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.
Oa Is A Difficult Challenge Of The Celtic Quadrant
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming and...
From The Isle Of Man To Ireland And Beyond
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Elina Makïnen, Keith Garry, Anna-Carin Nordin,...
Toni Enderli En Route To The Oceans Seven
Courtesy of Toni Enderli, Oceans Seven. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming...
He Said, She Said
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Wallace J. Nichols wrote about First Lady Melania Trump and her perspective on Mother Nature [see article here]. Dr. Nichols will host the Blue Mind Summit 7 next week. “Practitioners, researchers, wild water...
Go Deeper Into Your Blue Mind
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Join the conversation surrounding your ‘brain on water’ and dive deep into the true value of keeping it healthy,” explains Dr. Wallace J. Nichols about the Blue Mind Summit 7....
Swim The Loop And Mott’s Channel For The Coast
Courtesy of Kristen Jeno, Wilmington, North Carolina. Kristen Jeno organizes two swim around the Wrightsville Beach Loop in Wilmington, North Carolina. This year’s event is held on October 7th and includes the 3.5-mile Swim The Loop and the Motts Channel 1.3....