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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.
Sid Cassidy Inducted Among the Crème de la Crème in the International Swimming Hall Of Fame
Sid Cassidy (69, USA, MSF bio here) joined an elite group of individuals who are inducted in both...
Alessio Occhipinti and Alessia Ossoli Win 61st Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
Alessio Occhipinti (30, Italy, MSF bio here, World Aquatics bio here) and Alessia Ossoli (21,...
Thomas Lurz Inducted Among the Crème de la Crème in the International Swimming Hall Of Fame
Thomas Lurz (46, Germany, MSF bio here, World Aquatics bio here) joined an elite group of...
A Starfish Is Born, Bengisu Avci
Bengisu Avci is simultaneously featured in two documentary films being shown across the world: Don’t Be Prey and Denizyıldızı – Bir Cesaret Öyküsü
Alessio Occhipinti and Mayte Puca Win Ohrid Swimming Marathon
Alessio Occhipinti and Mayte Puca won 39th professional marathon swimming edition of the Ohrid Swimming Marathon in North Macedonia.
Marcia Cleveland Notches Another Accomplishment, This Time Across The Bristol Channel
Julia Green, Siân Clement, Sally Minty-Gravett, and Tom Chapman helped Maria Cleveland achieve the Original Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with a Bristol Channel crossing.