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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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Jaimie Monahan Channeling Julie Ridge, Around And Around Manhattan Island

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Jaimie Monahan Channeling Julie Ridge, Around And Around Manhattan Island Courtesy of Mannahatta Project, Manhattan Island, New York. Julie Ridge set a Guinness World Record between August 16th and 20th 1985 when she swam a 45.9 km circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island each day for 5 consecutive days. Her original plan was for 6 days, […]

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Around Öland By Anna-Carin Nordin, 333K In 32 Stages

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Around Öland By Anna-Carin Nordin, 333K In 32 Stages Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Oceans Seven swimmer Anna-Carin Nordin completed an unprecedented 333 km Öland circumnavigation stage swim around the second largest Swedish island, located in the Baltic Sea. The original plan of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer from Sweden

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Florian Wellbrock, Rob Muffels, Finnia Wunram Start to Catch Up

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Florian Wellbrock, Rob Muffels, Finnia Wunram Start to Catch Up Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2020 German Open Water Championships in Aggertalsperre, Derschlagerstraße demonstrated how far behind the Germans are to their Italian and French rivals when the 10 km times are compared. While Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri nearly set a world record in

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When Chris Guesdon Changed The Course Of Open Water History

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Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon. On September 16th – 18th 1998 in Terracina, Italy, the following members of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee met, made key decisions, and submitted recommendations to the FINA Bureau that would ultimately change the direction of open water swimming and its global growth: Alan Clarkson (UK), Chairman Coaracy Nunes

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From #stopolympics…To Bring It On!

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From #stopolympics…To Bring It On! Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Back in early March 2020, with the coronavirus pandemic rapidly impacting the world, Olympic podium swimming hopefuls in Europe and elsewhere were often having difficulties in finding places to train. Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri, Mario Sanzullo, and Rachele Bruni are medal hopefuls in the men’s

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Carol Sing On Enjoying The Channels On WOWSA Live

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison interviewed fellow Hall of Famer Carol Sing on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. Sing became the oldest woman in history at the age of 55 to swim across the Catalina Channel when in 1997. She also completed the Manhattan

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Sharing Pool Time…Maybe Next Time?

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Sharing Pool Time…Maybe Next Time? Commentary by WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. During the COVID-19 pandemic, community lockdowns and restrictions on swimming in open bodies of water and in swimming pools throughout the United States caused major changes in the lifestyles and training habits of swimmers. Swimmers were disappointed and felt frustrated, but followed the local

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