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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.
David Betlehem Wins the 2026 World Cup Title
In today’s season-finale World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup 10 km race in Setúbal...
Moesha Johnson Goes Undefeated On The 2026 World Cup Circuit
In today’s season-finale World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup 10 km race in Setúbal...
Karen Ennis Achieves The Oceans Seven
Karen Ennis (53, UK, MSF bio here, @karenee007) took nearly a decade to achieve the Oceans Seven,...
Good Morning America: The Ocean Is A Different Environment
Bruckner Chase has transformed himself from a collegiate swimmer and surf lifesver to an ocean safety expert and television personality on Good Morning America and The Weather Channel
Will Rob Lea Become The First in History to Achieve The Double Sevens: Oceans Seven + Seven Summits?
Rob Lea has done a lot – triathlons, summiting Mount Everest, and tackled the English Channel, Cook Strait, Catalina Channel, North Channel and Molokai Channel. Now he is off to Japan to become the first person in history to complete The Double Seven (Oceans Seven + Seven Summits)
Swimmers Spend All Day In Ala Moana During Oahu’s Summer Solstice Swim
The Ala Moana Beach Swim Club invited swimmers from around the world to its unofficial non-event of 13 hours held in the calm, warm waters of Ala Moana Beach on Oahu. 17 became 13-hour swimmers.