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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.
Vindication Swim Is Now On DVD and Streaming
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Let The Cold Continue…The Ice Swimming Season Heats Up
With the New Year almost upon the global ice swimming community, Ram Barkai and the International...
From The Cold Pacific Ocean In Winter To University Leadership
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The Speed, Stamina, and Experience of Olympic 10K Marathon Swimmers – The 2024 Men
The speed and stamina of the finalists in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on the Seine at the 2024 Paris Olympics is off-the-charts crazy fast
In and Out of the Cold at the 2025 Silbersee Ice-Cup
There were lots of busy swimmers over the two-day 2025 Silbersee Ice-Cup in northern Germany as the ice swimming season is well underway.
Move The Horizon Closer
Move the horizon closer has myriad meanings for open water swimmers in channel crossings, ice swims, stage swims, and before and during workouts.