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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.
The Art Of Swimming, Different Perspectives From Earlier Ages
There are currently a growing plethora of books on competitive swimming and open water swimming....
Dorothy Whyte and Paul de Waard Are 2026 Cork Distance Week Heroes
Dorothy Whyte was honored as one of this year’s Cork Distance Week Heroes – and...
Among Sexagenarian Triple Crowners, Ed Horne Is Tops
One of the records that will most likely continue to be broken over the next few years is the...
Sandra Ramírez Vinay Takes Unusual Route To Cross The Tsugaru Channel
Sandra Ramírez Vinay of Mexico completed an unusual crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern California today in 10 hours 6 minutes.
Next Up on the Oceans Seven: Toni Enderli
Toni Enderli needs one more channel to achieve the Oceans Seven. His adventures around the global, across channels and in the ice, continue in northern Japan where he will tackle the infamous Tsugaru Current today.
The Countdown Has Began for Steven Leitch…Six Down, One To Go
July 19th is the day that Steve Leitch has trained for years. His final Oceans Seven channel attempt will be across the Catalina Channel in Southern California