Global Marathon Swimming Awards 2012 - FINALISTS

evmo

The finalists for the First Annual Global Marathon Swimming Awards at marathonswimmers.org are as follows (names listed alphabetically by last name):

Solo Swim of the Year (Female) - the single most outstanding solo marathon swim by a female in 2012.

• Annaleise Carr - Lake Ontario crossing url="http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/comment/3191#Comment_3191"]link to nomination[/url
• Chloe McCardel - two-way English Channel crossing url="http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/comment/3189#Comment_3189"]link to nomination[/url
• Tina Neill - San Clemente Island to California mainland url="http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/comment/3113#Comment_3113"]link to nomination[/url

Solo Swim of the Year (Male) - the single most outstanding solo marathon swim by a male in 2012.

• Trent Grimsey - English Channel world record url="http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/comment/3137#Comment_3137"]link to nomination[/url
• Craig Lenning - Tsugaru Channel crossing url="http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/comment/3168#Comment_3168"]link to nomination[/url
• Bill Shipp - Lake Memphremagog crossing url="http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/comment/3279#Comment_3279"]link to nomination[/url

The Barra Award - the marathon swimmer (male or female) with the most impressive body of work, considered as a whole, in 2012.

• David Barra url="http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/comment/3123#Comment_3123"]link to nomination[/url
• Darren Miller url="http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/comment/3152#Comment_3152"]link to nomination[/url
• Anna-Carin Nordin url="http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/comment/3132#Comment_3132"]link to nomination[/url
• Stephen Redmond url="http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/comment/3112#Comment_3112"]link to nomination[/url
• Grace van der Byl url="http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/comment/3128#Comment_3128"]link to nomination[/url

Finalists were selected on the basis of the support their nomination received from the forum community, as measured by "likes." If a person was nominated in both the Solo Swim and Barra Award categories, they became a finalist in the category in which they had the strongest relative support. For example, Trent Grimsey and Craig Lenning tied for the 5th most "likes" for the Barra Award; however, they were the top 2 nominees in the Solo Swim category. So, Trent and Craig were selected as finalists for Solo Swim of the Year (male), and Anna-Carin Nordin then replaced them as the 5th finalist for the Barra Award.

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IronMike

Awesome. Looking forward to voting.

evmo

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