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.
Breakfast With Champions In Santa Fe
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A unique reunion occurred in Santa Fe, Argentina...
Lough Dan Races In Loch Deán
Courtesy of Eoin GaffneyIreland. For further information about the Lough Dan Races, email...
Ashley Twichell Swims With BiPro
Courtesy of BiPro USA American professional marathon swimmer Ashley Twichell appears on an...
The Seven Ages Of Water Presented By Wallace J. Nichols
Courtesy of Wallace J. Nichols, Ph.D. of BlueMind Life, Stevens Point,...
Schwimm Festival Neusiedler See In Austria
Courtesy of Andreas Sachs, Austrian Open Water Cup. The fifth Schwimm Festival Neusiedler See (Lake Neusiedler Swim Festival) is the largest open water swimming competition in Austria with over 600 participants. The race is located in the wine region of Austria,...
Swimming To, From And Around Mexico’s Coronado Islands
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado or Islas Coronados in Spanish) are a group of four islands off the northwest coast of the Mexican state of Baja California. The islands can be seen from Tijuana in Mexico or Imperial...