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.
The Wonderful Wilma Wong In, Around and Near Water
“Service is a noble cause with reward beyond recompense,” wrote Jamal Hill of Swim Up Hill...
Humanity at its Most Cooperative and Mutually Respectful Finest
The 2024 Paris Paralympic Games was such a wonderful experience, something refreshingly different...
You Just Feel So At Peace With The World
“The first few seconds of getting in the water is something like nothing else. It completely...
Ryan Leung, Attacking the Hardest Channel First in the Oceans Seven
Ryan Leung from Hong Kong kicked off his Oceans Seven journey with a tough crossing of the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland
Graco Morlan Will Start on Oahu into the Realm of the Uncharted
Mexican marathon swimmer Graco Morlan will attempt the unprecedented tomorrow, a two-way crossing of the Molokai Channel, a 90 km swim between Oahu and Molokai in Hawaii
Jessica Kieras Challenges Herself Down The California Coast
Jessica Kieras, PhD will attempt an unprecedented Max Out Swim down the Southern California coastline, starting at Cabrillo Beach on Monday September 9th