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.
From Black And White To Color In The Open Water
Courtesy of Messy Nessy Chic and WOWSA. First photo shows swimsuits from mid-1920s Vogue Magazine...
Six Down, Antonio Argüelles Heading North
Courtesy of Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González, Cook Strait, en route to the Oceans Seven. Under the...
Victory In Volga
Courtesy of Evgeny Levashev, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia VolgaSwim includes a 1 km, 3 km and 5 km open...
Breakfast With Champions In Santa Fe
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A unique reunion occurred in Santa Fe, Argentina when Damián Blaum and his wife and two-time winner Esther Nuñez Morera met with four other overall winners of the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fé – Coronda:...
Ashley Twichell Swims With BiPro
Courtesy of BiPro USA American professional marathon swimmer Ashley Twichell appears on an television commercial for BiPro, manufacturer of pure whey protein and its signature product, BiPro Whey Protein Isolate. Twichell is the aquatic embodiment of a lean, strong...
Hunter Helmick Swims 2,412 km In 120 Days
Hunter Helmick Swims 2,412 km In 120 Days Courtesy of Hunter Helmick, Team Help!, River Murray, Australia. Hunter Helmick completed his goal to become the first American to complete a stage swim along the River Murray, Australia’s longest river. He swam 2,412 km over...