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.
GOAT Takes To The Open Water
Courtesy of NBC Sports. Lots of pool swimming Olympic medalists ultimately find their way to the...
Abhejali Bernardova On Track Across The Molokai Channel
Courtesy of Jeff Kozlovich, Kaiwi Channel Association, Hawaii. At 5:21 pm on Monday, Abhejali...
Ky Kinsela Beats Trent Grimsey Twice In One Day
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim at Jetty Beach,...
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 Thorley in Hong Kong on April 29th. The course starts and finishes in Deep Water Bay with a circumnavigation around Middle Island. Register here for The DWB. Copyright ©...
The Next Open Water Swimming Refuge?
Courtesy of We Are The Arctic, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,...
Hot Swimmers In The Ice: Ice Sevens World Rankings
Information courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association. Photos courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Mikkelvik Brygge (located at 70° 3′ 12.312” N 19° 1′ 55.2396” E) at the Norway Ice Swimming Expedition in northern Norway. The Ice Sevens is the ice...