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 Magic of Moloka’i – Crossing Kaiwi
Jeff Tseng of Brisbane, Australia created the short video about the magic of swimming 42 km across...
Grabiela Rojas Molina: Challenged and Comforted by the Beauty of SCAR
Grabiela Rojas Molina was the first person from Venezuela to attempt and complete the SCAR Swim...
Nikko Price, Lorelei Schmidt Win SCAR after 4 Days in the Arizona Desert
It was a beautiful day with nearly perfect conditions on Day One on Saguaro Lake with a cool water...
Great Dreams About The Open Water
I experience many enjoyable and scary dreams in my sleep – from racing to flying and escaping. There never seems to be a dull moment in my dreams.
Doubly Impressive – Josef Köberl Does Two High-Altitude Ice Miles in Two Days
Josef Köberl, a prolific Austrian ice swimmer and cold water expert swam two Ice Miles in two days
Avishag Turek Completes Israel’s First High-Altitude Ice Mile
Avishag Turek, a prolific Israeli marathon swimmer, reduced both her usual distances and water temperatures when she completed the first Ice Mile by an Israeli