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.
Rene Martínez Saenz Helps Exposure To Benefit Marine Life
Mexico Pelagico from Pelagic Life.Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Rene Martínez...
Ben Lecomte Going With The Flow Across The Pacific
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ben Lecomte will receive the greatest amount of...
Thinking About The Longest Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “I was a child when [my uncle] Ben...
Gender, Swimming & Health In The 20th Century
Courtesy of Marilyn Morgan, Consuming Cultures. Marilyn Morgan wrote another fascinating, historical overview about women’s swimwear and swimming opportunities in her blog Consuming Cultures. Read about Drowning in Culture: Gender, Swimming & Health In The...
Kristof Rasovszky Win, Gregorio Paltrinieri Fourth In Eilat
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Setting the world record [in the 1500m freestyle] will definitely be one of the goals that I will try to achieve in the current season,” said 2016 Olympic gold medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri to FINA as he...
Ferry Weertman v. Gregorio Paltrinieri v. Jordan Wilimovsky
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is going to be a great summer with races including 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim champion Ferry Weertman of the Netherlands, 2016 Olympic 1500m champion Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy, and 2015 world champion Jordan...