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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.

Ben Lecomte Pushing His Limits On WOWSA Live

Ben Lecomte Pushing His Limits On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison talked about transoceanic swims with adventurer and ocean advocate Ben Lecomte on today’s WOWSA Live. Lecomte’s transoceanic swims included different types of swims in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Copyright © 2008 – […]

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

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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Jessi Harewicz Explores Her Opportunities On WOWSA Live

Jessi Harewicz Explores Her Opportunities On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Vancouver, Canada. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison talked with Jessi Harewicz, a Canadian Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming member, on today’s WOWSA Live. To learn more about Harewicz, watch a short film about her that was directed by Edward

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Kent Nicholas Enjoys Open Water Challenges On WOWSA Live

International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison talked about the 4-day S.C.A.R. event in Arizona and the importance of giving back and volunteering with Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming member Kent Nicholas on today’s WOWSA Live. For more information on the 66.9 km S.C.A.R. Swim, the ultimate Arizona 4-day challenge, visit www.scarswim.com.

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Jessi Harewicz And Kent Nicholas To Be Tomorrow’s WOWSA Live

Jessi Harewicz And Kent Nicholas To Be Tomorrow’s WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Vancouver, Canada. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison will talk about open water swimming adventures with Jessi Harewicz on the April 29th edition of WOWSA Live. Harewicz and Denison will be on WOWSA Live on the Zoom platform here

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Darren Miller Discusses Pushing Barriers On WOWSA Live

Darren Miller Discusses Pushing Barriers On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Palm Springs, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame director Ned Denison talked with Darren Miller on today’s WOWSA Live. Miller, now a resident of Palm Spring, California, has been touched by – and has touched – many luminaries in the sport as

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Kaia Hedlund Talks About The Waikiki Roughwater Swim On WOWSA Live

Kaia Hedlund Talks About The Waikiki Roughwater Swim On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii. Kaia Hedlund, a lifelong swimmer talked about the Waikiki Roughwater Swim, the 3.8 km ocean swim on Oahu that she had headed for the past 10 years, with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame director Ned Denison

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Madhu Nagaraja Has The Right Attitude On WOWSA Live

Madhu Nagaraja Has The Right Attitude On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Coronation Park Beach, Oakville, Canada. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison talked with Madhu Nagaraja about all sorts of topics from his perspective as an event organizer, safety director, GLOW Adventures founder, channel swimmer, father, and husband on today’s WOWSA

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What Was The Most Impactful Open Water Swim In World History?

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Greatest Englishman, a movie about Captain Matthew Webb Mao Zedong’s 1966 swim in the Yangtze River Lewis Pugh’s swim across the North Pole WOWSA, Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, China. Of all the swims in the world – races, solo swims, adventures – which has most significantly impacted the world

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