Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
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Crossing the Channel documentary film by Ryan Slattery about Rachel Horn's crossing of the Anacapa Channel in California
Paige Kieding in a tandem swim with Vito Bialla across the Santa Barbara Channel completed in 7 hours 53 minutes on 1 October 2018
The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association (SBCSA) is a channel swimming governing body that supports, observes, and sanctions open water swims in the Channel Islands region of Southern California. The SBCSA governs swims to, from, around, and between Anacapa Island, Santa Cruz Island, Santa Rosa Island, San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara Island, San Clemente Island, and San Nicolas Island. (Swims between Catalina Island and the mainland, and around Catalina, are governed by the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation).
For more information, go to Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association.
Contents
Board of Directors
- Evan Morrison, President
- Dave Van Mouwerik, Vice-President
- Jane Cairns
- Cherie Edborg
- Peter Hayden
- Tanya MacLean
SBCSA Links
Ventura Deep Enders from San Nicholas Island to San Pedro
Courtesy of Lynn Kubasek of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
The Deep Enders relay swam from San Nicolas Island to San Pedro, California on 12-13 October 2015 on an unprecedented 112.8 km crossing of 33 hours 37 minutes 26 seconds. Coached by Theo Schmeeckle, the team comprised of Zach Jirkovsky, Jim McConica, John Chung, Stacey Warmuth, Tom Ball and Tamie Stewart. Escort kayakers and support crew included Allen Ball, Jill Ball, Bob Howell, Patty Howell, Pam Jirkowsky and Carol Lacy. The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association observers were Lynn Kubasek and Jax Cole. The swim was guided by Bottom Scratcher with captain Gregg Elliott, Craig and Danny.
External links
- Remembering Lynn Kubasek with Her Legacy in the California Channel Islands
- Pat Gallant-Charette and Jamie Tout Appreciate the Beauty and Challenge of the Open Water
- Evan Morrison Honored by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- How Does Pat Gallant-Charette Do It?
- Pat Gallant-Charette Sets Yet Another Record In Her Long Career
- Open Water 6T - Teaching Open Water Feeding
- Open Water 6T - Teaching Open Water Feeding
- Lynn Kubasek, The Mother Of All Volunteers
- Inspiration/Isolation With Amy Appelhans Gubser
- California Pioneer Cindy Cleveland
- Swim From The Island of the Blue Dolphins
- Jim McConica Reminisces About His Swimming Career On WOWSA Live
- Round-the-Island Coronado Swim - Pacific Possibilities
- Live Bait And Aged Chum In Open Water
- Facebook page for DRIVEN
- Celebration Of Significance In Santa Barbara
- Are You DRIVEN?
- Facebook page for DRIVEN
- Element 8 Productions Twitter
- The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island
- 10 Days To Be DRIVEN
- The Shark Diver Controversy In Ocean Swimming
- Protection Against Stingers Splits Down The Middle
- To Bubble Or Not To Bubble - That Is The Question
- Standardization vs. Localization In Open Water Swimming
- Doug McConnell Digs Deep vs. A Zillion Little Barbs
- Rules And Regulations Across The Seven Seas
- Establishing A Governing Body In Open Water Swimming
- Reef And Run Kicks Off In Santa Barbara
- Luci Can Help Across The Tsugaru Channel
- The Crossing By Lewis And Lewis
- The Night Train Going From Gaviota, Culminating In Coronado
- Marathon Swimming versus Marathon Running
- Blue And White And Perhaps Red All Over
- Swimming With Bait Balls
- Phil Cutti, Lead-off Man For Nighttrain228
- Prequel To Sequel
- Rough And Tough. No Guts, No Glory
- Night Train Swimmers Rocking Into Their Second Night
- Monday Monday, If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears
- Night Train Swimmers Think Big
- Will A SEAL Be Able To Follow Penny Palfrey?
- Follow A SEAL Across The Pacific
- Jim McConica Sets The Standard From Santa Cruz
- Walter Scott Following In The Wake Of Penny Palfrey
- Catching The Essence Of Marathon Swimming
- 2013 World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year Nominees
- Michelle Macy, Humbly Heroic
- 2013 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Nominees
- Jim McConica, An Ageless Role Model, Mentor And Icon
- Pleasure, Pain, Passion And Purpose Of Marathon Swimming
- Time Will Tell How Changes Impact Open Water Rules
- Navigating With The First Couple Of Open Water Swimming
- Most Difficult Swims In The World - Southern Hemisphere
- Most Difficult Swims In The World - Northern Hemisphere
- Top 25 Organizations And Groups In Openwaterpedia
- Jean McKensie Cruises To Carpinteria
- Antecedent Attempts At Anacapa
- Generosity From Julian, Swimming In Santa Barbara
- A Big Swim Through A Marine Sanctuary
- America's Very Difficult Open Water Swims
- 10 Difficult Short Open Water Swims
- Tina Neill Does 28 To Join 24 With 52
- When SEALs Stand Up To Sharks
- Kelly Gneiting, Sumo Swimmer Extraordinaire
- Peter Hayden's Anacapa Circumnavigation + Crossing
- Carol Hayden Breaks Record In California Channel Islands
- Having The Spirit To Swim In The Pacific
- Antecedent Attempts At Anacapa
- California Channel Island Swimming History 1926 to 1978
- Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
- A Lifetime Of Swimming, Sharing And Supporting
- New Convenience Online Offered In Santa Barbara
- David Yudovin, Ocean Pioneer Extraordinaire
- Observe The Challenge Of Channel Swimming
- Trial Before The Fire
- The Look Of The Open Water
- Places To Swim Way, Way, Way Offshore
- If There Was A Time To Visit California
- First Attempt Stopped Short, But Future Possibilities Seen
- Mini Channel Swimming Around The World
- Inheriting And Sharing A Beautiful Smile In The Open Water
- Amy's Achievement To Anacapa
- Steve Dalke, Mr. Natural From Shore To Shore
- High Seas Adventures Of Dan Simonelli
- Simonelli Succeeds In Santa Barbara
- Swimmers Honored By Santa Barbara Channel Swimming
- 2017 Marathon Swimmers Federation Award Nominees
- Marathon Swimmers Federation 2017 Awards
- Swimming And Supporting Santa Barbara Channel Crossings
- Unique Awards In The Open Water Swimming World, Part 6
- A Big Swim Through A Marine Sanctuary
- Remembering The Big Swim In Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- The Legacy Of Emilio Casanueva
- Things Looking Up For Robin Rasmussen Rose
- Dave Loeffler's Unprecedented Swim For Ocean Therapy
- Navy SEAL plans San Clemente to Catalina swim
- Ken Mignosa Goes Long, Real Long In The Channel Islands
- Celebrating Swimmers Of The Santa Barbara Channel
- Lynn Kubasek Is Always At Our Side
- Lynn Kubasek's Legacy Honored By The MSF
- The New York Doctor Becomes A California Queen
