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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.

Vojislav Mijić Talks About Swimming With A Full Heart On WOWSA Live

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Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Chemical engineer and marathon swimmer Vojislav Mijić talked about swimming around the world with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairperson Ned Denison in today’ edition of WOWSA Live. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer and organizer of various open water swims including the Epiphany Swimming […]

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Chris Morgan On Coaching During A Lockdown On WOWSA Live

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Chris Morgan On Coaching During A Lockdown On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Chris Morgan talked about motivating, coaching and keeping his 300+ age group swimmers entertained and fit during the recent lockdown during today’ edition of WOWSA Live. The former coach at Harvard University, Stanford University and with the Swiss national

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Mervyn Sharp Talks About Achieving His Childhood Dream On WOWSA Live

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Mervyn Sharp Talks About Achieving His Childhood Dream On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Mervyn Sharp talked achieving his childhood dream of swimming the English Channel with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairperson Ned Denison on today’ edition of WOWSA Live. The former King of the Channel and talked about the

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Igor de Souza Talks About Mental Preparation On WOWSA Live

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Igor de Souza Talks About Mental Preparation On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Brazilian marathon swimmer and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Igor de Souza talked about his lengthy career with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairperson Ned Denison on today’ edition of WOWSA Live. “His mental training

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Charlie The Savior: International Drowning Prevention Program Inspired By Baywatch

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Charlie The Savior: International Drowning Prevention Program Inspired By Baywatch Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association. Today, Dr. Stathis Avramidis launched the international water safety program “Charlie the savior”, inspired by true events of Baywatch and endorsed by the legendary director Greg Bonann and 7 international organizations. The educational drowning prevention program offers knowledge

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Pioneering David Yudovin, A Channel Swimming Icon

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Pioneering David Yudovin, A Channel Swimming Icon Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Scotland, Dr. Ivonne Schmid introduced David Yudovin as an International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimmer. The ISHOF induction Class of 2014 included Mercedes Gleitze (Great Britain),

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Judith van Berkel-de Nijs Mixing It Up With The Men

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Judith van Berkel-de Nijs Mixing It Up With The Men Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Scotland, Dr. Ivonne Schmid introduced Judith van Berkel-de Nijs of the Netherlands as an International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimmer. The ISHOF induction

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Too Far, Too Cold, Too Rough? No Problem For Claudio Plit

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Too Far, Too Cold, Too Rough? No Problem For Claudio Plit Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Scotland, Dr. Ivonne Schmid introduced Claudio Plit of Argentina as an International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimmer. The ISHOF induction Class of

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The Splendid Failure And Many Successes By Mercedes Gleitze

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The Splendid Failure And Many Successes By Mercedes Gleitze Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Scotland, Dr. Ivonne Schmid introduced Mercedes Gleitze as an International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Pioneer Swimmer. The ISHOF induction Class of 2014 included Mercedes

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