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Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association Crossing Log

The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association began keeping records in 2006, the year the organization was founded. We have added other swims as we have found records. To correct or add any crossings, please email Emilio Casanueva.

Date Name Crossing Time
1978 Cindy Cleveland
(USA)
Mainland to Anacapa Island to Mainland unknown
8/12/1982 David Yudovin
(USA)
Anacapa Island to Mainland 8:27
8/16/1983 David Yudovin
(USA)
Santa Cruz Island to Mainland 15:15
8/18/1984 Beau Gatch
Herb Barthels
Pam Barthels
Jeff Farrell
Keith Martin
Steve Snyder
(Relay)
Hazards Cove, Santa Cruz Island to Shoreline Park, Santa Barbara
11:47
8/18/1984 Ashby Harper
(USA)
Santa Cruz Island to Mainland 16:24
8/14/1990 Suzanne Riedinger
(USA)
Anacapa Island to Mainland 8:01
10/10/2001 Scott Zornig
(USA)
Anacapa Island to Mainland 5:19
7/20/2002 Jim Fitzpatrick
Brendan Halffman
Mike Suttle
Criag Taylor
Dave Yudovin
Scott Zornig
(Relay)
San Clemente Island to Mainland
33:08
8/29/2006 Peter Attia
Jason Fox
Marc Lewis
Steve Lowe
Forrest Nelson
(Relay)
Santa Barbara Island to Mainland
18:44
9/7/2006 Paul Lewis (England) Cueva Valdez, Santa Cruz Island to Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara - Approx. 26 miles 13:16
10/04/2006 Ned Denison
(Ireland)
San Pedro Point, Santa Cruz Island to
Hollywood Beach, Oxnard - 20 miles
10: 27
7/7/2007 Rendy Lynn Opdycke (USA) Santa Cruz Island to Santa Barbara Lighthouse - Approx. 26 miles 10:51
7/21/2007 John Bishop
Cindy Braden Corey Chan
Jerry Mahoney Scott Reed
Seth Streeter

(6x6 Relay Race, winning team)
Cueva Valdez, Santa Cruz Island to East Beach, Santa Barbara - Approx. 26 miles

(*10:20 to Arroyo Burro Beach)

12:48*

 

7/21/2007 Tara Stockton
Steve Trueblood
Kristen Stahle
Pete Engle
Marcie Kjoller
Ingrid Schmitz

(6x6 Relay Race)
Cueva Valdez, Santa Cruz Island to East Beach, Santa Barbara - Approx. 26 miles

15:15

 

7/21/2007 Dean White
Vic Anderson
Matt Organista
Dean McNeil
Pat Boyle
Lisa Stratton

(6x6 Relay Race)
Cueva Valdez, Santa Cruz Island to East Beach, Santa Barbara - Approx. 26 miles

15:35

 

7/21/2007 Willy Blumentals
Michael & Ellen
  Tschantz-Hahn
Sondra Vitols
Suzie Dods
Abe de la
  Houssaye

(6x6 Relay Race)
Cueva Valdez, Santa Cruz Island to East Beach, Santa Barbara - Approx. 26 miles

15:38

 

7/21/2007 Norm Davis
Megan Wygant
Dianna Wygant
Bill Wygant
Jenna Howell
Dan Boyle

(6x6 Relay Race)
Cueva Valdez, Santa Cruz Island to East Beach, Santa Barbara - Approx. 26 miles

15:54

 

7/21/2007 Katherine Lowe
Marta Bechhoefer
Gary Emich
Sylvia Marino
Kathie Hewko
Joe Oaks

(6x6 Relay Race)
Cueva Valdez, Santa Cruz Island to East Beach, Santa Barbara - Approx. 26 miles

15:56

 

8/3/2007 Tim Lawrence (USA)
Peter Zabel (Germany)
(Relay - 3 hour intervals)Santa Barbara Island to Rocky Point in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles. 31:25
8/14/2007 Kathleen Wilson
(USA)
Santa Cruz Island to Oxnard Channel Islands Harbor - Approx. 20 miles 11:43
9/3/2007 Peter Urrea (USA)

Anacapa Island to Port Hueneme - Approx. 12.4 miles

8:15
9/23/2007 Kevin Murphy (England) Santa Cruz Island to Leadbetter - 26 miles 17:31
9/28/2007 Kaustubh Vemuri (India, 10 yrs old) Anacapa Island to Oxnard - Approx. 12.4 miles 7:23
10/7/2007 Scott Zornig (USA) Anacapa Island to Santa Cruz Island - Approx. 6 miles. 2:18
6/28/08 Penny Palfrey
(Australia)
Santa Rosa Island to Santa Cruz Island - Approx. 6 miles. 2:30
6/28/08 Chris Palfrey
(Australia)
Santa Rosa Island to Santa Cruz Island - Approx. 6 miles. Read Chris's story. 2:52
7/10/08 Jim McConica (USA) Anacapa Island to Oxnard - Approx. 12 miles 5:26
7/11/08

Claudia Rose (USA)

Anacapa Island to Oxnard - Approx. 12 miles 8:34
7/17/08 Marc Lewis (USA) Santa Rosa Island to Coal Oil Point, Goleta. Approx. 30 miles 15:46

Wet Suit Assisted

Date Name Crossing Time
9/19/2004 Oceanducks 1st Annual Channel Crossing (Relay)
Santa Cruz Island to Leadbetter Beach
17:12
11/11/2006 Dean White
Andres Casanueva
Emilio Casanueva
Lisa Stratton
Traile Schulman
Pablo Navarro
(Relay)
Fry's Harbor, Santa Cruz Island to Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara under light house
14:56

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