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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.

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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Esther Nuñez En Español On WOWSA Live

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Esther Nuñez En Español On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Antonio Argüelles interviewed Esther Nuñez Morera on today’ edition of WOWSA Live Buenos Aires, Argentina. Long a stalwart on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, the professional marathon swimming circuit that she has

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Adam Walker Talks Passionately About Man vs Ocean On WOWSA Live

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Adam Walker Talks Passionately About Man vs Ocean On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Adam Walker talked about a wide variety of his experiences with Steven Munatones on today’ edition of WOWSA Live. He discussed his Oceans Seven channel crossings, his Ocean Walker label, his transition from a salesman to a television

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Adam Walker Talks About The Guiding Light Of Linda Kaiser

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Adam Walker Talks About The Guiding Light Of Linda Kaiser Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Adam Walker talked about the first time he met International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Linda Kaiser who always volunteered and helped swimmers in local swims like the Waikiki Roughwater Swim and Molokai Channel crossings. Kaiser helped Walker

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Tita Llorens En Español On WOWSA Live

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Tita Llorens En Español On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Antonio Argüelles interviewed Margarita ‘Tita’ Llorens Bagur on today’ edition of WOWSA Live from the Islas Baleares of Spain. The president of the Menorca Channel Swimming Association and member of the 24-hour Club won

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Ned Denison Talks About Creating Bonds And Friendships On WOWSA Live

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Ned Denison Talks About Creating Bonds And Friendships On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Ned Denison looks like a leader,” observes Steven Munatones. “He is tall, powerful and possesses an authoritative voice and a clear vision for what he wants, both in himself and those around himself. He is courageous; that is

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Celebrating Bryan Finlay And Breaststroking Across The English Channel

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Celebrating Bryan Finlay And Breaststroking Across The English Channel Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bryan Finlay will be inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Administrator in the Class of 2020. Finlay, born in Coventry England in 1943 and currently living in Ontario, Canada, is an open water swimmer

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David Smith On Adventures And Being Over His Head On WOWSA Live

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David Smith On Adventures And Being Over His Head On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. David Smith has been featured on the cover of Time Magazine and Life Magazine – and being called The Real Life Indiana Jones, The Mystic Tarzan, The Real Most Interesting Man in the World, The Father of

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