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Will the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships Mirror the LA28 Olympic Open Water Venue?

by | January 19, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships 10 km open water course may mirror the LA28 Olympic 10 km open water course. European athletes may compete in addition to the best of Australia, Japan, Canada, and the United States
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OWAAF Announces 2026 National Sea Swimming Championship in India

by | January 18, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

The 2026 OWAAF National Sea Swimming Championship will be held on March 28-29th at Colva Beach in Goa, India.
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Rahul Chiplunkar and the Open Water Amateur Aquatics Federation Growing The Sport in India

by | January 17, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Rahul Chiplunkar, founder of the Open Water Amateur Aquatics Federation, and his fellow open water enthusiasts are working hard to expand the sport in India
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Egor Tropeano Sets Breaststroke Ice Mile Record in Lago di Cavazzo

by | January 16, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Egor Tropeano ripped off the fastest breaststroke Ice Mile recorded in a 25-meter pool in the 4.5° water: in a remarkable 27 minutes 10 seconds.
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Absolutely No Monkey Business for Open Water Swimmers

by | January 16, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Young swimmers helped serve as drug smugglers based on their abilities to swim well in the open ocean
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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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