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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.
British versus Americans Across the English Channel – A Crossing For The Record
Records in the English Channel do not fall with regularity like pool swimming records. In...
Heavenly Stars Above + Light Show Below: Hank Wise and Brandon Samaniego Enjoy a Tandem Catalina Crossing
Jesus Samuel Neri Gutiérrez (62, Mexico, MSF bio here, @triton_mexicano) and Hank WIse (58, USA,...
Egor Tropeano and Elena Edatti Pioneer 25 km Coastal Swim between Dino Island and Cirella Island
Egor Tropeano, Elena Edatti, and a relay with Francesco Manna, Alfredo Porcaro, Fabrizio...
LA28 Triathlon Course Revealed vs Olympic Open Water Course Still Under NDA
While the details and logistics of the LA28 Olympic triathlon courses (both individual and mixed relay) have been decided and announced, the LA28 Olympic 10 km open water course is still under non-disclosure agreement among a small number of decision-makers.
It Was A Race For The Ages. The Spirit of Great Britain Finishes In 6 Hours 55 Minutes
The Spirit of Great Britain came very close to breaking the one-way English Channel crossing record set in 1990 by a team of Americans.
Will The British Beat The Yanks Across The Channel?
The 1990 team of Americans Jay Wilkerson, Chad Hundeby, Martha Jahn, Karen Burton, Dirk Bouma, and Sid Cassidy set two English Channel records, a 6 hour 52 minute one-way and a 14 hour 18 minute two-way. An all-star team of British swimmers will attempt to set a new one-way record tomorrow.