Supporting and sanctioning marathon swims in the Channel Islands region of California

News

  • Apr 6: April Newsletter - October/November swim successes; banquet recap; new lifetime members.
  • Nov 3: 2017 Swim Season in Review - Recapping 13 solo swims and 4 relays sanctioned by the SBCSA in our 2017 season. Discovering a key detail from the first Santa Barbara Channel swim in 1978.
  • Oct 19: October Newsletter - Anacapa swims by Steve Dalke, Alice Ma, Karina Garcia, and Linda Simons. Dan Simonelli triple island hopper swim. First relay circumnavigation of Santa Cruz Island.
  • Sep 15: September Newsletter - Amy Gubser, Angel More, Ryan Utsumi Anacapa swims. New mainland-Anacapa record. Zombies relays swim Santa Rosa to Goleta.
  • May 18: May Newsletter and 2017 Swim Lineup - Who will be swimming in the Channel Islands this season? Plus, new lifetime member Alice Ma.
  • Earlier News

Steps to Swim with the SBCSA

  1. Choose a swim route.
  2. Make arrangements with an escort boat and identify your support crew.
  3. Submit a sanction application:
  4. The SBCSA will assign an observer to your swim.
  5. Train.
  6. Swim across!

2017 Swim Successes

  • Amy Gubser - Oxnard to Anacapa Island. 6:02 on June 23 (new course record).
  • Angel More - Anacapa Island to Oxnard. 7:37 on August 10.
  • Ryan Utsumi - Anacapa Island to Oxnard. 5:29 on August 20.
  • Arch Academy Zombies 'A' - Santa Rosa Island to Goleta. 17:11 on August 21 (first relay).
  • Arch Academy Zombies 'B' - Santa Rosa Island to Goleta. 17:11 on August 21 (first relay).
  • Steven Dalke - Anacapa Island to Oxnard. 7:07 on September 16.
  • Alice Ma - Anacapa Island to Oxnard. 11:09 on September 18.
  • Karina Garcia - Anacapa Island to Oxnard. 5:28 on September 23 (new women's course record).
  • Dan Simonelli - San Miguel Island to Santa Rosa Island. 2:30 on September 26.
  • Dan Simonelli - Santa Rosa Island to Santa Cruz Island. 4:05 on September 26.
  • Dan Simonelli - Santa Cruz Island to Anacapa Island. 2:15 on September 27 (new course record).
  • Selkie and the Sirens - Santa Cruz Island circumnavigation. 39:58 on September 27 (first relay).
  • Linda Simons - Anacapa Island to Oxnard. 6:09 on October 14.
  • Anacapa Express - Anacapa Island to Oxnard. 4:58 on October 21.
  • Ken Mignosa - Oxnard to Anacapa Island. 9:03 on October 28.
  • Kim Hedges - Anacapa Island to Oxnard. 9:50 on November 12.

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