KAATSU Aqua is a specialized form of KAATSU used in the water to enhance:
- performance of speed, strength, stamina, balance, agility, technique, tactile feel
- recovery from vigorous workouts, intense competition, travel fatigue
- rehabilitation from muscle, bone, ligament, tendon injuries
- longevity and wellness
Steven Muñatones
Editor
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.
Thoughts and Impressions of the IISA World Championship – in Italian by Davide Belletti
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Greg Johnson Shares A Lifeline While Swimming
Greg Johnson became the 12th person in history to complete the Peak and Pond challenge in 2021...
Micha Shaw To Present at the Women’s Symposium at the ASCA World Clinic
Micha Shaw, a long-time USA Swimming national open water swim team member, will be part of the...
Epic! Historic! Inspirational! Humorous! Dramatic! 10 Out Of 10!
Daisy Ridley stars in an incredibly enjoyable film that dramatizes the challenges and life of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman who crossed the English Channel and changed the trajectory of women in sports.
Call for American Ice Swimmers to Represent Team USA at 2025 IISA World Championships
Team USA is recruiting interested ice swimmers to compete at the 6th IISA World Championship in Italy.
Mother Nature One. Petar Stoychev Won. Stoychev Battled Across The Molokai Channel
Petar Stoychev, one of history’s greatest marathon swimmers, had a tough battle across the Molokai Channel – but he eventually finished after 18 hours 53 minutes