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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.
In The Words of Chris Hemsworth and Ross Edgley: How to Hero
Doing the Yukon River Swim in the western Canadian forest was not easy. Embarking on The Great...
Red Sea Orcas Head Off To France
On August 17th, the Red Sea Orcas with Dr. Mostafa Said Zaki of Egypt, Christophe Lambrecht of...
I Raise You One: Hank Wise versus Samuel Neri Across The Catalina Channel
Jesus Samuel Neri Gutiérrez (61, Mexico, MSF bio here) and Hank WIse (58, USA, MSF bio here) have...
Ram Barkai Set The Bar with Polar Ice Kilometers, Gerald Daringer Equals It
50-year-old Austrian ice swimmer and coach Gerald Daringer equaled Ram Barkai’s Polar Ice Kilometer world record at his Arctic Experience Swims.
Arleen González Swims from the High Altitude of Mexico City to the Low Temperature of the Arctic
5–year-old Austrian ice swimmer and coach Gerald Daringer led the AQUA and ICE Arctic Experience Swims that were highlighted by two Guinness World Records swim by Arleen González
Pauline Jackson’s Dream Is Unfinished. Maria Redman Aims to Finish It
Pauline Jackson was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2024. Jackson’s induction inspired Maria Redman to finish her dream of crossing the English Channel.