Relay Firsts
Overall
- An “overall first” is the first to swim across a channel, or around an island, in either direction.
- Times with an asterisk (*) indicate swims that are also the current speed record for that route.
Channel Swims
| Route | Km/Mi | Team | Members | Year | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz Island | 31/19 | Kelp Club | Gertrude Teddy Crawford, Alan Barker, Zane Steenrod & 5 others | 1927 | 18:27 |
| San Clemente Island | 84/52 | Swim for Hope | Jim Fitzpatrick, Brendan Halffman, Mike Suttle, Craig Taylor, David Yudovin, Scott Zornig | 2002 | 33:08 |
| Santa Barbara Island | 61/38 | Hammerless | Peter Attia, Jason Fox, Marc Lewis, Steve Lowe, Forrest Nelson, Ed Reynolds | 2006 | 18:44* |
| Anacapa Island | 20/12 | Team Jessie Team Augie Team Coto (triple tandem) |
Jessie: Howard Burns, Charlie Christensen, Marc Horwitz, Michael Kendall, Alan Baumgardner, Corey Tabor Augie: Lisa Nordholm, John Stevens, Julian Rusinek, Morgan Empey, Vanessa Mesia, Michael Lane Coto: Michael Trudeau, Tanya MacLean, Jeffrey Conrad, Ben Putman, Lynn Kubasek, Cherie Edborg |
2012 | 7:17* |
| San Nicolas Island | 100/61 | Deep Enders | Zach Jirkovsky, Jim McConica, John Chung, Stacey Warmuth, Tom Ball, Tamie Stewart | 2015 | 33:37* |
| Santa Rosa Island | 44/27 | Arch Academy Zombies ‘A’ Arch Academy Zombies ‘B’ (tandem) |
A: Faith Irvine, John Allcock, Dave Dawson, Dana Selles, Dan Simonelli, Cheryl Allcock B: JJ Qian, Noah Rowan, Aidan Sogorka, Penny Nagel, Zach Irvine, Otto Lana |
2017 | 17:11* |
Circumnavigations
| Route | Km/Mi | Team | Members | Year | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara Island | 8/5 | Out, Around, & Back | Anthony McCarley, Dave Van Mouwerik, Asha Allen, Becky Margulies, Dan Simonelli, Scott Zacharda | 2016 | 3:06* (CCW) |
| Santa Cruz Island | 87/54 | Selkie & the Sirens | Claudia Rose, Carol-lynn Swol, Louise Darlington, Jeannie Zappe, Michelle Premeaux McConica, and Diana Corbin | 2017 | 39:58* (CW) |
| Anacapa Island | 18/11 | San Fran Ma’ams | Meg Omainsky, Alice Ma, Cathy Harrington | 2018 | 7:23* (CW) |
Island Hoppers
| Route | Km/Mi | Team | Members | Year | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Barbara Island / Catalina Island | 39/24 | Laguna Six | Scott Zornig, Julian Rusinek, Lynn Kubasek, Tanya MacLean, Tamie Stewart, Cherie Edborg | 2014 | 15:53* |
| S. Barbara Island / Anacapa Island | 66/41 | Arch Academy Zombie Patrol ‘A’ Arch Academy Zombie Patrol ‘B’ (tandem) |
A: Cheryl Zak, Wesley Metcalfe, Matthew Gregory, Kaylee Kussman, John Allcock, Lauren Weinreb B: Diana Linney, Paul Lindberg, Zach Irvine, Faith Irvine, CJ Fotinos, Noah Rowan |
2015 | 27:10* |
Available Overall Firsts
Channel Swims
- San Miguel / mainland
Circumnavigations
- Santa Rosa
- San Miguel
- San Clemente
- San Nicolas
Island Hoppers
- many…
Direction
- A “direction first” is the first to swim across a channel, or around an island, in a specific direction.
- No SBCSA-sanctioned routes have been done in both directions. Therefore, the list of relay “direction firsts” is identical to the above list of “overall firsts.”
Available Direction Firsts
Channel Swims
- Mainland to Anacapa
- Mainland to Santa Cruz
- Mainland to Santa Rosa
- Mainland to Santa Barbara
- Mainland to San Clemente
Circumnavigations
- Anacapa (CCW)
- Santa Cruz (CCW)
- Santa Barbara (CW)
Island Hoppers
- Anacapa to Santa Barbara