Marcos Díaz Charms Peers At The United Nations
The charismatic and visionary Marcos Díaz charmed his peers at he picked up his World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year award at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame brunch at the United Nations on Sunday.In an appropriate setting, the United Nations was also finish to the last swim of Marcos’ innovative Swim Across The Continents project. “On the steps of the United Nations, I presented over 250,000 signatures from people around the world supporting the UN’s Millenium Development Goals.”
The global audience of open water swimmers, coaches, pilots, observers, coaches and administrators sat enraptured by the Dominican Republican swimmer’s words and film documentary that highlighted his swim and the goals he achieved along the way.
Photo courtesy of Skip Storch.
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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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