The World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) Announces the 2021 WOWSA Awards Winners
Feb 7, 2022
520 open water swimmers were formally nominated by their peers and fans in the sport. The finalists were selected by 12,727 swimmers who voted for the winners in a public online poll to determine the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, Performance of the Year, Event of the Year, and Product or Service of the Year.
(PRUnderground) February 7th, 2022
The 2021 WOWSA Awards featured sponsors include Dryrobe, the original outdoor change robe and KAATSU, the original blood flow restriction technology.
This year, 77 nominees from 37 nations were represented in and nominated for the 2021 WOWSA Awards. They are all heroes and heroines in the sport. We are very pleased to announce two finalists and overall winner in the following five categories:
World Open Water Swimming Product or Service of the Year:
Winner: Aloo (Mexico)
First Runner Up: La Morada Club (Argentina)
Second Runner Up: Oceans Seven: How I Cheated Death And Broke The Hardest Record In Swimming (Hungary)
World Open Water Swimming Event of the Year:
Award Winner: Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy)
First Runner Up: Irish Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (Ireland)
Second Runner Up: Mediterranean Peace Route (Cyprus-Turkey)
World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year:
Winner: Avram Iancu (Romania)
First Runner Up: José Eduardo do Amaral Ferreira (Brazil)
Second Runner Up: Jordan Leckey (Ireland)
World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year:
Winner: Paul Georgescu (Romania)
First Runner Up: Neil Agius (Malta)
Second Runner Up: Joel Matos Ortiz (Puerto Rico)
World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year:
Winner: Kate Steels (Great Britain)
First Runner Up: Elaine Burrows Dillane (Ireland)
Second Runner Up: Abhejali Bernardová (Czech Republic)
This year, the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year and the World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year will receive a VOITED Outdoor Change Robe, TRISWIM Chlorine|Saltwater Removing Body & Hair Care Bundle, KAATSU blood flow consultation with an Olympic swim coach, and ORCA Openwater Backpack, Safety Buoy, and Killa 180° Goggles.
About The World Open Water Swimming Association
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.
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