KAATSU Aqua is a specialized form of KAATSU used in the water to enhance:
- performance of speed, strength, stamina, balance, agility, technique, tactile feel
- recovery from vigorous workouts, intense competition, travel fatigue
- rehabilitation from muscle, bone, ligament, tendon injuries
- longevity and wellness
Steven Muñatones
Editor
Steven Muñatones was an American water polo player, a collegiate swimmer, and an open water swimmer from Huntington Beach, California. He has been a coach, administrator, writer, race director, kayaker, paddler, official, observer, author, lifeguard, reporter, Olympic commentator, aquapreneur, and adviser in the the sport of open water swimming.
He founded the World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Oceans Seven, WOWSA Awards, Openwaterpedia, KAATSU Global, and KAATSU Research Foundation and served as an ambassador for the American Heart Association. He has written over 21,344 articles on open water swimming, water polo, and KAATSU to date. He created the www.imshof.org, www.openwaterswimming.com, www.openwaterpedia.com, and www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com websites among many others.
He received the 1984 Harvard University John B. Imrie Award, 1990 Guinness World Record, 2001, 2005, 2007 USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Committee Award, 2002 Honor Swimmer, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, 2007 & 2010 USA Swimming Glen S. Hummer Award, 2010 Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame, 2016 Poseidon Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame, 2018 Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame, 2019 Honor Contributor – Media of the International Ice Swimming Hall of Fame, and 2022 Dale Petranech Award for Services to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
Will You Open Your Blue Envelope? Go Ahead…Step Out of the Ordinary
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Administrator Jacqueline Mcclelland announced...
Ava Portello Heading to Sarasota for the CSCAA Open Water National Championships
Rice University’s Ava Portello finished second to teammate Ella Dyson at both the 2025...
All For One, One For All In The Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
On January 18th, English Channel swimmer and Navy SEAL Captain John Doolittle will, once again,...
Rice University’s Ella Dyson and Ava Portello Go 1-2 Again at the CSCAA Open Water National Championships
Ella Dyson and Ava Portello went 1-2 and together with their Rice Owl teammates won their third consecutive 5 km CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water Swimming Championship title in Sarasota, Florida today.
Fighting Knight Mevlut Efe Guler Outsprints Big Blue Joshua Brown at the CSCAA Open Water National Championships
Lynn University Fighting Knight sophomore Mevlut Efe Guler outsprinted Joshua Brown of the University of Michigan to win the CSCAA Open Water National Championships in Sarasota, Florida.
50 Years Ago Across The English Channel, There Were Great Races
50 years ago, the Arab Nations Races were held across the English Channel that featured many Honor Swimmers in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and produced fast times in the non-GPS era.