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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.
Steve Leitch Achieves The Oceans Seven With Family & Friends All Around
With his family and friends lining the Palos Verdes shore, Steve Leitch (52, USA, MSF bio here,...
The Precedent Is There For Swim California
Catherine Breed (31, USA, MSF bio here, @catherine.breed) reversed direction, at least for one...
Swimming Around Manhattan With Grit, Tenacity, And Gratitude
63-year-old Tampa, Florida author and swimmer Lynn Griesemer (MSF bio here, @lynngriesemer) and...
The Ultraswimming Podcast: Promoting Marathon Swimming and the Olympic Push
Jessica Kieras and Evan Morrison talked about a wide range of topics with Steven Munatones on a recent Ultraswimming podcast, including the origins and inspiration of the Daily News of Open Water Swimming and Openwaterpedia.
A Different Approach When Pros Cross The Channel
Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha swam one of the fastest female crossings in history across the English Channel, coached by two-way EC swimmer Igor de Souza.
Up In The High Sierra, Trans Tahoe Relay Is Another Great Day On Lake Tahoe
The High Sierra team enjoyed the Trans Tahoe Relay across Lake Tahoe in the world’s largest masters team relay competition