The UltraSwimming Podcast
Conversations, stories, and ideas from the world of solo long distance open water swimming. With Jessica Kieras and Evan Morrison.
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Episode 10: Steven Munatones, Part 2: The Tsugaru Strait Swim (opens the original)
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The Tsugaru Strait, which separates the Sea of Japan from the Pacific Ocean, is one of the most challenging swims in the Oceans Seven. Some years, only the very fastest swimmers can beat the currents, while in other years, mere mortals can pass through. Few achieve success in this channel without a fight. In 1990, Steven Munatones became the second person to cross the strait and the first to cross in both directions. Thirty-six years later, he still holds both speed records and has helped countl
Episode 9: Steven Munatones, Part 1: Promoting Marathon Swimming and the Olympic Push (opens the original)
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Steven Munatones has been a force in the sport of Open Water Swimming for nearly 50 years, as a competitive racer, a pioneering solo swimmer, and creator of Oceans Seven, WOWSA, the Daily News of Open Water Swimming, and Openwaterpedia. In Part 1 of our interview with Steven, we discuss the origins and throughline of his Daily News of OWS and Openwaterpedia projects: the push to include Open Water Swimming in the Olympic Games. These projects were the first attempts to systematically compile inf
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