Marcos Díaz, the dynamic 2010 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, explains the background of his swims in New York City during his acceptance speech at the United Nations. “We have to take advantage of opportunities that [captures] the attention of the people…to do something good. The best experiences are those that allow

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Anne Marie Ward of Ireland dared to dream an impossible dream. As a result of her efforts in the North Channel between Scotland and Ireland, she was honored as the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year and typically gave honor to others during her acceptance speech

Jorge Delgado, the former two-time Olympic butterfly from Ecuador, explained how the Olympic dream was achieved for the sport of open water swimming. He gives the insider’s view of the background of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim during his acceptance speech at the United Nations. Jorge was given the Certificate of Merit from the International

Drury Gallagher, the only person to be inducted in both the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the International Masters Hall of Fame, typically gave praise to others – from Tom Hetzel to Morty Berger – during his humble acceptance speech at the United Nations of his induction into the International Marathon Swimming Hall

Patti Bauernfeind didn’t successfully cross Monterey Bay this week – the beautifully orange nettle jellyfish made sure she cut short her 23-mile attempt. When she could not quickly answer her crew’s question about the names of her dogs, they quickly pulled her out after 6.5 hours. But she had no regrets on her second attempt.