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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.

AltaSea Webinar: Where Economic Development Meets Ocean Sustainability

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AltaSea Webinar: Where Economic Development Meets Ocean Sustainability Courtesy of AltaSea, Los Angeles, California. On August 12th, AltaSea will host a dialogue covering the convergence of the ocean economy and sustainability from a local, national and global perspective. This discussion will focus on investing in zero-emissions technology and infrastructure, fighting climate change, and creating green […]

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Nicolas Knap To Attempt A Crossing Started By Jacques Amyot

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Nicolas Knap To Attempt A Crossing Started By Jacques Amyot Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Canadian Jacques Amyot, an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, not only kicked off the world-renowned Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean by being the first person to swim across lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada

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Egyptians In Capri-Napoli: Marei Hassan Hammed And Ahmed Youssef Amin

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Egyptians In Capri-Napoli: Marei Hassan Hammed And Ahmed Youssef Amin Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. The 2020 Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli was postponed until September 6th due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but its history is rich and its legacy will continue. After swimming between Napoli and Capri Island for the first time in

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When Dimitar Petrov And Stéphane Lecat Raced The SuperFinal

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When Dimitar Petrov And Stéphane Lecat Raced The SuperFinal Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. 107 professional marathon swimmers competed on the 1995-1996 Marathon Swimming World Series sanctioned by the International Marathon Swimming Association (IMSA). Dimitar Petrov of Bulgaria and Karen Burton of the USA were crowned world champions. Petrov beat Frenchman Stéphane Lecat

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John Pittman Talks About Meeting, Helping Swimmers On WOWSA Live

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John Pittman Talks About Meeting, Helping Swimmers On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Pilot John Pittman followed the footsteps of his father Mickey Pittman, learning the fishing, ocean diving and channel swimming escorting business for years on the Catalina Channel in Southern California. The

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Arafat Gatabazi From Democratic Republic Of Congo To Robben Island

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Arafat Gatabazi From Democratic Republic Of Congo To Robben Island Courtesy of Afternoon Express and Beautiful News, Robben Island, South Africa. “I went from fleeing my country to being free in the water,” said Congolese swimmer Arafat Gatabazi who received the 2016 Open Water Swimmer of the Year from the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association.

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Mel Cunningham Talks About Her Long Career On WOWSA Live

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer and member of the executive management team Melissa Cunningham won the 1994 FINA World Swimming Championships and other international races and set world records over the course of her career. The Australian native has continued her swimming success as an

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Lynn Blouin Talks About lac Memphrémagog On WOWSA Live

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Lynn Blouin Talks About lac Memphrémagog On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Administrator Lynn Blouin covered and organized one of the major professional marathon swims in the world for decades: the 42 km cross-border Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog, an International Marathon Swimming Association-sanctioned

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2020 South32 Rottnest Channel Swim Pilots

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2020 South32 Rottnest Channel Swim Pilots Courtesy of the Rottnest Channel Swim, Western Australia. The support boat skippers for the 2020 19.7 km South32 Rottnest Channel Swim includes the following escort pilots who guide swimmers and relays between the starting at Cottesloe Beach on the Australian mainland and finishing at Thomson Bay on Rottnest Island.:

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David O’Brien Talks About Keep Turning Over On WOWSA Live

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer David O’Brien competed on the professional marathon swimming circuit for years after representing Australia in both pool swimming and surf lifesaving at the international level. The 52-year-old O’Brien has achieved so many accolodes over his career including winning a bronze

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