WOWSA Man of the Year Nominee Doug Woodring (Hong Kong) – Ocean Recovery Alliance Visionary
Doug Woodring is a lightening rod of positive energy and
practical action. He not only organizes the Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim and Sheko Challenge open water race every year in Hong Kong, but he works to bring awareness and practical solutions to the problems of pollution in our ocean.
Co-founder of the successful Project Kaisei and the Hong Kong Shark Foundation, he recently founded Ocean Recovery Alliance.
The Ocean Recovery Alliance focuses on bringing innovative remedies, technology, collaborations and policy together to improve the health of the ocean. He announced two global preventative platforms at the Clinton Global initiative related to plastic waste, including Global Alert – Floating Trash, and the Plastic Disclosure Project. Doug is constantly working behind the scenes to make our Earth a better place. For his vision, commitment and successes, Doug Woodring is certainly a worthy nominee for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year.
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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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