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.
Jamal Hill On How Sports Saved My Life
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Ned Wieland (23, Australia, MSF bio here, @channelswim2017) has made a name for himself in the...
One Day Wonders Carry On Over The Years
Bernard Stone had been training and planning with his characteristic focus and dedication for his second Guinness World Record attempt of his career. But life occasionally takes unexpected twists and turns. Two weeks prior to the One Day Wonders tackling a relay...
Phil White In Search of Memphre under Fair and Foul Conditions
Phil White summarizes the 2025 season for the In Search of Memphre crossings of Lake Memphremagog from the U.S. state of Vermont to the Canadian province of Quebec.
Matthew Moseley Reflecting On Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
Matthew Moseley (58, USA, MSF bio here, @matthew.l.moseley) regularly does unprecedented swims – down rivers, across lakes, in seas) to support marine environmentalism (see video below). Most recently this June, he swam 27.3 km on the Colorado River from the...