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Steven Muñatones
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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.
Elaine Howley and Olympic Champions Micki King and Katie Ledecky Win 2026 Buck Dawson Author’s Award
Along with two Olympic legends, swimmer Katie Ledecky and diver Micki King, ice and marathon...
Pioneering Ice Miles in the Five Lakes Of Mount Fuji – An Extreme Winter Adventure
Back in 1985, Lynne Cox found her way to Japan during her unprecedented ‘Around the World in 80...
Ayaka Matsushita Crosses Cook with Catalina Coming
Ayaka Matsushita (Japan, @aya0424m) of Kanagawa Prefecture is one step closer to completing her...
Spellbound by All The Global Talent In The Open Water
Brett Nystul, a renowned Art Director and Production Designer of animated features, won a 2024 Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation – Production Design for his work on the animation film, Spellbound.
Ocean Man Ernie Leskovitz Passes
Ernie Leskovitz, originally from Florida who moved to Oahu later in life, made a name for himself in both in the pool and ocean races from the Caribbean to Hawaii passed away on January 28th 2026
Gar Woods Polar Bear Swim Hits 37 Years (and Degrees)
The 37th annual Gar Woods Polar Bear Swim will be held in 3.8°C water in high altitude in Lake Tahoe