WOWSA Man of the Year Nominee Thomas Lurz (Germany) – World Professional Marathon Swimming Champion
Thomas Lurz is one well-known constant in the elite world of
open water swimming. 2011 was no different. Thomas not only won his 7th world championship title in the 5K, but he also won the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup series, the European 10K Championships, and only narrowly lost the world championship 10K title in Shanghai.
Always a gentlemen in victory and defeat, Thomas is one of the sport’s greatest ambassadors.
Known for his tremendously hard-working habits during training, his victories are earned the old-fashioned way, whether the competitions are held in rough seas or calm lakes. He is humble by nature, but his intensity in the water is legendary. Race after race, year after year, Thomas continues to pound out the mileage in training and stand tall upon the podium listening to the German national anthem. For what he represents as an athlete and one of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim gold medal favorites, Thomas Lurz is 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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