KAATSU Aqua is a specialized form of KAATSU used in the water to enhance:
- performance of speed, strength, stamina, balance, agility, technique, tactile feel
- recovery from vigorous workouts, intense competition, travel fatigue
- rehabilitation from muscle, bone, ligament, tendon injuries
- longevity and wellness
Steven Muñatones
Editor
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 created the www.imshof.org, www.openwaterswimming.com, www.openwaterpedia.com, and www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com websites among many others.
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, and 2022 Dale Petranech Award for Services to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
A Swim Back In Time, An Adventure to Teba Island
In the planning of Swim Shikoku – a stage swim around the Japanese island of Shikoku –...
Vindication Swim Comes To California and Canada
Producer Simon Hasler of Relsah Films (@reisahfilms see here) announced that Vindication Swim...
It Was A Great Day At The Beach, California Baptist University Takes MPSF Team Title
For the second year in a row, the men of California Baptist University kicked off their swim...
Traveling The World – Swimming In Shikoku
The Tokushima Kaiyo Open Water Swim is held amid offshore islands and beautiful reefs of the Takegashima Marine Park on the Japanese island of Shikoku. – offering one of the most uniquely beautiful awards in the sport
Paul Leonard’s First Reactions and Actions in a Shark Attack
Paul Leonard describes a cookiecutter shark attack during his Molokai Channel attempt in March
Open Water Orienteering In Tokushima
Along the coastline of Shikoku – a Japanese island about the size of Long Island in New York State – there are hundreds of offshore isles, rock outcroppings, uninhabited islands, and several islands with fewer than 100 residents. In the planning of Swim...