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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.
Next Up on the Oceans Seven: Toni Enderli
His team is ready to go, starting at the Kodomari Port in northern Japan at 3:00 am. Swiss swimmer...
The Countdown Has Began for Steven Leitch…Six Down, One To Go
With his Catalina Channel crossing scheduled for July 19th, Steve Leitch (51, USA, MSF bio here,...
Jeff Orenstein Was Profoundly Disappointed, But Greatly Honored
Jeff Orenstein, an American living in London, traveled to northern Japan with his Red Top Swimming...
Andrey Bozhko Returns Triumphantly To The Tsugaru Channel
Four years after aborting his first attempt across the Tsugaru Channel, Andrey Bozhko completed the fastest crossing of the Tsugaru Channel from Aomori to Hokkaido in northern Japan this year – a remarkable 8 hours 20 minute crossing.
A Swiss First: Toni Enderli Achieves The Oceans Seven
Toni Enderli of Switzerland achieved the Oceans Seven with a 9 hour 40 minute crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan.
Bogusław Ogrodnik Achieves The Oceans Seven and The Double Sevens
Bogusław Ogrodnik finally achieve the Oceans Seven and the Double Sevens. After completing the Seven Summits in 2006, he completed a North Channel crossing to achieve the Oceans Seven on July 8th