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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.
A Syrian First: Marwan Salah Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
79 years ago, Marwan Saleh (79, Syria, MSF bio here) was born in Damascus, the largest city of...
LA28 Olympic Opportunities In Open Water
LA28 is looking for well-qualified, experienced individuals to help it plan and produce an...
2026 OWAAF National Sea Swimming Championship in India
Rahul Chiplunkar was part of The Sea Hawk Relay with Indian Air Force Wing Commander Paramvir...
So Simple In The Open Water – So Much More On Dryland
Tina Deeken of Germany qualified for the Challenge World Championships 2026 in Slovakia in the PTWC (Para-Triathlon-Wheel-Chair) category.
LA28 Olympic Volunteer Opportunities
LA28 is recruiting a highly passionate, friendly, enthusiastic volunteers starting now for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A New Challenge, A New Experience: Chapman Swimmers Through The Night Across Catalina
Chapman University coach Carly Miller (47, USA, MSF bio here) has a prolific marathon swimming resume that includes a 19.6 km Anacapa Channel crossing in 7 hours 19 minutes, a 19.2 km Lake Tahoe widthwise crossing in 6 hours 19 minutes, a 32.2 km Catalina Channel...