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.
Rice University’s Ella Dyson and Ava Portello Go 1-2 Again at the CSCAA Open Water National Championships
Rice University’s Ella Dyson (21, Great Britain, World Aquatics bio here) and Ava Portello...
Fighting Knight Mevlut Efe Guler Outsprints Big Blue Joshua Brown at the CSCAA Open Water National Championships
Lynn University sophomore Mevlut Efe Guler (@m.efe_glr, World Aquatics bio here) upset favored...
50 Years Ago Across The English Channel, There Were Great Races
One of the Daily Mail races and the Billy Butlin Cross Channel International Swims are well-known...
10 Hours 43 Minutes…An Unimaginable Coincidence in the English Channel
Corrie Dixon and Ray Dixon swam across the English Channel on three separate occasions in different years – and finished with the same exact time.
Wen-Erh Hsu Completes First Swim from Xiǎo Liúqiú to the Taiwanese Mainland
Channel swimmer and coach Wen-Erh Hsu of Taipei completed a 9.7 nm channel crossing from Xiǎo Liúqiú to the Taiwanese mainland
The Unique Devil’s Island Trophy, A Wonderful Accolade To The Unselfish
The Devil’s Island Trophy is awarded by the Sandycove Island Swimmers to the best local crew for a marathon swim.