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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.
A Swiss First: Toni Enderli Achieves The Oceans Seven
51 swimmers representing 25 countries have completed the Oceans Seven since it was first proposed...
Bogusław Ogrodnik Achieves The Oceans Seven and The Double Sevens
Bogusław Ogrodnik (60, Poland, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @boguslawogrodnik) clearly enjoys...
Sandra Ramírez Vinay Takes Unusual Route To Cross The Tsugaru Channel
Sandra Ramírez Vinay (54, Mexico, MSF bio here) took advantage of an unusually weak Tsugaru...
Steve Leitch Achieves The Oceans Seven With Family & Friends All Around
July 20th is the day that Steve Leitch has prepared for and dreamed of for years. His channel crossing of the Catalina Channel was a triumphant climax to his Oceans Seven journey.
The Precedent Is There For Swim California
Follow the progress of Catherine Breed on her audacious Swim California event, 1,448 km stage swim down the entire coast of California. Learn about precedents and switchbacks.
Swimming Around Manhattan With Grit, Tenacity, And Gratitude
Marathon swimmer Lynn Griesemer will release her newest book, Swimming Around Manhattan, in April 2026