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.
Another Open Water Title Paul Georgescu: Oceans Seven Swimmer
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Woomin Kim and Guilherme Costa Throw Down Some Fast Freestyling in Paris. Will Their Speed, Stamina Be a Factor in the Seine?
On July 27th at La Défense Arena Pool at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Woomin Kim of South Korea...
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10 Days in Paris: Katie Grimes Update on Day 1 in the Pool
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Epic Swim Maui Airs on Salt + Sea Live
The members of Epic Swim Maui includes swimmers, but also scientists, researchers, a navigation and safety team, and volunteers who are coming together for different purposes but with the same goal: promote and enable ct call to action for Global Ocean Health
Mayra Santos to Pioneer a Two-way Crossing between Santa Cruz and Deserta Grande
Mayra Santos aims to pioneer another marathon swim. This time, it will be a 60 km two-way crossing in the Deserta Islands off the western coast of North Africa