News

• May 15: Semana Nautica 6-mile swim - entries available
• 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.
• 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:
   • Solo
   • Relay Team Leader
   • Relay Member
4. The SBCSA will assign an observer to your swim.
5. Train.
6. Swim across!

2018 Swim Successes

• Abigail Fairman - Mainland to Anacapa Island. 5:30 on July 2 (new course record).
• David Rich - Anacapa Island to Mainland. 7:53 on August 7.
• San Fran Ma'ams - Anacapa Island circumnavigation. 7:23 on August 18 (first relay).
• Marilyn Korzekwa - Santa Cruz Island to Mainland. 18:45 on September 12.
• Carly Miller - Anacapa Island to Mainland. 7:19 on September 14.
• Pearl Simonelli - Mainland to Anacapa Island. 8:20 on September 16.
• Erika Gliebe - Anacapa Island to Mainland. 7:56 on September 16.
• Michelle Squyer - Mainland to Anacapa Island. 11:53 on September 17.
• Jim McConica - Mainland to Anacapa Island. 5:05 on September 20 (new course record).
• Ken Mignosa - Mainland to Santa Cruz Island (via east Anacapa) to Mainland. 29:22 on September 19-21. First Santa Cruz Island two-way.
• Susan Petro - Anacapa Island to Mainland. 15:53 on September 24. Oldest woman to swim SB Channel. Longest duration Anacapa swim.
• Luca Pozzi - Anacapa Island to Mainland. 5:48 on September 29.
• Night Train Swimmers - Anacapa Island to Mainland. 7:53 on October 1.
• Mina Rhoden - Anacapa Island to Mainland. 13:03 on October 1.
• Dave Loeffler - San Clemente Island to Catalina Island. 15:29 on October 9.
• Caroline Block - Santa Rosa Island to Mainland. 20:36 on October 9.
• Barbara Lastelic - Anacapa Island to Mainland. 7:38 on October 20.