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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.
Betlehem Blast, Adding To The Open Water Swimming Lexicon
Two-time Olympic medalist Thomas Lurz (Germany, MSF bio here, World Aquatics bio here) once shared...
Paul Leonard’s Molokai Channel Redux Is A Huge Success
52-year-old channel swimmer Paul Leonard from Tarporley, Cheshire (Great Britain, 52,...
Graham Lock Becomes The Most Recent Iron Iceman
Graham Lock (53, Ireland, MSF bio here, IISA bio here) did not need a wetsuit to complete two...
Bruckner Chase Smoothly Transitions from Waterman to Weather Man
Bruckner Chase has transformed himself from a collegiate swimmer and surf lifesver to an ocean safety expert and television personality at The Weather Channel
Ginevra Taddeucci Wins 2025 World Cup Series As Rivalry With Moesha Johnson Continues
Ginevra Taddeucci wins the 2025 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup series as rivalry with Moesha Johnson continues around the world.
LA28 Schedule Changes Have Implications For Open Water Swimmers
With the changes to the traditional Olympic pool and open water swimming events, there will be major implications for the open water competition.