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.
Go Deeper Into Your Blue Mind
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Join the conversation surrounding your...
He Said, She Said
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Wallace J. Nichols wrote about First Lady...
Buzzards Bay Swim Making Strides
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 24th annual Buzzards Bay Swim will be held in...
Trent Grimsey Shares The Cold
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Trent Grimsey started to make his mark on the open water swimming, he was not known as a cold water specialist. Far from it. But the Aussie distance specialist gradually became acclimatized to colder water...
Fantastic Fun Freestyling In Finland
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Päivi Pälvimäki, Samuli Keisu and Tuomas Kaario are the visionaries, planners and swimming guides behind the successful Swimming Holidays in Finland. Kiara Oy is the event management company that manages these annual...
Plasticity Events Come To California And Texas
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Plasticity is a unique event at the Hilton Anaheim on May 9th that was created by Hong Kong-based open water swimming event director Doug Woodring who was inspired to help clean up the world’s oceans when he was...