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.
Relentless. What A World Record Swim Looks Like
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Marathon Swimming: My Fun Journey Continues For The Next Generation
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Lots of Great Stuff. Gráinne Moss Shares Her Insights on Swimming
Gráinne Moss née Gunn (55, Ireland, MSF bio here) has had a long successful career in swimming,...
It Was A Great Day At The Beach, California Baptist University Takes MPSF Team Title
The men from California Baptist University won the team title at the 2025 MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships in Long Beach, California for the second year in a row
Rice Women Dominate the 2025 MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships
Ella Dyson, Ava Portello, Ava Hamblett and Mollie McAlorum of Rice University handily won the 2000-meter freestyle relay at the MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships in Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California
Dyson Dominates at the 2025 MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships
Ella Dyson, born in Australia, raised in England, and competing for Rice University in Houston won the 5 km MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships in Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California