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.
Hank Wise, Straight As An Arrow, Creates his 8th Cosmic Connection across the Catalina Channel
When Hank WIse (57, USA, MSF bio here) climbed up the nearly vertical face of Arrow Point on the...
One Day Wonders Carry On Over The Years
Bernard Stone had been training and planning with his characteristic focus and dedication for his...
Phil White In Search of Memphre under Fair and Foul Conditions
Courtesy of Phil White. Phil White reported on the 2025 season of In Search of Memphre where 13...
Nadine Bennett Does A Thomas Across Lake Willoughby
Courtesy of Phil White. Photos courtesy of Kathleen Marcil. Doing a Thomas – or an unassisted, continuous four-way crossing of any open body of water – is never easy and always takes a significant amount of planning, with a splash of...
Swimming Around St. Helena, One of the Most Remote Islands in the World
Howard James of Open Water Africa announced a unique 45 km marathon swim around one of the most remote islands in the world. The swim window of the St Helena Island Ultra Marathon Swim between March and April, a circumnavigation swim around Saint Helena Island, United...
Between Jellyfish and Fears: My Journey Across The North Channel
By Joel Matos Ortíz. Joel Matos Ortíz (37, Puerto Rico, MSF bio here, @joelmatosultra) has crossed the English Channel, the Cook Strait, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Catalina Channel, and a 47 hour 6 minute 92 km crossing from the British Virgin Islands to his native...