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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.

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Alex Meyer Talks About His Classic 2010 World Championship Race On WOWSA Live

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. The culmination of the 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships on July 23rd 2010 in lac Saint-Jean near Roberval, Québec, Canada was a classic 25 km mano-a-mano dual between Alex Meyer and the then reigning 10 km and 25 km world champion Valerio Cleri of Italy. Meyer […]

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David Conradie Completes A Fastnet Rock Crossing

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David Conradie Completes A Fastnet Rock Crossing Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 54-year-old Irish swimmer David Conradie described his adventure on September 10th, “Sometimes it takes a legend to trigger the spark of inspiration. Like many, at the end of the spring I emerged from lockdown fat and unfit. I’d pretty much abandoned the

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Graeme Carroll

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Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Graeme Carroll as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “We introduce coach and contributor Graeme Carroll. In 1986, he became the Head Swim Coach at Warringah Aquatic Centre in

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Melissa Gorman

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Melissa Gorman Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. “When Melissa Gorman beat Olympic champion Larisa Ilchenko in Rome in 2009, it was one of the most unexpected upsets of the 21st century in the open water swimming world,” recalls Steven Munatones. “It was a shock to

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Rottnest Channel Swimming Association

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Rottnest Channel Swimming Association Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Rottnest Channel Swimming Association as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “The first organisation to be inducted into

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Getting Ready For The 2020-2021 International Ice Swimming Association Season

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Getting Ready For The 2020-2021 International Ice Swimming Association Season Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association. With fall well on its way and temperatures cooling in the Northern Hemisphere, eyes are starting to turn towards of the upcoming winter and ice swimming calendar: 2020-2021 International Ice Swimming Association Season Competitions: December 5th-6th 2020: Silbersee Ice

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When Will Swimming Distancing Transform To Tangled Turns In Turbulence?

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When Will Swimming Distancing Transform To Tangled Turns In Turbulence? Courtesy of Mike Lewis, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With social distancing still mandated throughout much of the world, scenes like this in a competitive 10 km ocean swim in Fort Lauderdale, Florida have not been seen throughout 2020 at least in the United States. When will

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