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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.
Brutally Cold, Brutally Tough: Krzysztof Gajewski Is Hardened To The Core
Of the 1,001 officially registered International Ice Swimming Association Ice Miles in history...
Taking To The Waters of New York City and New York State in 2026
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Undefeated, Undisputed, Unprecedented Doug Allen Tops USMS Go The Distance 12 Years In A Row
NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING UPDATED AND CORRECTED. Doug Allen swims. A lot. Mega...
The Speed, Stamina, and Experience of Olympic 10K Marathon Swimmers – The Women
Sharon van Rouwendaal, Moesha Johnson, and Ginevra Taddeucci finished 1-2-3 in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on the Seine at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
An Open Water Swimmer’s Podcast – Season 5 Underway
William Ellis completed his third season of An Open Water Swimmers’ Podcast.
A Sell-out Swim, The Portland Bridge Swim
The 17.2 km Portland Bridge Swim has grown to the most popular marathon race on the West Coast of America.






