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.
Ice Swimmer Cometh: Keaton Jones Has Shot To Earn Olympic Gold
Ice swimmer and coach Joe Zemaitis should be rightly proud of his young protege, Keaton Jones...
Olympic 10K Marathon Swim – Course Update on August 1st
The men’s and women’s Olympic triathlon races were postponed by a day, but were held...
Andy Donaldson vs. Attila Mányoki vs. Petar Stoychev across the Oceans Seven
When 32-year-old Andy Donaldson (@andy.swimming shown on left) crossed the 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel...
When Legends Meet In Paris: Petar Stoychev and Joe Zemaitis
Petar Stoychev and Joe Zemaitis met in Paris at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Sixth Time Is A Charm for Kristel Köbrich
Chilean ool and open water swimmer Kristel Köbrich competed in her sixth consecutive Olympic Games at the age of 38.
Where Are You From?
Rocio Mora from Costa Rica won the Swimmer From A New Country Award from the Channel Swimming Association for his 11 hour 4 minute crossing of the English Channel on June 23 2022. But sometimes (many times), the simple question, “Where are you from?” in...