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.
Swimming Around Manhattan Island As Good As It Gets
Courtesy of WOWSA. Two record-breaking attempts around Manhattan Island occurred during the...
Elaine Howley To Star In END-WET
Elaine Howley To Star In END-WET Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Elaine Howley is...
Pan-American Colibrí Swim Crosses Borders
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Pan-American Colibrí Swim is a cross-border...
Warm Atlantic Waters Wage A New Assault On Arctic Ice From Below
Courtesy of Warm Atlantic waters wage a new assault on Arctic ice from below, Science Magazine. A new enemy is undermining ice floating on the Arctic Ocean: heat from below…read the rest of the article...
Learning More About The Agulhas Current
Courtesy of Underwater probes detect ‘sea cyclones’ off coast of Africa, Science Magazine. The Agulhas Current off the southern coast of Africa is one of the world’s fastest moving ocean flows and likely responsible for enormous rogue waves that sink...
Madswimmer, Always Swimming For A Cause
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. South African Madswimmers Jean Craven and Neil Macaskill will participate in the Pan-American Colibrí Swim, a 10 km cross-border swim from California to Tijuana, Mexico on May 5th. “The swim is a global...