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==2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nomination==

"''When a community and culture has entwined itself with the ocean environment for over 3,000 years, there is much for outsiders and the younger generations to learn and appreciate.  [[Bruckner Chase]], working with a U.S. government grant along with local authorities and community leaders in Amerika Samoa, captured the essence of how the locals in the South Pacific island nation interact with their surrounding ocean with a fascinating documentary film.  Motivational and educational, humbling and introspective, BlueJourney-Amerika Samoa-Stronger Together: The Waterman’s Way is a film that re-energizes the next generation to learn and carry on the great oceanic traditions of the Samoan people.  For highlighting the ways of local [[watermen]], for establishing a curriculum infused with the Samoan DNA with contemporary thought, for documenting a lifestyle and mindset oriented at oneness with the marine environment, [[Bruckner Chase]]’s BlueJourney-Amerika Samoa - Stronger Together: The Waterman's Way is a worthy nominee for the 2014 [[World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year]]''."

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===2014 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year Nominees===

* [[24 Hour Swim]] in San Francisco by [[Suzie Dods]] (U.S.A.)<br/>
* BlueJourney-Amerika Samoa - Stronger Together: The Waterman's Way by [[Bruckner Chase]] (U.S.A./Amerika Samoa)<br/>
* [[Step Out Of The Ordinary Blue Letter Campaign]] by [[Pádraig Mallon]] (Ireland)<br/>
* [[Catalina Channel Swimming Federation]] (U.S.A.)<br/>
* [[Dancing In The Water]] by [[Wayne Ewing]] and [[Matthew Moseley]] (U.S.A.)<br/>
* [[L.O.S.T.  Swimming]] (Lake Ontario Swim Team) by [[Rob Kent]] (Canada)<br/>
* [[Morrison Report]] by [[Evan Morrison]] for [[Marathon Swimmers Federation]] (international)<br/>
* [[Nadandolibre Radio Show - Marcador Show]] by [[José Díaz]] and [[Alessi Pérez]] (Spain)<br/>
* [[Ola Vista Photography]] by [[Mike Lewis]] (U.S.A.)<br/>
* [[Rei e Rainha do Mar]] ([[King and Queen of the Sea]]) by [[Pedro Rego Monteiro]] (Brazil)<br/>
* [[S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge]] by [[Kent Nicholas]] (U.S.A.)<br/>
* [[The Greatest Englishman]] by [[Marathon Films]] (Great Britain)<br/>
* [[The Torture Swim]] by [[60 Minutes Sports]] (U.S.A./Ireland)<br/>
* [[The Vertical Swim Trainer]] by [[Genadijus Sokolovas]] (U.S.A./Lithuania)<br/>
* [[Uaimh an tSolais & Uaimh na nÉan]] by [[Sam Krohn]] with [[Donal Buckley]] (Australia/Ireland)<br/>