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.
25 Years Of Celebrating The Sea
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Cayman Islands, located in the Caribbean Sea...
The DWB In Hong Kong
DWB promo from Ken Thorley. The DWB (Deep Water Bay) is a 5 km open water swim organized by Ken...
Mid-30 Year Old Lydia Swims All Over
Interview courtesy of BBC World Service; photo of Great White Shark Lydia courtesy of Global Shark...
Having Fun In The Open Water
Courtesy of Red Bull. Red Bull Neptune Steps asks its participants to swim and climb 420 meters of cold water and climb 18 meters over seven canal lock gates. All in the name of innovative fun and spirited competition. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water...
Belhedi, The Tamer of Ships To Air April 19
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2016 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nejib Belhedi of Tunisia will tow the ship Sultan II by himself in the water by pulling a rope attached around his waist to the Sultan II on April 19th in Hammamet...
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....