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Drury Gallagher at the United Nations, photo by Skip Storch

Sid Cassidy, Steven Munatones, Jorge Delgado, Shelley Taylor-Smith at the United Nations, photo by Skip Storch

Marcos Diaz, 2010 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year at the United Nations, photo by Skip Storch

Dale Petranech and Harry Huffaker, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductees at the United Nations, photo by Skip Storch

Yuko Matsuzuki, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee at the United Nations, photo by Skip Storch

Catalina Channel Swimming Federation representatives at the United Nations

noun - WOWSA, pronounced wow-za, or the World Open Water Swimming Association is an international organization dedicated to the organization, promotion and recognition of open water swimmers, open water swimming events, open water swimming records and marathon swimming records. It follows swimmers and swimming events in oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, dams, reservoirs, canals, channels, lagoons, fjords, estuaries, basins, lochs, coves, meres, firths, sounds, straits, bays and harbors on the seven continents.

WOWSA also honors athletes, coaches, pilots and administrators through its annual Lifetime Achievement Awards given at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference.

WOWSA Information

WOWSA compiles data and demographic information on the following:

solo open water swimming and marathon swimming world records
open water swimming and marathon swimming relay records
solo open water swims and open water swimming relays
open water charity events
Ecoswims
Stage swims
professional marathon swimming races, including FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup and the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
open water swimming trends
open water swimming products
open water swimming services
personalities
coaches
governing bodies and associations
rules, regulations, protocols, procedures and policies
books, films and DVDs
blogs, conferences, camps and clinics
feats and exploits
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
happenings in the open water swimming world
open water swimming terms
Ocean's Seven
World Swimming Majors
World Marathon Swimming Records
Half Century Club
World Open Water Swimming Records
Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
World's Top 100 Open Water Swims
Global Open Water Swimming Safety Conference
Global Open Water Swimming Conference

WOWSA Awards

The World Open Water Swimming Association sponsors and organizes the WOWSA Awards, held in conjunction with the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. The 2011 WOWSA Awards and the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies were held in the United Nations in New York City, U.S.A. The 2010 WOWSA Awards were held in Long Beach, California, U.S.A.