Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Award Winners
Report is courtesy of Jacqueline Galway. The following athletes were recognized for their accomplishments and achievements at the 2014 Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Awards ceremonies held at The Espalade Hotel in Bray Dublin:
* Olive Conroy, Juvenile Best Newcomer to Open Water
* Jon Glover, Juvenile Swimmer of the Year Runner Up
* Judith Spence, Senior Best Newcomer to Open Water
* Colleen Mallon, Ulster Open Water Swimmer of the Year
* Colleen Mallon, Senior Female Swimmer of the Year
* 10K Championships Camlough Lake, Best Organised Open Water Swim 2014
* Keith Garry, English Channel Medal and Certificate
* Colleen Mallon, North Channel Solo Medal and Certificate
* Adrian Poucher, David Burke, Jacqueline Galway, John McElroy, Alison Cardwell, and Barry Patterson: North Channel relay team medal and certificate
McClelland summarized, “Special thanks were offered to coach Milo McCourt, Pádraig Mallon and Nuala Moore for their tireless efforts in open water swimming and safe passage to the challengers of 2015 including the Ice IK’ers, Keith Garry and Donna Cooke.”
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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