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.
Swimming To, From And Around Mexico’s Coronado Islands
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado or Islas...
Ingemar Macarine Swims From Limasawa To Barangay Tangkaan
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ingemar Macarine swam from the historic Limasawa...
Schwimm Festival Neusiedler See In Austria
Courtesy of Andreas Sachs, Austrian Open Water Cup. The fifth Schwimm Festival Neusiedler See...
Dangers Lurk In Unexpected Places
Courtesy of Ted Gover in a Starbucks in San Diego,...
The Unbelievable Story Of The Japanese Surfers
Courtesy of Mpora. Mpora posted a story about a contaminated beach near the irradiated nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan that is still a regular spot for local surfers. The Unbelievable Story Of The Japanese Surfers Who Ride Fukushima’s Radioactive Waves is...
The Longest Preparation For The Longest Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Benoît Lecomte has admittedly had a challenging year, but he is gradually getting closer to his goal of starting his solo stage swim in Tokyo, Japan and heading off to San Francisco. “We didn’t give up...