Don’t Be Prey – California Film Festival Tour
Don’t Be Prey, an authentic, real-world film about ocean swimming, will be featured at the Green Film Festival of San Francisco on October 16, the Newport Beach Film Festival on October 17, the Santa Monica Awareness Film Festival on October 18, and the Dana Point Film Festival on October 31. Click here for more information.
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.
Lightning Rule – Carrying on Across Lake Memphremagog
When swimmers hear thunder or see lightning, whether they are in a pool or in the open water, they...
How The Pros Navigate Turn Buoys In Open Water Races
At the 2025 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup 3 km Knockout Sprints, David...
How Much Is Too Much?
With his ninth career Ice Mile by International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer...
I Raise You Another One: Triton Mexicano versus Dolphin Boy
Jesus Samuel Neri Gutiérrez completed his 10th career Catalina Channel crossings to regain the title of King of the Catalina Channel. Hank Wise is right behind him with 9 career crossings – and the friendly rivalry continues.
Alaska’s Abbey Jackson Keep Going And Going And Going
Abbey Jackson became the first person from Alaska to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming – and she learns about herself along her journey
If You Want To Swim Far And Fast, Try 8 Bridges Down The Hudson River
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing, so says David Barra, visionary and co-organizer with Rondi Davies, of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim. Swim long, move fast down the Hudson River.