7th place in competion with the best in the world!

The voting for the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year included:

1. Pádraig Mallon (Ireland)
2. Alexander Brylin, Ice Swimmer from Siberia (Russia)
3. Damián Blaum (Argentina)
4. Darren Miller, Achieving the Oceans Seven (U.S.A.)
5. Rafael Gutiérrez Mesa (Spain)
6. Vojislav Mijić, Tirelessly Resilient Race Director (Serbia)
7. Glen Christiansen (Sweden)
8. Jose Diaz (Spain)
9. Tomi Stefanovski (Macedonia)
10. Thomas Lurz (Germany)
11. Jim McConica (U.S.A.)
12. Oussama Mellouli (Tunisia)
13. Mally Richards (South Africa)
14. Doug Woodring (Hong Kong)
15. Wayne Riddin (South Africa)