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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.
Going To Be Giant Packs Around the Turn Buoys at the USA Swimming National Open Water 5 km Championships
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Feeding In The Open Water During Races and Channel Crossings
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March 15th, A Remarkable Day on Austria’s Lake Achensee
On March 15th, there were a number of swimmers who completed an Ice Mile under the...
Ivan Puskovitch Comes Out On Top at the USA Swimming National Open Water Championships
Ivan Puskovitch came out on top at the USA Swimming National Championships over a slew of swimmers from LSU, Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, Whittier, ASU, and Ohio State in the calm waters of Sarasota, Florida.
Mariah Denigan Wins 10 km USA Swimming National Championships
Mariah Denigan wins the 10 km 2026 USA Swimming National Championships over Brinkleigh Hansen, Ashley Twichell, and Becca Mann.
Making Open Water Swimming Safer, Smarter, and Stronger – With Everyone’s Input
The future of open water swimming is bright based on the input, creativity, vision, and efforts of many people throughout the world – being brought closer together with social media and online connections.