a recognized authority in the sport of open water swimming. He will listen to your
goals and then share with you everything you need to know, and you may even get
California, is a seasoned coach and has been the "go-to" person for information related
to open water swimming and swimming marathons for a long time. He advises the U.S.
Masters Swimming on open water swimming.
open water swimming materials used by NBC, USA
Swimming, the Beijing Olympic Committee, The Wall
Street Journal, USA Today, National Public Radio, and
National Geographic magazine. We might as well call
this "Munatones' world" because he's everywhere. He
also serves as the Technical Delegate for the Special
Olympics and as an adviser to race directors in the USA,
from California to New York, Brazil, the Cayman Islands,
Fiji, Greece, Mexico, and Japan.
coach, administrator, writer, race director, kayaker,
paddler, official, observer, and adviser in the sport of
open water swimming. One of the highlights of his
career occurred when he became an International
He has been the coach for USA Swimming National
Open Water Swimming several times including at five
World Championships.
programs for coaches, administrators, and referees. He
has also received numerous swimming recognitions
and awards, including the Irving Davids/Captain Roger
Wheeler Award from the International Swimming Hall
of Fame and the Glen S. Hummer Award and two Open
Water Swimming Committee Awards from USA Swimming.
The credits go on. Munatones may spend a substantial
amount of time in the water, but he still finds time to write
and share his knowledge of swimming with the world.