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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.

Marcy MacDonald Joins Luminaries As A Dual Inductee

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Marcella ‘Marcy’ MacDonald is the most recent dual inductee in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 2019 Honor Open Water Swimmer) and the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 2005 Honor Swimmer). Known as The American Queen of the English Channel, she was also

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When The Speedos Come Off, Ted Bramble Gets Creative

Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In October 2011, Ted Bramble joined his swimming friends and workout buddies – Matt Mitchell, Hank Wise, Parks Wesson, Lexie Kelly, Dr. Lyle Nalli, and Samantha Sears – to set the all-time 32.3 km Catalina Channel relay record. The Long Beach Swim Focus Catalina Relay set the new

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WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year

WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. The WOWSA Awards are sponsored by the World Open Water Swimming Association and serve as an annual public recognition of the world’s open water swimmers and products or services in four categories via a global online poll. The

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WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year

WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. The WOWSA Awards are sponsored by the World Open Water Swimming Association and serve as an annual public recognition of the world’s open water swimmers and products or services in four categories via a global online poll. The

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2020 WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year

WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. The WOWSA Awards are sponsored by the World Open Water Swimming Association and serve as an annual public recognition of the world’s finest open water swimming products, services or organizations in four categories via a global online

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