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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.
Sharp As Can Be At The Point to Point Compo Beach Swim
For 47 consecutive years, the annual Point to Point Compo Beach Swim has been raising funds for...
Joys From Jersey Carry Over To A Life Well Swum
Graeme Lowe (61, Jersey, MSF bio here, IISA bio here) from Jersey became the...
Steve Leitch Crosses Catalina Channel to Achieve The Oceans Seven
With his family and friends lining the Palos Verdes shore, Steve Leitch (52, USA, MSF bio here,...
Success Across The Sound – 39 Years of Helping Others In Need
The 39th annual St. Vincent’s Swim Across the Sound took place this past Saturday on August 1st, featuring 235 swimmers who raised over US$500,000 for local cancer patients and their families. Organized by the indominable, indefatigable International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Liz Fry, the proceeds help support cancer patient screenings and living expenses managed by St. Vincent’s Medical Center.
Kelsey Cummings Wins Her 9th Consecutive Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim
Kelsey Cummings won her 9th consecutive Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim, while the overall winner, 19-year-old Luka Van Dijk, won his second consecutive title in a close race over Mitchell Bailey.
Marathon Mesdames of Memphremagog Mesmerize
Phil White summarizes the 2025 season for the In Search of Memphre crossings of Lake Memphremagog from the U.S. state of Vermont to the Canadian province of Quebec.