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Matías Díaz Hernández, Mayte Puca Repeat Victories of Argentine Greats

by DNOWS | June 9, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Matías Díaz Hernández and Mayte Puca of Argentina replicated the victories of Argentine swimmers in the famed Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in 2025. Who will win in 2026?

The Desert Swimmer Emerges From The Australian Outback

by DNOWS | June 5, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Brendan Cullen has been endearing readers and listeners of his most unlikely story, transforming himself from a sheep grazier in the Australian Outback to a channel swimmer

The Blue Room Spreads Cheer From Down Under

by DNOWS | June 5, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Sabra Lane is an open water swimming podcaster from Tasmania who touches hearts and shares her passion with all kinds of aquatic adventurers on The Blue Room podcast

It Is Never The Same, Training In The Ocean

by DNOWS | June 5, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Swim Shōdoshima is a 81 km 7-day stage swim around Shōdoshima Island in Japan. Scheduled to start on June 26th, the swim will be televised in Japan and will end in a research project for a team of cardiologists.

Peak and Ponders Racing Towards The Oceans Seven

by DNOWS | June 5, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

The second person in history to achieve the Peak and Pond, Eric Blakeley MBE of Jersey writes about the race to become the first person to achieve both the Oceans Seven and the Seven Summits

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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.