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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 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, 2022 Dale Petranech Award for Services to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Matan Roditi Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In 2008 at the inaugural FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier held in Beijing, Daniel Katzir of Israel placed ninth and qualified for the first Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. But the Israeli Swimming Federation decided that Katzir would not be included in their Olympic team and his spot was given

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Watch The Olympic Qualification Race – Takeshi Toyoda Of Japan In Lead

Courtesy of FINA, Setúbal Bay, Portugal. “Takeshi Toyoda, Japan is leading 1 hour 20 minutes into the 10 km race – and he has a clever strategy with his equipment,” explains Steven Munatones. “Although all the athletes are wearing wetsuits due to the cooler water, Toyoda has a standard textile swim cap that allows greater

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