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.
Edson Clayon Becomes Oldest Man to Complete the Travessia do Leme ao Pontal
Adherbal Oliveira of the Leme-Pontal Swimming Association reported that Edson Clayon Pereira...
What Los Angeles 2028 Can Learn from the 2024 Paris Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
What can the IOC and World Aquatics learn from the 2024 Paris Olympic 10K Marathon Swim held in...
Impressions of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on the Seine
I observed men and women compete in the Seine at the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim this week. It was...
My Two Sons. The Sutton’s Ongoing Ocean Adventures
Tyler, Ryland, and Steve Sutton are a marathon swimming family in Southern California. The ocean and adventures are never far from their minds.
Between Typhoons and Earthquakes, Petar Stoychev Achieves the Oceans Seven
Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria completed a tough 9 hour 30 minute crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan to achieve the Oceans Seven, the 32nd person to do so in history
Brilliant Swimming. Dávid Betlehem Swims to the Podium in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
David Betlehem won a bronze medal in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim held in the Seine days after finishing 4th in the 1500m freestyle in the pool at the 2024 Paris Olympics.