Steven Munatones on an Open Water Swimmer's Podcast

Steven Munatones was interviewed by William Ellis on An Open Water Swimmer's Podcast, “Chartable” #1 UK Swimming Podcast, on a wide ranging field of topics from the SCAR Swim in Arizona to recovering with KAATSU.


Location: Huntington Beach, CA, USA

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