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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.
From The Cold Pacific Ocean In Winter To University Leadership
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Shark Incidents in California
Erica Fox, a 55-year-old woman was swimming with her ocean swimming pod, the Kelp Krawlers, at...
Nora Toledano and Jaime Lomelín Offer a 3-day Clinic in Laguna de Bacalar
Jaime Lomelín Gavaldón (61, Mexico, MSF bio here) swam 23 km across the Cook Strait in New Zealand...
Move The Horizon Closer
Move the horizon closer has myriad meanings for open water swimmers in channel crossings, ice swims, stage swims, and before and during workouts.
Bojan Marić To Attempt a Mayan Channel Swim First, 54 km El Cruce Doble
Bojan Marić is exploring new distances at the Mayan Channel Swim across the beautiful Cozumel Channel in Mexico in 2026. He will be headlining a number of international marathon swimmers in this beautiful stretch of sea.
Vindication Swim Is Now On DVD and Streaming
The film about Mercedes Gleitze, Vindication Swim, is now on DVD as well as streaming on leading online platforms.