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.
Bacalar, Beauty To Behold
Mexican aquapreneurs Fernando PerezGil and Ana Mendez had a vision for a beautiful part of the...
It’s Becoming a Thing: Cold Water Swimming In Mexico
When I think of Mexican open water swimming, I do not think of cold water. Instead, I think of the...
The Newly Renamed CAN-USA-Ukraine Unity Swim in Lac Massawippi
A group of Americans, very close to the border in Canada, are organizing a 14.5 km swim on Lac...
Andreas Waschburger Swimming Through Highs & Lows
Germany’s Andreas Waschburger set a new course record across the English Channel from England to France in 6 hours 45 minutes – Through High & Low captures the story.
Rockman Runneth Swimmeth
Rockman SwimRun in Norway is tough, an extreme event with 9 different swims and 9 different runs over 40 km.
Andreas Waschburger’s Incredible Story of Grit and Determination
Germany’s Andreas Waschburger set a new course record across the Molokai Channel in Hawaii from Molokai Island to Oahu in 9 hours 55 minutes – with a broken nose that bled the entire way.