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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.

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Alisa Fatum Blasts Fast 200m At International Winter Swimming World Championships

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Alisa Fatum Blasts Fast 200m At International Winter Swimming World Championships Courtesy of International Winter Swimming World Championships, Lake Bled, Slovenia. Alisa Fatum easily was the fastest 200m freestyler at the 2020 International Winter Swimming World Championships in 2:16.18, faster than her older rivals, Julia Wittig (2:24.62) and Jade Perry (2:29.57). It was Fatum’s second […]

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Luka Turk Breaks 2-Minute Barrier At International Winter Swimming World Championships

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Luka Turk Breaks 2-Minute Barrier At International Winter Swimming World Championships Courtesy of International Winter Swimming World Championships, Lake Bled, Slovenia. Luka Turk accomplished what was previously thought impossible: breaking the two-minute barrier in the 200m freestyle in the International Winter Swimming World Championships. His record of 1:59.49 Lake Bled, Slovenia has now become the

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Clams And Sand To Help Improve Water Quality For Olympic Marathon Swim

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Clams And Sand To Help Improve Water Quality For Olympic Marathon Swim Courtesy of Takuya Isayama and Yahoo! News, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. To improve the water quality of Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games 10 km marathon swim, the organizers have begun to dump 11,000 cubic meters of sand infused

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Bill Brand 2.0, Making A Lasting Impact With A Second Chance

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Bill Brand 2.0, Making A Lasting Impact With A Second Chance Courtesy of Mayor Bill Brand of Redondo Beach, California. Bill Brand of grew up close to the Southern California coast. The visionary of competitive ocean swims in Redondo Beach, he has long surfed, swam, and paddled as a kid, teenager, young adult and aging

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South Africans Show Heartfelt Gratitude For Wayne Ridden’s Contributions & Leadership

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South Africans Show Heartfelt Gratitude For Wayne Ridden’s Contributions & Leadership Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Midmar Dam, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. “Imagine over 18,000 open water swimmers gathering in one location to compete in a variety of amateur, charity, disabled and elite competitions…in a country where there are only 6,000 registered competitive swimmers,” observes Steven Munatones.

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Michael McGlynn Dominates aQuellé Midmar Mile

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Michael McGlynn Dominates aQuellé Midmar Mile Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Midmar Dam, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Since 2008 at the age of 17, two-time Olympian Chad Ho has finished in the top 10 in the men’s elite aQuellé Midmar Mile race every year, including his victorious run of seven Midmar Mile titles between 2010 and 2016.

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Aleksandra Bednarek Wins International Winter Swimming World Championships 100m Breaststroke

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Aleksandra Bednarek Wins International Winter Swimming World Championships 100m Breaststroke Courtesy of International Winter Swimming World Championships, Lake Bled, Slovenia. Aleksandra Bednarek of Poland won the 100m breaststroke at the 2020 International Winter Swimming World Championships in 1:20.94, just a bit faster than Marion Joffle who finished second overall in 1:21.69 and Elina Mäkinen in

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Aleksey Gulakov, Ilya Larionov Tie, Fly To Victory At International Winter Swimming World Championships

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Aleksey Gulakov, Ilya Larionov Tie, Fly To Victory At International Winter Swimming World Championships Courtesy of International Winter Swimming World Championships, Lake Bled, Slovenia. Men’s 25m Butterfly Final Results: T1. Aleksey Gulakov 13.14 T1. Ilya Larionov 13.14 3. Kilian Franke 13.34 4. Wilhelm Gromisz 13.37 5. Tobias Wybierek 13.55 6. Andrey Graule 13.60 [shown above]

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Andrey Graule Wins International Winter Swimming World Championships 100m Breaststroke

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Andrey Graule Wins International Winter Swimming World Championships 100m Breaststroke Courtesy of International Winter Swimming World Championships, Lake Bled, Slovenia. Andrey Graule from Russia representing the St Petersburg Winter Swimming Federation, won the 100m breaststroke race at the 2020 International Winter Swimming World Championships in 1:12.33, just a slight tad faster than his younger competitors

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