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.
Cruising Around Jacques Cousteau Island
Ricardo Durón Molina, a coach of Oceans Seven swimmer Antonio Argüelles of Mexico, organized a...
How the Legend of Sandy Inspired the Swims of Raymond Le Croix and John Procope
John Procope (@thebigswimtt, The Big Swim, shown above on right) is a Tobagonian scuba diver with...
In A Land Far Away, Cameron Bellamy Rises To The Challenge Again
Photos and report courtesy of Ryan Stramwood (52, South Africa, MSF bio here, IISA bio here,...
Open Water Swimmers Attack Shark Bars
Jeffrey Rake of Encinitas, California (USA, @SharkRepel) does a lot in the ocean: he serves as an escort kayaker, he swims himself, and his latest iteration, is as an aquapreneur. While he escort kayaks swimmers across the 32.3 km Catalina Channel and enjoying coastal...
Andreas Waschburger, Six Down, One To Go with the North Channel Looming Ahead
Rob Woodhouse, an Olympic swimmer and CEO of Swimming Australia, is one channel crossing from achieving the Oceans Seven. He talks about his journey.
Salvatore Cimmoni Crosses Molokai in his Swimming in the Seas of the Globe
“I faced strong winds and very large ocean swells, but I made it,” said amputee Salvatore Cimmino (Italy, @salvator.cimmino) who crossed the 45 km Molokai Channel from Molokai to Oahu at Kaiser Estate near China Walls in 13 hours 27...