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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.
Julian Critchlow Honored Again, Receives Irving Davids & Captain Roger W. Wheeler Memorial Award
Julian Critchlow was elected as an Honor Administrator in the International Marathon Swimming Hall...
A Jacqueline of All Trades, McClelland Inducted in the Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
Jacqueline McClelland of Ireland (is a master of all trades when it comes to marathon swimming and...
Yasu Hirai Is Experienced, Surely and Swiftly in Santorini
Yasu Hirai Fukuoka OLY (MSF bio here, World Aquatics bio here, @fortheloveofyasu) is attempting to...
LA28 Olympic Opportunities In Open Water
LA28 is recruiting an experienced, proven, and knowledgeable Sport Manager for Open Water Swimming. Responsibilities are comprehensive.
2026 OWAAF National Sea Swimming Championship in India
The 2026 OWAAF National Sea Swimming Championship will be held in Goa, India in March 2026 with 1 km, 2 km, 5 km, and 10 km races.
Collis Williams Wins Highland Lakes Challenge, A Legacy Event Honoring Tex Robertson
Swimmers of all ages competed in the annual Tex Robertson Highland Lakes Challenge in the Hill Country of Central Texas, continuing the legacy of the famed University of Texas coach






