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Steven Muñatones
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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.
Outstanding, Mind-boggling Impressive: 2025 Solo Swim of the Year Finalists
Marathon Swimming Federation announced the finalists for the Solo Swim of 2025, recognizing the...
Déjà vu Across False Bay. Carina Bruwer Succeeds Again In A Tough Swim
As a 23-year-old, Carina Bruwer (46, South Africa, MSF bio here) started swimming around False Bay...
While Olympians Gather In Terrigal, Yasu Hirai Comes Out On Top
The Terrigal Swim Fest is part of the World Series Swims held in Terrigal Beach, New South Wales,...
Karolina Szczepaniak Explores The Extreme
Two-time Polish Olympic swimmer (2008 and 2012) and sports psychologist Karolina Szczepaniakng set a 72-hour distance swimming record, a year after swimming for 57 hours from Poland to Sweden
Their Time and Talents Are Treasured
Some swimmers have stood out with the amount of time and talents that they have freely shared with the open water swimming community. They are being honored by the IMSHOF and MSF.
I Am A Survivor, Getting Through Difficult Times
Mark Sowerby, the 29th Oceans Seven swimmer in history, joins podcast host Richard Thomas and explains how he is a survivor and what it takes to achieve the Oceans Seven