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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.
When A Reconnaissance Tour Leads To A Surprise
During a reconnaissance tour of Shōdoshima Island in Japan, I studied the coastline, the...
Edie Hu, Simon Holliday, Brett Kruse Adventure Around Lantau Island
20 hours 58 minutes after starting, Simon Holliday (46, UK, MSF bio here) became the first person...
Edie Hu, Simon Holliday, Brett Kruse Aim to Becomes First to Swim Around Lantau Island
Soon after her 16 hour 10 minute crossing of the Molokai Channel in Hawaii, Edie Hu (50, USA, MSF...
AMBSC Teams Lead Swim The World Campaign After Week 3
Two AMBSC teams are leading the SwimTrek campaign #SwimTheWorld, the world’s largest virtual swim campaign, after Week 3.
Rob Lea Carries On With The Uniquely Unusual: Climbing, Crawling, Cycling Around The World
Rob Lea has done a lot – triathlons, summiting Mount Everest, and tackled the English Channel, Cook Strait, Catalina Channel, and North Channel. Today, he is crossing the Molokai Channel.
Lady Merle Liivand Honored By Estonia
Several dozens of open water swimmers have been nationally honored by their governments for their body of work in the water and on dryland.