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.
Quartet of Andy Donaldson, Stefan Reinke, John Clark, and Ryan Leong Remain Strong Through The First 10 Days of Epic Swim Maui
Through 10 exceedingly rough days with strong winds and large, swirling ocean swells of the EPIC...
Olympic Open Water Competition – With a Surfboard
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Swimming Heroines Talk About Their Passion for The Open Water
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Scenes from the Long Beach Screening of Vindication Swim
Screening of Vindication Swim at the Aquarium of the Pacific was an enjoyable night in Long Beach, California.
Epic Swim Maui Team Combines Swimming with Science
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
The Rich 70-year History of the World’s Longest Running Professional Marathon Swim – Les folles histoires de la traversée du Lac St-Jean
Jean-Pierre wrote a comprehensive history of the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in his new French-language book, Les folles histoires de la traversée du Lac St-Jean – 70e anniversaire