2013 Swimming Across the Graveyard of Ships &#8211; 279 votes (2%)<br \/>\n15. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-10.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Progetto Adriatico<\/b><\/a> (Italy to Albania) \u2013 Learn To Be Free &#8211; 169 votes (1%)<br \/>\n16. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-15.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>A Swim For The Coastlines<\/b><\/a>, Un Nado Por Las Costas (Dominican Republic) \u2013 155 votes (1%)<br \/>\n17. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/dailynews.openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/11\/wowsa-performance-of-year-nominee-8.html&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><b>Swann Oberson<\/b><\/a> (Switzerland) \u2013 Switzerland&#39;s First World Champion  &#8211; 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