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Paddy Conaghan
Paddy Conaghan from Árainn Mhór has won the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) Man of the Year Award.
The WOWSA awards were announced in San Francisco last night.
The 82-year-old was nominated for his round Ireland challenge. As part of his challenge he drove around the coast in a van and swam at as many piers and beaches as he could. He finished his challenge in February, last.
He is currently doing the same challenge only travelling clockwise around Ireland rather than anti-clockwise.
There are six categories and Mr Conaghan took gold in the Man of the Year section.
WOWSA said the awards were an annual recognition of excellence in open water swimming. The challenge for which he won the award and his current challenge are both in support of mental health charities.
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