Juan Ignacio Martínez Fernández-Villamil Receives WOWSA Award
Juan Ignacio Martínez Fernández-Villamil was honored at the WOWSA Awards during the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Cork, Ireland. The long-time inspiration of the Descenso a Nado de la Ría de Navia in northern Spain was recognized for his decades-long, year-round dedication to hosting and organizing the the popular multi-race event.
He won the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year, a well-deserving award for a man who has put his heart and soul into the sport of open water swimming.
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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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