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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.

If You Hear This, Dolphins & KIller Whales May Be Near

Courtesy of Science, Southern California. Researchers captured the sounds made by Risso’s dolphins when they are being hunted by killer whales. Listen here. So if swimmer hear these sounds while doing a Catalina Channel crossing, their crews may want to stay alert and get their cameras ready. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming

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Swimming From Senegal, Giving To Get To Gambia

Swimming From Senegal, Giving To Get To Gambia Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “The objective of the Senegambia Open Water Challenge was to raise awareness about open water swimming in Gambia and to inspire young Gambian athletes to join the Gambia Swimming and Aquatic Sports Association,” said Spanish swimmer Pablo Fernández Álvarez in a

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Wetsuits vs. No Wetsuits – Strange But True In Open Water

Wetsuits vs. No Wetsuits – Strange But True In Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Setúbal Bay, Portugal. Setúbal Bay, Portugal has been the site of numerous major international competitions including the Olympic 10K Marathon Swimming qualification races in 2012 and 2016 as well as this year’s FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series race and many previous

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Arena 9 Is The Favored Wetsuit On The FINA Circuit

Courtesy of FINA, Setúbal Bay, Portugal. Arena 9 wetsuits were the favored neoprene choice among the professional swimmers competing at the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series race which Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary and Haley Anderson of the United States won in Setúbal Bay, Portugal. The Arena 9 wetsuits are 85% neoprene and 15% nylon with

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