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.
Matthieu Witvoet and Chloé Léger Across The Atlantic and Into French Schools – Update
Matthieu Witvoet (31, @matthieuwitvoet) and Chloé Léger (29, @chloeleger) will take off from...
Planning Update for Swim Shikoku: More Detailed Logistics
The planning of Swim Shikoku – an 88-day stage swim around the Japanese island of Shikoku...
The Vision of Panagiotis Nastos, As Told By Stathis Avramidis
Dr. Stathis Avramidis, President of the Greek Lifesaving Sports Association, wrote a touching...
Round and Round They Swim – Circumnavigation Swims in History
Circumnavigation swims have been attempted by many marathon swimmers in history. One of the first was completed by Robert W. Dowling who swam around Manhattan Island in 1915 in 13 hours 45 minutes.
Small Talk, Grand Visions, Huge Personalities at the Aquatic Capital Of America
Olympic swim coach, a sailor, a dragon boat event organizer, an Olympic canoe paddler, surf skier, and triathlete, a pioneering big-wave surfer, an Olympic water polo silver medalist, an Olympic water polo gold medalist, an Olympic rower, a barefoot water skier, and an Olympic triathlon bronze medalist were honored by the Aquatic Capital of America last night in Long Beach
Adam O’Byrne Becomes The Most Recent Iron Iceman
45-year-old Adam O’Byrne of New Zealand became an Iron Iceman after completing an Ice Mile in 27 minutes 20seconds in Blue Lake