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Steven Muñatones
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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.
Stathis Avramidis, PhD Shares Lessons From The Past In Hidden Heroes
Hidden Heroes: Tragedies That Saved Lives at Sea by Stathis Avramidis, Ph.D. is a book that tells...
Dr. Mariam Saleh Binladen Pioneers Antibes-Cannes Crossing
Stéphane Lecat, the observer and expedition leader of the Antibes–Cannes Open Water Crossing,...
The Ultraswimming Podcast: Tackling The Tsugaru Strait
I had the great pleasure to discuss and explain the history and individual crossings of the...
Germany Finishes First to Conclude 2026 European Aquatics Championships
Germany with Julie Ackermann, Isabel Gose, Oliver Klemet, and Florian Wellbrock finished first in the 4 x 1500m Mixed Team Relay to conclude the open water races at the 2026 European Aquatic Championships
Sarah Poplar Tames The Dragon Across The Tsugaru Channel
Sarah Poplar completed a 9 hour 14 minute nighttime crossing of the challenging Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan this morning.
Stroke per Minute Pace by Top Swimmers at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships
The differences in strokes per minute pace by the top European open water swimmers was fascinating to see: from a low of 60.5 spm by Florian Wellbrock to a high of 97.0 spm by Ginevra Taddeucci – who both won the 5 km and 10 km races in the Seine.