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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.
Olympic Marathon Swimmer Igor Chervynskiy Is Back
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All For One, One For All In The Stormy Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
On January 18th, English Channel swimmer and Navy SEAL Captain John Doolittle swam with his...
Will the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships Mirror the LA28 Olympic Open Water Venue?
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships started in Tokyo in 1985 with Swimming Australia, Swimming...
Ohhhhh, The Things Open Water Swimmers Eat Around The World
Often, open water swimmers eat adventurously around the world on their global travels
No medal Is As Beautiful As Friendship – The Remarkable Life of Dr. Markus Rogan
Phil White and his hearty team of volunteers will host the 12th annual Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival with Dr. Markus Rogan and over 100 other competitors expected to descend on Lake Memphremagog.
That Others May Live – 5 Special PJs at the 2026 SCAR Swim Challenge
Pararescue instructors Matt Schollard, Alec Offner, Sean Hopper, Marcus Ramirez, and CRO Instructor Alek Stashik will take part in the 2026 SCAR Swim Challenge. Their motto is “That Others May Live”