The official record of the 2023 WOWSA Awards, including the categories, winners and every verified finalist or nominee preserved for that cycle.
WOWSA Man of the Year
Andrew Donaldson
Scotland
Completed the Oceans Seven challenge in one year and set a world record for the Cook Strait swim.
WOWSA Woman of the Year
Dina Levačić
Croatia
Became the youngest woman and first Croatian to complete the Oceans Seven and Original Triple Crown, while setting a female Fastnet record.
WOWSA Performance of the Year
Andrew Donaldson
Scotland
Set the fastest cumulative Oceans Seven time and a Cook Strait world record.
WOWSA Adaptive Athlete Performance of the Year
Jonty Warneken
UK
Became the first para swimmer to complete a solo North Channel crossing.
WOWSA Event of the Year
HITtheWALL
Ireland
A four-day endurance training event covering the full range of open water swimming preparation.
WOWSA Product/Service of the Year
Cork Distance Week
Ireland
A marathon swimming camp focused on high mileage and psychological stress training.
This record is maintained by the World Open Water Swimming Association using original Awards records, published results, archived pages and verified supporting sources. Historical names and category names are preserved as published in 2023.
RankedVote was used; Para Performance was renamed Adaptive Athlete Performance during the cycle.