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Street League Jamie Squire
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Sport
Professional

"Street League"
LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 30: Momiji Nishiya of Japan in action prior to the Womens Finals of the 2021 SLS Championship Tour: Lake Havasu at Rotary Park on October 30, 2021 in Lake Havasu C



Caeleb Dressel Ian MacNicol
UK

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Sport
Professional

"Caeleb Dressel "
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 31: Caeleb Dressel of Team United States is seen in action on his way to winning the Men's 100m Butterfly final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.



Football shot Dean Northcott
UK

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Sport
Professional

"Football shot"
Football shot



Cross Allan Stone
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Cross"
National cross champs UK, after a brutal day in the saddle, sadly didn't quite make the podium, so little reward for so much..



one for two John Sassen
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"one for two"
142 one for two



Finding Nemo Jonne Roriz
Brazil

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Finding Nemo"
Brazilian Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ana Marcela Cunha, competes in the Women's 10km Marathon Swimming event of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Odaiba Marine Park on August 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan



A Crowded Start Paul M. Murray
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"A Crowded Start"
In the waters off Newport, R.I., the 2019 12-Metre World Championship was a competitive mix of technology, design, experience, skill, weather and finally luck.



Headless Jamie Squire
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Headless"
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Milena Baldassarri of Team Italy competes during the Individual All-Around Final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 07, 2021



Beautiful Runner and Red Architecture Patrick Bennett
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Beautiful Runner and Red Architecture"
A beautiful runner sprints past the Peterson Auto Museum for Essentia Water.



Female Sumo #1 Matthew McQuillan
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Female Sumo #1"
In the world of sumo wrestling, male sumo wrestlers are held in the highest regard, akin to rockstars or Hollywood actors. This attitude is slowly changing as female sumo is gaining more coverage. Wit



DNF - Thrown Jockey Dianne Yudelson
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"DNF - Thrown Jockey"



Hang Time Eleszabeth McNeel
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Hang Time"
VA Gold Cup Races 2021



Olympic BMX Jamie Squire
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Olympic BMX"
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: Irek Rizaev of Team ROC practices prior to the Men's Park Final of the BMX Freestyle on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on August 01, 202



Tokyo Jamie Squire
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Tokyo"
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: Ruoteng Xiao of Team China competes in the Men's Floor Exercise Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Jap



Celebration Philip Brown
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Celebration"
Issy Wong of Birmingham Pheonix celebrates after dismissing Deandra Dottin of London Spirit during The Hundred match between Birmingham Pheonix and London Spirit at Edgbaston on July 23, 2021 in Birmi



Lucha Libre Extrema Annick Donkers
Belgium

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Lucha Libre Extrema"
Picture taken at a Lucha Libre Extrema event in Mexico



Light from Above Lou Fischer
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Light from Above"
Area 5 Hoops



Bailout... Taggart Lee
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Bailout..."
The Wedge, Newport Beach. South swell 24 April 2021. Waves generated by a hurricane off of Mexico surpassed 20'



Cappadocia Janell Hughes
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Cappadocia"
A New Day will Rise



burning sky Rotem Pushinsky
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"burning sky"
sunset shot in trinidad tobago



altitude Beatrice Heydiri
Germany

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"altitude"



No Way Back Fabian Michel
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"No Way Back"
Skijumper in Einsiedeln Switzerland. They trained there in the summer. Without snow it was almost more brutal. As a normal person, the trail with no way out and no way back is very scary.



Simona Kubova Barbora Reichova
Czech Republic

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Simona Kubova"
Czech republic, Prague: Czech swimmer Simona Kubova is seen during practice before the Olympic games.



Jaylen Nathanael Rehlander
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Jaylen"
Jaylen blasts a frontside air from the depths of Guapo, Dallas, TX



lift off Georg Ott
Austria

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"lift off"
"lift off" is an apt name for this picture. It tells the whole story.



Figures Jamie Squire
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Figures"
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 24: Audrey Shin of the United States performs in the Exhibition Program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Skate America at Orleans Arena on October 24, 2021 i



Bull Drags Cowboy Lawrence Baskow
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Bull Drags Cowboy"
J.B. Mauney of Cotulla, TX., is dragged by Johnny Thunder in Bull Riding as bullfighters move in to help during the Day 2 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas



A sunny day for a game of shinny Lorraine Parow
Canada

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"A sunny day for a game of shinny"
Grab your hockey stick and let's GO play shinny



Fly to the Moon Rami Yazagi
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Fly to the Moon"



Aurora Axel Brand
Germany

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Aurora"
Many thanks to Kathi Merk!



After the Climb II Robert Pierce Butler
Canada

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"After the Climb II"



F1 Chris Freer
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"F1"
Charles Leclerc Ferrari



Tadej Pogacar descends Mont Ventoux Alex Broadway
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Tadej Pogacar descends Mont Ventoux"
Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates descends Mont Ventoux during Stage 11 of the 2021 Tour de France



Fly Away Ali Kabas
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Fly Away"
Paragliders gliding away towards the sunset.



Sunset Dance Andrey Stanko
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Sunset Dance"
Sunset, Ballet, Ballerina, Dynamics, Jump, Dance



I got it! Bob Dawson
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"I got it!"
YOUNG RIGHT FIELDER GOES ALL OUT!



Fishing for Breakfast Brian Eastwood
New Zealand

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Fishing for Breakfast"



Magic Carpet Ride Cate Brown
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Magic Carpet Ride"
Andrew Nota, classic style master of Rhode Island waves



Runners Clark James Mishler
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Runners"
Jessica and her dog, Shiro, run on a clear morning in Calistoga.



Riding High Clifford White
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Riding High"
Yago Dora of Brazil riding high during the 2021 Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic at North Narrabeen beach in Sydney Australia.



Beach Fit Darcy Brown
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Beach Fit"
The perfect setting for a run, solitary dedication for individual rewards



The Leap of Faith Diana De Rosa
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The Leap of Faith"
This was taken during the cross country phase in the Olympic Games in Tokyo Japan. The leap of faith has many meanings including heading to an Olympic Games during a Pandemic.



Splash 3 Dianne Yudelson
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Splash 3"



Visual Impediment Domenic Aquilina
Malta

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Visual Impediment"
Bjorn Kristensen’s of Hibernians has his vision obstructed by the direct sunlight during the Malta BOV Premier League soccer match between Hibernians and Floriana at the National Stadium, Ta’ Qali



Red Flag Lohan Kung Fu Don Parnall
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Red Flag Lohan Kung Fu"



Sky Divers at night Dustin Snipes
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Sky Divers at night"
The Red Bull Air Force skydiving team paint the night sky with pyrotechnics to reinterpret the famous "Marfa lights" near Marfa, Texas in this image to celebrate the night sky for the winter solstice



Wheels on the Water in Waikiki Glenn Goldman
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Wheels on the Water in Waikiki"
Honolulu, Hawaii



The Three Amigos Glyn Davies
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The Three Amigos"
I was really enjoying being on the huge sandy surf beach of Gwithian Towans and was intrigued by the figures of kayakers and surfers, both in and out of the water.



Sunrise Surfers Greg Johnston
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Sunrise Surfers"
Early morning sunrise silhouette



Surfer Greg Johnston
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Surfer"
Riding the crest of a Florida wave



Descent of Tourmalet Gregory Van Gansen
Belgium

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Descent of Tourmalet"
Belgian Champion Wout Van Aert pictured during the descent of the Col du Tourmalet



Windward Mark Gretchen Dorian
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Windward Mark"
Great Lakes Championship TP 52 Sailboats: FOX and Windquest



The polo game. Gunnar Stroem
Norway

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The polo game."
EOS 5D Mk.III / Canon 100-400mm. Florida



Just Wrong Harry Donenfeld
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Just Wrong"
Rescue craft wait and film as giant waves crash down on surfers at Peahi, Maui Yes, the helicopter is below us between huge waves!



Geronimo! Jane Therese
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Geronimo!"
Taking the 100th jump. Pittstown, NJ.



Roller Skating the Bowl Jared Leeds
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Roller Skating the Bowl"
Roller skater Corey Atkins skates the bowls at the Flynn Family Skate Park in Boston, MA.



Snowy Kayak Jeff Saxman
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Snowy Kayak"
A kayaker launches on to the James River on a cold snowy day in Richmond, Virginia



Speed Jeff Camden
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Speed"
Pushing the belly tanker to its limits during Speedweek, lake Gairdner, Australia.



Doggonit Jessica Burstein
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Doggonit"
Night of the Chase in Vichy/Bellerive, France



Race Jiri Tondl
Czech Republic

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Race"



glimpse Johanna Siegmann
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"glimpse"
hot air balloon filter



Anthony Joshua #2 Jon Shard
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Anthony Joshua #2"
Heavy weight boxing champion of the world



Not into the sunset Justin LeVett
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Not into the sunset"
Tobias, rides past sunset in the final run of the season. One more rune please?



Darts in the Bubble Lawrence Lustig
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Darts in the Bubble"
PROFESSIONAL DARTS CONTINUES IN THE BUBBLE AS THE COVID PANDEMIC FORCES EVENTS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS



Roller Derby in Texas Lisa Means
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Roller Derby in Texas"
Saturday Night is Ladies Night on Rink



Winter tales Markku Lahdesmaki
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Winter tales"
Ice hockey in Finland.



Female Sumo #2 Matthew McQuillan
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Female Sumo #2"
In the world of sumo wrestling, male sumo wrestlers are held in the highest regard, akin to rockstars or Hollywood actors. This attitude is slowly changing as female sumo is gaining more coverage. Wit



Sunset on Brewster Flats Merrill Shea
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Sunset on Brewster Flats"
Sunset at Low Tide on Brewster Flats, Cape Cod



Santiago Nathanael Rehlander
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Santiago"
Grabbing air over an amazed onlooker, Santiago does what he does best at Carpenter Skatepark, Plano, TX



The ship Nluz Love
Spain

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The ship"
You can see the outline of a planet, like a magical crystal ball in the composition of the photograph. It is a cosmic gift. I can see the future with my electronic eye.



Amber Lifting Patrick Bennett
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Amber Lifting"
Amber lifting weights in an image produced for Essentia Water.



Symmetrical Butterfly Patrick Bennett
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Symmetrical Butterfly "
A swimmer performs a perfectly symmetrical butterfly stroke for an Essentia Water project.



Racing the Storm Patty Hosmer
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Racing the Storm"



Olympic hopeful Robert Houser
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Olympic hopeful"
Olympic hopeful swimmer working out in San Francisco Bay



BVR sequence Leap Robert Carmichael
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"BVR sequence Leap"
Katelyn Luther Boulder Valley Ranch Leap Sequence ©bobcarmichael.com



pyramid of sledges Rudolf Koenig
Switzerland

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"pyramid of sledges"
sledges stapeld at winter resort Lenzerheide, Switzerland



Time to Surf Seth Mayer
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Time to Surf"
The surf is an addicting draw for many even if only a dream.



Gary Surfing Simon Stock
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Gary Surfing"



Boston Rowboat Steve Sorensen
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Boston Rowboat"
Boston Rowboat seen from above, in its multi-colored splendor.



Escape Passage Steve Turner
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Escape Passage"
Wedding Cake Island Coogee Sydney Australia May 2021. Surfer Max Mc Guigan.



UW Morning Crew Practice Stewart Hopkins
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"UW Morning Crew Practice"
UW Crew teams launch their boats at sunrise on Lake Washington in Seattle.



sculls Stuart Emmerson
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"sculls"
at the start of the wallingford sculls



Oops! Wilfried Hinz
Switzerland

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Oops!"
Adrian Chovan/Slovan Bratislava (Quali Champions League, BSC YB - Slovan Bratislava (3:2), 2021 in Bern/Switzerland)