2011 World Open Water Swimming Association Award Nominees

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Woman of the Year Nominees

Anna Marcela Cunha (Brazil) – World Marathon Swimming Champion
Pamela Dickson (New Zealand) – Lady of the Lake
Elizabeth Fry (USA) – Two Times Makes Double
Pat Gallant-Charette (USA) – Nursing Marathon Excellence
Pilar Geijo (Argentina) – World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion
Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco – A Royal Supporter
Marcy MacDonald (USA) – Freestyling Foot Doctor
Angela Maurer (Germany) – Mother of Marathoners
Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden) – Swedish Aloha In The Channels
Diana Nyad (USA) – Inspiration and Determination Redux
Penny Palfrey (Australia) – Marathon Swimmer Extraordinaire
Keri-Anne Payne (Great Britain) – World Champion and Olympic Favorite


Man of the Year Nominees

Roger Allsop (Great Britain) – Barrier-Breaker
Bruckner Chase (USA) – Ocean Advocacy and Awareness Visionary
Salvatore Cimmino (Italy) – Champion of the Disabled
Spyridon Gianniotis (Greece) – World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion
Simon Griffiths (Great Britain) – Open Water Swimming Publisher Visionary
Thomas Lurz (Germany) – World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion
Simon Murie (Great Britain) – Open Water Swimming Tour Operator and Enabler
Jamie Patrick (USA) – Adventure Swimmer
Stephen Redmond (Ireland) – Courageous Channel Challenger
Yutaka Shinozaki (Japan) –Founder of the Japan International Open Water Swimming Association
Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria) – World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion
Doug Woodring (Hong Kong) –Ocean Recovery Alliance Visionary


Performance of the Year

1400K Swim Across Tunisia (Tunisia) – Swimmer of Peace and Bridge Builder
Colleen Blair (Scotland) – Swimming Across the Graveyard of Ships
Bridging The Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) – Captivating Channel Challenge
Farallon Islands Swimming Association (USA) – Enabling a Renaissance In San Francisco
Julie Galloway (Ireland) – Record-setting Marathon Swimmer
Ray Gandy (USA) – a Two Days in the Bay
Japan to Taiwan Ocean Swim Challenge (Japan – Taiwan) – Bridge Across Troubled Waters
Swann Oberson (Switzerland) – Switzerland’s First World Champion
Patagonia Extreme Cold Water Challenge (Chile and Argentina) – Adventure at the Tip of South America
Progetto Adriatico (Italy to Albania) – Learning To Be Free
Rebekah Boscariol (Canada) – Swimming for SickKids
The Swim (United Kingdom) – Charity Relay Across the Irish Sea
Selina Moreno Pasagali (Spain) – Marathon Swimming Cancer Survivor
Special Olympics World Summer Games (Greece) – A Special Global Catalyst of Good
A Swim For The Coastlines – Un Nado Por Las Costas (Dominican Republic) – Coastal Cleanup Crowds
Windermere 12-way Warriors (England) – Dozen Times Better
Forrest Nelson (USA) – Courageous Channel Circumnavigation