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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.
Freezing While Freestyling In Fuji – The Extreme Ice Mile Adventures of Ger Kennedy, Teodor Tsvetkov, Stève Stievenart, Conor O Connor
It is not often any swimmer can one-up Lynne Cox, the famed dual International Swimming Hall of...
Mark Sowerby Talks About Endurance In The Ocean and On Dryland. His Oceans Seven Journey Continues
Mark Sowerby (52, Australia, MSF bio here) moves easily from his recently released film to...
2°C In Molveno While Celebrating 5 World Ice Swimming Records
The world ice swimming community descended upon Molveno in the Italian Alps last year at the IISA...
They Shape Lives and Move Safety Forward. When Games Are Played, Lives Are Saved
Dr. Stathis Avramidis directed a video that plays tribute to many who serve as peaceful driving forces who have devoted their lives to improve the safety of those who enter the water.
No-Pressure, Fun-filled, Swim-as-Much-or-as-Little-as-You-Like Swim Camps in Honduras and Panama
Swim Camp Honduras and Swim Camp Panama are now open to registration. These offer fun-filled, no-pressure, swim-as-much-or-as-little-as-you-want camps.
Climbing Mountains, Crossing Seas, Explaining Adventures: The Exploits of Jakub Patecki
Jakub Patecki, a Polish adventurer, attempted a 160 km crossing of the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland.