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WOWSA Woman of the Year Nominee Pat Gallant-Charette (USA) – Nursing Marathon Excellence

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Pat Gallant-Charette is a 60-year-old full-time nurse who cares for her two young grandchildren and is inspiring friends around the world with her attitude and marathon swimming achievements.  She kicked off 2011 by founding the non-profit Swim for Your Heart February 14 organization that supports heart disease-related charity groups through a worldwide swim.   Despite all […]

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WOWSA Performance of the Year Nominee A Swim For The Coastlines – Un Nado Por Las Costas (Dominican Republic) – Coastal Cleanup Crowds

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Marcos Díaz from the Dominican Republic has traveled the world to marathon swims of all kinds – amateur races, professional races, solo swims and wetsuit swims.  With charisma and talent to connect with people from all walks of life, Marcos is as comfortable in conferences with politicians as he is with surfers on the beach. 

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WOWSA Man of the Year Nominee Doug Woodring (Hong Kong) – Ocean Recovery Alliance Visionary

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Doug Woodring is a lightening rod of positive energy and practical action.  He not only organizes the Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim and Sheko Challenge open water race every year in Hong Kong, but he works to bring awareness and practical solutions to the problems of pollution in our ocean.  Co-founder of the successful Project

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WOWSA Man of the Year Nominee Spyridon Gianniotis (Greece) – World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion

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Spyridon Gianniotis keeps improving in the open water.  His hard work and improved racing tactics all came together in Shanghai at the 2011 World Championships where he won the prestigious 10K race over favored Thomas Lurz and earn a hard-fought silver medal in the 5K.  Now heading back to his fourth Olympics as a result

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WOWSA Performance of the Year Nominee Special Olympics World Summer Games (Greece) – A Global Catalyst of Good

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The Special Olympics World Summer Games offered open water swimming for the first time in its history.  The inherent danger, the potential risks and the numerous issues involved in putting individuals with intellectual disabilities in the sea were overcome by a team of committed volunteers in Athens, Greece.  The  1.5K world championship event in the

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WOWSA Woman of the Year Nominee Penny Palfrey (Australia) – Marathon Swimmer Extraordinaire

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Penny Palfrey swam like few others in history during 2011.  The former world-class pool swimmer took over two decades to raise her three children.  Now with the kids all grown up, the 49-year-old from Queensland is making up for lost time, fast and furious.  She started off the year, swimming a trio of channels in

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WOWSA Woman of the Year Nominee Elizabeth Fry (USA) – Two Times Makes Double

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Elizabeth Fry is a 52-year-old financial services consultant who could not just swim things once in 2011.  She first set the double crossing record in the 35-mile Ederle Swim from Manhattan Island to New Jersey – and back – in June.  Finishing in 11 hours 5 minutes, she set

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WOWSA Performance of the Year Nominee Selina Moreno Pasagali (Spain) – Marathon Swimming Cancer Survivor

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Selina Moreno Pasagali is a fighter and has much to live for after recovering from breast cancer.  Shocked with malignant tumors in her breast, Selina took to fighting for her health with all her heart.  Ever positive, Selina struggled back to regain her strength after a difficult bout with chemotherapy.  Her performance was a constant

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WOWSA Man of the Year Nominee Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria) – World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion

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Petar Stoychev is admittedly slowing down and victories are more difficult to come by as a 34-year-old.  However, 2011 saw Petar extend his dominance over the professional marathon swimming world for the unprecedented 11th consecutive year.  He started out the year by winning the 57K FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Argentina for the 10th year

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WOWSA Man of the Year Nominee Salvatore Cimmino (Italy) – Champion of the Disabled

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Salvatore Cimmino is swimming in the Seas of the Globe in order to raise awareness about physical disabilities.   After getting his leg amputated at the age of 15, he turned to swimming for therapeutic reasons.  His therapy has now transformed to a passion that drives him around the world.  His Swimming in the Seas

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