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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.

Stephen Redmond Testing Himself And Relationships On WOWSA Live

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Stephen Redmond Testing Himself And Relationships On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, West Cork, Ireland. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Stephen Redmond was the first person in history to complete the Oceans Seven. The 54-year-old former rugby player was today’s guest on WOWSA Live, hosted by Ned Denison. Redmond talked about his […]

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Dr. Jane Katz, Dr. Tim Johnston Talk Manhattan On WOWSA Live

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Dr. Jane Katz, Dr. Tim Johnston Talk Manhattan On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Manhattan Island, New York. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famers Dr. Jane Katz and Dr. Tim Johnson talk about the history of swimming around Manhattan Island and the historical Manhattan Island Marathon Swim with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

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Seven Summits’ Karla Wheelock And Oceans Seven’s Mariel Hawley Dávila On WOWSA Live

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Seven Summits’ Karla Wheelock And Oceans Seven’s Mariel Hawley Dávila On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Mexico City. Two remarkable Mexican adventurers, Karla Wheelock and Mariel Hawley Dávila, were featured on today’s WOWSA Live with co-hosts and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmers Antonio Argüelles and Steven Munatones. Wheelock and Hawley have

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Mermaid Went On Marathon Mission, Then Appears On FINIS Friday

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Mermaid Went On Marathon Mission, Then Appears On FINIS Friday Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach, California. Merle Liivand competes, runs companies both in her adopted Florida and her native Estonia, models, serves as an ambassador for a number of charitable causes, and enjoys the life of a mermaid. She completed the world’s first 10 km

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Dr. David Smith, The Original Most Interesting Man In The World

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Dr. David Smith, The Original Most Interesting Man In The World Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Most Interesting Man in the World is an advertising campaign for the Dos Equis brand of beer. The ads feature Jonathan Goldsmith as “the world’s most interesting man” and first began appearing in the United States in

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Pablo Fernández Álvarez On Giving 100% When Not 100% On WOWSA Live

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Pablo Fernández Álvarez On Giving 100% When Not 100% On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison talked about adventure swimming with Pablo Fernández Álvarez on today’s WOWSA Live. The 2-time Guinness World Record holder spoke about: * his 16.1 km Senegambia Open Water Challenge from Senegal

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Sarah Thomas On Staying Focused On WOWSA Live

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Sarah Thomas On Staying Focused On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison talked about the four-way crossing of the English Channel with Sarah Thomas on today’s WOWSA Live. Her 134 km crossing of the English Channel took 54 hours 10 minute last year.

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