Ronnie Wong lobbied with allies from the global open water swimming community to convince the International Olympic Committee to keep with the 10 km marathon swim in the Summer Olympic Games.

About

​Ronnie Wong worked especially hard during the COVID-19 pandemic behind the scenes to make sure that the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim event was not removed from the Olympic calendar.

Why it was nominated

For remaining an influential force while never calling attention to himself as the chairman of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and for organizing the sport at its highest levels, and for working with the organizers of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Country

Hong Kong

Swimmer

Ronnie Wong