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Big Surf Postpones the 75th Huntington Beach Pier Swim

by | June 10, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

SWIM Long Beach will have to wait a while to race again at the 75th Huntington Beach Pier Swim due to big surf in Orange County this week.
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Preparing Swimmers for Open Water Success with Marcia Cleveland

by | June 9, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Join IMSHOF Honor Swimmer Marcia Cleveland in an hour webinar on June 14th to learn more about open water swimming training, preparation, and drills.
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Mayra Santos Living Her Dreams with Madeira Open Water Swim

by | June 9, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Mayra Santos has pioneered several marathon swims in the Madeira Islands, off the coast of Portugal. She is living her dream and sharing it with others through Madeira Open Water Swim events
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Matías Díaz Hernández, Mayte Puca Repeat Victories of Argentine Greats

by | June 9, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Matías Díaz Hernández and Mayte Puca of Argentina replicated the victories of Argentine swimmers in the famed Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in 2025. Who will win in 2026?
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The Desert Swimmer Emerges From The Australian Outback

by | June 5, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Brendan Cullen has been endearing readers and listeners of his most unlikely story, transforming himself from a sheep grazier in the Australian Outback to a channel swimmer
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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 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.

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