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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.

Hobart Homecoming

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Italian coach Valerio Valli (holding camera) met with Chris Guesdon, Sue Guesdon, Penny Palfrey, Anne Steele and Duncan Hall (all Australian in middle row left to right) and Chris Palfrey (Australia), Dan Curtis (USA), and Hamish Lyons Hall (Australia, back row). The group of marathon swimmers, coaches, handlers and

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Ice Swimming Comes To New York City

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jaimie Monahan will participate in this weekend’s U.S. Winter Swimming Association‘s National Winter Swimming Championship that will be held in New York City. The 36-year-old winter swimming luminary has a much easier time competing in the 2016 National Winter Swimming Championship in Manhattan than the international events that she

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Ingemar Macarine Set To Attempt Another New Crossing

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ingemar Macarine will attempt another unprecedented swim in his native Philippines, a 14 km swim in the Bohol Sea on Sunday. The 39-year-old plans his 19th open water swim as a crossing from Pamilacan Island to Baclayon proper. The island is surrounded by plenty of marine life including dolphins,

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