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.
Dr. Lyle Nalli, Swimming in Retirement Throughout Europe
Lyle Nalli has been swimming, literally, for decades along the black lines of pools throughout the...
Noam Yaron on Day 2 of his 171 km Odyssée Méditerranée
After 28 hours 42 minutes since he started swimming from the island of Corsica, 27-year-old Noam...
Kim Bowler Experiences the Jekyll and Hyde Phenomenon Across Priest Lake
Two years ago, Kim Bowler had a dream to be the first person to swim the 38.6 km length of Lake...
Noam Yaron Calls It A Day, Will Return for 2025 Odyssée Méditerranée
Noam Yaron ended his Odyssée Méditerranée, a 171 km assisted marathon swim from the island of Corsica to Monaco in the Mediterranean Swim, with a DNF – an outcome that is not rare on first-time attempts of major marathon swims.
Noam Yaron, Battling on Day 3 of the 171 km Odyssée Méditerranée
Noam Yaron is on Day 3 of his Odyssée Méditerranée, a 171 km assisted marathon swim from the island of Corsica to Monaco in the Mediterranean Swim. Conditions are getting significantly more difficult.
Greg Johnson, Heading North Into History
Greg Johnson is raising money and awareness for Lifeline WA with his planned crossing of the 35 km North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland