{"id":495774,"date":"2022-01-21T07:53:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T14:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=495774"},"modified":"2022-01-21T09:45:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T16:45:17","slug":"wowsa-announces-the-2021-wowsa-award-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wowsa-announces-the-2021-wowsa-award-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) Announces the 2021 WOWSA Award Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WOWSA Awards founded in 2008, is an annual public recognition of the world\u2019s open water swimmers, products, services and events in 5 different categories.<\/p>\n<p>Nominees from 37 countries were proposed by the public and selected by the WOWSA Board of Directors &amp; Advisors.<\/p>\n<p>Voting Begins \u2014 January 10, 2022 3 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>Voting Ends \u2014 January 31, 2022 3 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>Final Winner\u2019s Announced \u2014 February 7, 2022<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openwaterswimming.com\/event-of-the-year-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Event of the Year<\/a>: Authentic Marathon Swim (Greece), Perhentian Island Marathon Swim (Malaysia), Olympic 10K Marathon Swim (Japan), Irish Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming (Ireland), Around-Coronado Swim (USA), Trans Tahoe Relay (USA), Mediterranean Peace Route (Cyprus-Turkey), Rottnest Channel Swim (Australia), Tampa Bay Frogman Swim (USA), Maratona Del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy), Race For The Conch Eco-SeaSwim (Turks &amp; Caicos), DC Marathon Swim (USA), Strait Of Bonifacio (Italy-France), W\u00f6rthersee Swim Austria (Austria), Asociaci\u00f3n Mexicana De Aguas Abiertas (Mexico)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openwaterswimming.com\/product-or-service-of-the-year-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Product or Service of the Year<\/a>: Hammer Head Swim Caps (USA), Goa Open Water Swimming Club (India), Ask Me Why I\u2019m Stood Here (UK), The Swim Reaper (New Zealand), Ocean Walker Academy (Great Britain), La Morada Club (Argentina), Bruckner Chase Ocean Positive (USA), Aloo (Mexico), Radikal Swim Swimming Club (Spain), Open Water Swim Traverse (Lebanon), Hammer Head Swim Caps (USA), We Swim Wild (Great Britain), Freedom Swimmer (China-Hong Kong), Safe Sea (Israel), Amphibia Dry Mat (Great Britain), Oceans Seven: How I Cheated Death And Broke The Hardest Record In Swimming (Hungary), Maarten Van Der Weijden Foundation (Netherlands)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openwaterswimming.com\/performance-of-the-year-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Performance of the Year<\/a>: <strong>Anna Brown<\/strong> (Andorra), <strong>John Batchelder<\/strong> (USA), <strong>Matan Roditi<\/strong> (Israel), <strong>Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Do Amaral Ferreira<\/strong> (Brazil), <strong>Avram Iancu<\/strong> (Romania), <strong>Courtney Moates Paulk<\/strong> (USA), <strong>Krzysztof Gajewski<\/strong> (Poland), <strong>D\u00e9fi Titicaca<\/strong> (France), <strong>Serge Gell\u00e9 And Andrianarison Jimmy Laitsara<\/strong> (Madagascar), <strong>Oceane Cassignol<\/strong> (France), <strong>Meliah Motchman<\/strong> (Canada), <strong>Jordan Leckey<\/strong> (Ireland), Rusya \u2013 T\u00fcrkiye Uluslararasi Karadeniz 320 Km A\u00e7ik Deniz Y\u00fczme Maratonu (Russia \u2013 Turkey), <strong>Jennifer Dutton<\/strong> (USA), <strong>Qing Li<\/strong> (USA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openwaterswimming.com\/woman-of-the-year-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Woman of the Year<\/a>: <strong>Carina Bruwer<\/strong> (South Africa), <strong>Kerry Kopke<\/strong> (South Africa),<strong> Lexie Kelly<\/strong> (USA), <strong>Chlo\u00eb McCardel<\/strong> (Australia),<strong> Maria Cotignolo<\/strong> (Uruguay), <strong>Kate Steels<\/strong> (Great Britain), <strong>Abigail Fairman<\/strong> (USA), <strong>Merle Liivand<\/strong> (Estonia), <strong>Ana Marcela Cunha<\/strong> (Brazil), <strong>Amy Ennion<\/strong> (Great Britain), <strong>Abhejali Bernardov\u00e1<\/strong> (Czech Republic), <strong>Mayra Santos<\/strong> (Brazil), <strong>Elaine Burrows Dillane<\/strong> (Ireland), <strong>Shu Pu<\/strong> (Hong Kong), <strong>Sarah Thomas<\/strong> (USA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openwaterswimming.com\/man-of-the-year-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Man of the Year<\/a>: <strong>Bogus\u0142aw Ogrodnik<\/strong> (Poland), <strong>Krist\u00f3f Rasovszky<\/strong> (Hungary), <strong>Florian Wellbrock<\/strong> (Germany), <strong>St\u00e8ve \u201cSeal\u201d Stievenart<\/strong> (France),<strong> Simon Griffiths<\/strong> (Great Britain), <strong>Josef K\u00f6berl<\/strong> (Austria), <strong>Neil Agius<\/strong> (Malta), <strong>Paul Georgescu<\/strong> (Romania), <strong>Joseph Zemaitis<\/strong> (USA), <strong>Dr. Jaiprakash Duble<\/strong> (India), <strong>Dami\u00e1n Blaum<\/strong> (Argentina),<strong> St\u00e9phane Lecat<\/strong> (France), <strong>Joel Matos Ortiz<\/strong> (Puerto Rico), <strong>Pablo Fern\u00e1ndez \u00c1lvarez<\/strong> (Spain), <strong>Andre Slade<\/strong> (Australia)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEven in the midst of a pandemic where swimmers faced lockdowns, quarantines, stay-at-home orders, closed pools and limited access to beaches, swimmers found a way to enjoy and excel in their sport. Their dedication to the sport is inspiring; the goals remain audacious; and their sense of camaraderie is overwhelming.\u201d says WOWSA Founder <strong>Steven Munatones<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The featured sponsors of the 2021 WOWSA Awards are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.linklyhq.com\/l\/hzrf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dryrobe\u00ae<\/a>, the original outdoor change robe and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.linklyhq.com\/l\/hzrp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KAATSU<\/a>, the original blood flow restriction device<\/p>\n<p>The Man &amp; Woman of the Year will receive the following prizes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/l.linklyhq.com\/l\/hzry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">VOITED<\/a>\u00a0Outdoor Change Robe to maximize your outdoor adventure<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/l.linklyhq.com\/l\/hzs3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TRISWIM<\/a>\u00a0Chlorine|Saltwater Removing Body &amp; Hair Care Bundle<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/l.linklyhq.com\/l\/hzrp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KAATSU<\/a>\u00a01-hour blood flow consultation with an Olympic swim coach<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/l.linklyhq.com\/l\/hzs6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ORCA<\/a>\u00a0Open Water backpack, safety buoy and Killa 180\u00b0 Goggles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further information and photos of the nominees:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openwaterswimming.com\/wowsa-awards-2021-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.openwaterswimming.com\/wowsa-awards-2021-vote\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About The World Open Water Swimming Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WOWSA is an international association dedicated to the organization, promotion and recognition of open water swimming. WOWSA runs the popular blog The Daily News of Open Water Swimming, hosts a directory of swimmers, coaches and events, and trains and certifies members with an online learning center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with WOWSA. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact <\/i><a href=\"mailto:advertising@swimmingworld.com\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WOWSA Awards founded in 2008, is an annual public recognition of the world\u2019s open water swimmers, products, services and events in 5 different categories. 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