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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.

Diary Of A Double With Antonio Argüelles – Week 9

Sponsored by KAATSU Global and WOWSA Live. Diary of a Double documents the year-long journey of Antonio Argüelles who will attempt a 67 km two-way crossing of the English Channel in September 2021. Throughout this journey, Argüelles describes his pool and open water swimming workouts, preparation, nutrition, dryland training, and coaching for his solo channel […]

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Katie Blair Talks About Her St. Lucia Channel Two-Way Attempt On WOWSA Live

Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. On October 13th, 41-year-old Katie Blair attempted a 66.2 km two-way crossing attempt of the St. Lucia Channel between Saint Lucia and Martinique in the Caribbean Sea. She talked about her attempt on today’s WOWSA Live where she made the first crossing to Martinique in 12 hours 30

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Andre Slade Talks With Swimmers In Rough, Sharky Waters Down Under

Andre Slade Talks With Swimmers In Rough, Sharky Waters Down Under Courtesy of Andre Slade, Bondi Beach, Australia. Andre Slade is the founder and owner of OceanFit of Bondi, Australia. OceanFit enables people to enhance their ocean lifestyle and discover, learn, watch and share 365 days a year. It offers a large range of podcasts

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John Scott Talks Optimizing Human Capital On WOWSA Live

Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. John Scott has a lot to share with the swimming community after a lifetime of training, competing and exploring his potential in the pool and open water. He talk about his career and his perspective on today’s WOWSA Live. The former competitive swimmer from Toronto, Canada served as

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Joe Zemaitis Talks Swimming Around The World On WOWSA Live – Part 1

Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Joe Zemaitis does not waste any time – and crafted a lifestyle to achieve his life’s goals. The 40-year-old from the state of Arizona is a successful competitive swim coach (Swim Neptune), an accomplished triathlete (7 Ironman Triathlons), an author (Joe’s Rules), an Iron Iceman and an Ice

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Katie Blair Attempts Two-Way Crossing Of St. Lucia Channel

Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Sue Dyson had planned, organized and talked about Katie Blair‘s attempt at a two-way St. Lucia Channel Swim on WOWSA Live [see episode below]. Blair’s goal was a 66.2 km channel swim between Saint Lucia and Martinique in the Caribbean Sea. She made the first crossing to Martinique

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Tracey Knowles

Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Tracey Knowles Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Tracey Knowles as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Tracey is Australian representative swimmer no 488 for her selection into

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Shelley Taylor-Smith

Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Shelley Taylor-Smith Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Shelley Taylor-Smith as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Our next inductee into the Australian Marathons Swimming Hall of fame

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2020 Swim Around Charleston – Solo Results

Courtesy of Kathleen Wilson, Swim Around Charleston, South Carolina. Alex Kostich – like the his colleagues and competitors in the 19.3 km Swim Around Charleston in South Carolina had to deal with intermittent and disrupted training. But they persevered and competed. Kostich talks about his experiences before and during the event on WOWSA Live [see

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