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The World Open Water Swimming Federation (WOWSF) was founded in 2024 by Steven Munatones and Antonio Argüelles to provide a broad range of resources supporting the global growth, promotion, and recognition of all forms of open water swimming including exceptional solo and relay swims. WOWSF provides new and significantly expanded next-generation content based on his older WOWSA and 10kswim’s platforms, developed 24 years ago.
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.
In His Prime – Beyond The Shoreline With Steven Leitch
Steve Leitch (51, USA, MSF bio here, @stevemobyleitch) is among the 109 people who have crossed...
Brutally Cold, Brutally Tough: Krzysztof Gajewski Is Hardened To The Core
Of the 1,001 officially registered International Ice Swimming Association Ice Miles in history...
Taking To The Waters of New York City and New York State in 2026
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Brian McLaughlin and Melodee Liegl Win 2025 USMS Go The Distance
Brian McLaughlin of Massachusetts and Melodee Liegl of Wisconsin won the 2025 USMS Go The Distance program.
The Speed, Stamina, and Experience of Olympic 10K Marathon Swimmers – The Women
Sharon van Rouwendaal, Moesha Johnson, and Ginevra Taddeucci finished 1-2-3 in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on the Seine at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
An Open Water Swimmer’s Podcast – Season 5 Underway
William Ellis completed his third season of An Open Water Swimmers’ Podcast.