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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.
Epic Swim Maui – Circumnavigation Stage Swim Data
The EPIC SWIM Maui was the first attempt at a 226 km expeditionary swim (22-day...
John Charles Curley Goes High to Get Closer to The Toughest Thirteen – 10 Down, 3 To Go
An Irishman was the first person in history to complete the Oceans Seven. Another Irishman will...
All-time Statistics from the Waikiki Roughwater Swim
74-year-old Alton Motobu of Aiea, Hawaii was employed as an Information Technology Analyst by...
Adam Skolnick Pens A New Novel, American Tiger
Open water swimmer, journalist, and author Adam Skolnick released a new novel, American Tiger. Available now.
Way Back When In The Aegean Sea
The Swim Scribe describes the first open water swimming races at the modern Olympic Games, in the Aegean Sea
Husbands and Wives Honored…Congratulations, Ferry Weertman and Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Ferry Weertman as an Honor Open Water Swimmer and Ranomi Kromowidjojo as an Honor Swimmer, both of the Netherlands will be inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame at its annual Induction Ceremonies on May 2026