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.
Victory In Volga
Courtesy of Evgeny Levashev, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia VolgaSwim includes a 1 km, 3 km and 5 km open...
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,...
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...
Ben Hooper On Swimming Across The Atlantic Ocean
Courtesy of Ben Hooper, Expedition Swimmer & Leader, Swim The Big Blue, Atlantic Ocean. Ben Hooper, a British swimmer, attempted a solo stage swim from Dakar, Senegal to Natal, Brazil, starting on November 13th 2016. After 33 days traversing westward in the...
From Russia With Love
Courtesy of Evgeny Levashev of VolgaSwim, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. For more information on the July 15th event, visit www.volgaswim.com. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming...
Victory In Volga
Courtesy of Evgeny Levashev, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia VolgaSwim includes a 1 km, 3 km and 5 km open water races across the Volga river in Russia. Race director Alexander Bazanov explains the course, “The Volga is the longest and largest river in Europe. It is...