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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.
Spend Hours Learning the How and Why of Open Water Swimming
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Open Water Swimmer’s Walk of Shame
Today I had to endure a walk of shame after swimming in the afternoon winds and oncoming ocean...
An Incredible History Since 1910, the 116th Šilo-Crikvenica Swimming Marathon
Every year since 1910 on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary on August 15th, the 3.5 km...
Peak and Ponders Racing Towards The Oceans Seven
The second person in history to achieve the Peak and Pond, Eric Blakeley MBE of Jersey writes about the race to become the first person to achieve both the Oceans Seven and the Seven Summits
Suwei Chen Aims to Become the First Oceans Seven Swimmer from China
Suwei Chen, a former Chinese national swim team member, has completed channel crossings around the world and hopes to become the first Chinese to achieve the Oceans Seven.
James Crabb Sets Mayan Channel Swim Record
James Crabb smashed the existing record with a 4 hour 41 minute crossing of the 27 km Mayan Channel Swim across the beautiful Cozumel Channel in Mexico.