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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.

Why Ferry Weertman Will Win 10K In Rio Olympic Games

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is nearly impossible to accurately predict the medalists in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games…but some athletes are ideally prepared to swim the race of their lives and capture gold. One of those athletes is the powerful and savvy Dutch swimmer Ferry Weertman […]

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Gotta Love These Men And Women

Courtesy of Patty Hermann, United States Lifesaving Association National Lifeguard Championships. The always competitive United States Lifesaving Association National Lifeguard Championships began today in Hermosa Beach, California. The intensely passionate corp of male and female lifeguards create an outstanding ambiance when they get together and compete against one another as they showcase their myriad skills

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Grinding From Guernsey, 17 Hours Across Molokai Channel

Courtesy of Daniel Hildebrandt and Adrian Sarchet along the Molokai Channel in Hawaii. Daniel Hildebrandt served on Adrian Sarchet‘ escort team during his Molokai Channel crossing on July 10th. “You must be an experienced swimmer, otherwise you don’t have a chance to make it through the [26-mile/42 km] channel [but 41-year-old] Adrian [from Guerney] made

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