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Alessio Occhipinti and Mayte Puca Win 47th Edition of the 57 km Maratón Río Coronda

Alessio Occhipinti of Italy and Mayte Puca of Argentina won the 47th edition of the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda in Argentina

Euan Liney Three-peats, Jeanette Brits Wins Cole Classic 5K

Euan Liney achieved a three-peat i winning the Cole Classic 5 km with Jeannette Brits victorious in the women's race in Manly Beach .

Sarah Ferguson Gives Back and Hosts World Ocean Day Swim

Sarah Ferguson, founder of Breathe Conservation, is hosting the annual World Ocean Day Swim in Durban, South Africa on June 7th.

Makala Jones Becomes The Most Recent Iron Icewoman

56-year-old Makala Jones of Wales became an Iron Icewoman after completing an Ice Mile in 35:01 minutes

Honor Administrators, The Force Multipliers In The Open Water Swimming World

The impact, and influence of IMSHOF Honor Administrators goes well beyond their work as a single individual passionate about marathon swimming

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

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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.

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