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 Legacy Of The Cortiñas
Photo courtesy of J. Albert Diaz. Jose Cortiñas of Cuba [shown on left] was inducted in the...
Craige Crosses Gibraltar In Ernest
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ernest Craige, an American swimmer, had a dream...
Red Bull Supports Surf + Rescue
Courtesy of Bruckner Chase, Red Bull Surf + Rescue, Atlantic City, New Jersey. “Red Bull Surf +...
I Feel Alive, I Feel Fresh…It Feels Amazing
Courtesy of Sean Valentine, South West of England. “I feel alive, I feel fresh…don’t stop,” opens Julie Jones in Wild Swimmers, a documentary film about wild swimmers by Sean Valentine. “[Wild swimming] feels amazing.” Kevin Stiff...
Remembering The 2010 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There were 24 soloists and 11 relays that participated in the 2010 circumnavigation race around Manhattan Island. Many of the Americans, Australians, British, Spanish, Guatemalan, French, and Canadian swimmers who took...
Dog Days Of Summer Need Protection
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jill Stephens of Seal Beach, Califonia created My Dog Nose It! The unique product came about when Stephens, a basal cell carcinoma skin cancer survivor, saw freckles on her dog’s discolored nose had freckles. Her...