Mateusz Sawrymowicz, Reprezentował Polskę na Olimpiadach w Pekinie i Londynie. Mistrz Świata z 2007 roku na 1500m w stylu dowolnym. Obecnie trenuje w klubie Trojan Swim Club na University of Southern California, U.S.C. w Los Angeles. Zwycięzca RCP Tiburon Mile, (nagroda US $10,000) 29 Września 2013. W wyścigu tym pokonał Ousa Mellouli.
Za wygranie RCP Tiburon Mile w 2013 Mateusz został nominowany do nagrody World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year.
Mateusz Sawrymowicz did not have the street cred, the open water experience, or the know-how, but he had confidence in his abilities and courage to swim his own path at the 2013 RCP Tiburon Mile against many of the world’s best swimmers.
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.