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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.
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Gleeful in Gdynia In –0.35°C Water
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This year, ice swimmer and coach Gerald Daringer (48, Austria, IISA bio here, @daringer.gerald,...
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Swimming in Serbia: When Jelena Ječanski Ruled The Waves
Jelena Ječanski is retired, but she was once dominant in Serbian open water swimming when she represented Vojvodina Novi Sad, competing in 56 races between 2011 and 2018.
Elaine Howley and Olympic Champions Micki King and Katie Ledecky Win 2026 Buck Dawson Author’s Award
Marathon/channel/ice swimmer Elaine Howley and Olympic champions Micki King and Katie Ledecky were co-recipients of the 2026 Buck Dawson Author’s Award, given by the International Swimming Hall of Fame