Scott Zornig
Scott Zornig is 57-year-old American open water swimmer from California. He is the former president of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association.
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Open Water Swimming Career
- He was the 90th person to swim from Catalina Island to Pt. Vincente.
- He is the 4th person to swim from Anacapa Island to Ventura on the California mainland.
- He swam 45.9 km around Manhattan Island.
- He was a member of a relay which recorded the first swim from San Clemente Island to San Clemente (60 miles).
- In 2006, Zornig and 5 teammates circumnavigated Catalina Island in under 24 hours and set a time record.
- He completed the first inter-island marathon swim in the California Channel Islands with a 5.6-mile swim from Anacapa Island to Santa Cruz Island in 2006 in 2 hours 18 minutes.
- Zornig is a U.S. Masters Swimming All-American and the current holder of five long-distance open water swimming records.
- He is the founder of the Swim for Hope and the Master of the Seas.
- Swim for Hope has raised nearly US$500,000 over the past 10 years for the City of Hope's pediatric cancer research.
- Zornig is the coach of the Master of the Seas, a program that provides high-quality open water swimming instruction. Its goal is to give individuals the confidence and skills necessary for enjoyment and top performance in open water events.
- He organized and swim the first OC Coast To Coast Boast in 2001 with Craig Taylor as well as the second 11-day 40.99-mile OC Coast To Coast Boast along the entire Orange County coastline from June to August 2014.
- He created and participated in the inaugural Fear No Pier stage swim event along the Southern California coast in August 2014.
- He was a member of the Aged Chum relay team.
- He organizes Swim Camp Catalina, Swim Camp Mexico, and Swim Camp Panama.
- He completed the 2016 Boston Light Swim in Massachusetts.
- He was nominated for the Streeter Award for Service to Marathon Swimming in 2016 by the Marathon Swimmers Forum.
- He led and participated in the 2014 Fear No Pier challenge.
- On 4 June 2019, he completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 4 hours 7 minutes.
Swim Camp Catalina
Zornig is the swim coordinator and co-founder of the Swim Camp Catalina, a 4-day swimming holiday on Santa Catalina Island in the Pacific Ocean. Swim Camp Catalina III was held on 10-14 November 2016 in Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island ("The search for the mystical mermaid"). The camp was open to 66 campers and included a special guest appearance of Lynne Cox who presented an autographed signed copy of her book, Swimming in the Sink, to each of the swimmers.
Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
Zornig is the president and a board director for the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association (SBCSA) that was nominated for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year for its far-forward thinking about the sport of marathon swimming. He is a lifetime member of the SBCSA.
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Aged Chum and Live Bait Video
SBCSA Lifetime Members
The following individuals are lifetime members of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association:
- Rami Aramis (2006)
- Vic Anderson (2014)
- Herb Barthels (2012)
- Howard Burns (2014)
- John Chung (2012)
- Nick Caine (2011)
- Jane Cairns (2014)
- Emilio Casanueva (2006)
- Ned Denison (2006)
- Cherie Edborg (2012)
- Sylvia Glenn (2014)
- Carol Hayden (2014)
- Peter Hayden (2014)
- Ken Hintz (2014)
- Monica Jones (2014)
- Lynn Kubasek (2010)
- Paul Lewis (2008)
- Michelle Macy (2014)
- Anthony McCarley (2014)
- Jim McConica (2006)
- Michelle Premeaux McConica (2014)
- Dean McNeil (2011)
- Darren Miller (2012)
- Bob Needham (2014)
- Tina Neill (2011)
- Jim Neitz (2011)
- Forrest Nelson (2011)
- Michelle Poole (2014)
- Kelley Prebil (2014)
- Julian Rusinek (2014)
- Theo Schmeeckle (2014)
- Ingrid Schmitz (2014)
- Walter Bean Scott (2012)
- Ellen Shockro (2012)
- Seth Streeter (2006)
- Scott Tapley (2014)
- Dave Van Mouwerik (2014)
- David Yudovin (2012)
- Scott Zornig (2009)
2016 MSF Calendar
Cover – Sarah Thomas swimming in Lake Powell in Arizona. Photo by Ken Classen.
January – Howard James on the earliest English Channel crossing. Photo by Danny Burrows.
February – Theodore Yach swimming his 100th Robben Island crossing. Photo by Mariza Cloete.
March – Radikal MarBrava in Girona, Spain. Photo by Burno Hervas.
April – Swimmers in Lake Willoughby in Vermont. Photo by Manuela Jessel.
May – Howard James leaving Dover. Photo by Danny Burrows.
June – Scott Zornig swimming in San Diego Harbor. Photo by Lynn Kubasek.
July – Dave Van Mouwerik swimming with a whale in Avila Beach. Photo by Michael Dobrzensky.
August – Anthony McCarley swimming in the Harlem River. Photo by Niles Furlong.
September – Marie Watson swimming in Galway Bay in Ireland. Photo by Siobhan Russell.
October – Sarah Thomas at finish on Lake Powell shoreline in Arizona. Photo by Andrew Malinak.
November – Bernard Lynch swimming in the English Channel. Photo by Siobhan Russell.
December – Swimmers entered water on Autumn Equinox in Myrtleville, Ireland. Photo by Siobhan Russell.
External links
- Swimcamp.us Announces 2023 Lineup
- Swim Camp Mexico VI Is Nearly Sold Out
- Evan Morrison Honored by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Are You Tough? Really Really Tough? Check Out History's Tough Swimming Workouts
- Lynn Kubasek, The Mother Of All Volunteers
- Canadian Consortium Acquires MSF – Other Major Acquisitions Are On The Horizon
- Around The Piers Across California: Fear No Pier 2.0
- 2020 WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year Nominees
- Somewhere Over The Rainbow Are 100x100s
- Live Bait And Aged Chum In Open Water
- Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
- Facebook page for DRIVEN
- Scott Zornig, Swimming For Hope
- 100 x 100s Open Water Style
- Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
- Are You DRIVEN?
- Master of the Seas
- Marathon Swimming
- 100 x 100s In The Ocean Déjà Vu
- Larger-than-life Merman Supports All From First To Last
- Coast To Coast Boast Returns To Orange County
- Playing It Safe In The Maui Channel And Elsewhere
- Ocean Swimming To Be Government-Regulated In L.A.
- Peer-to-Peer Pressure From Pier-to-Pier
- Anacapa Relays Swim With A Fin In The Water
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- Survivors Fear No Pier Down The California Coast
- The Joy Of Research And Discovery In The Open Water
- The First Attempt From San Miguel To Santa Rosa
- Julian Rusinek Finishes 2-Year Journey Between 2 Islands
- Catching The Essence Of Marathon Swimming
- Fin…But Not Fini
- Can You Hackett? 100 x 100
- Pleasure, Pain, Passion And Purpose Of Marathon Swimming
- MSF Rules Of Marathon Swimming Announced
- Jason Zirganos' Last Mile Took 5 Hours Of Perseverance
- From California To Cork, These Swimmers Are DRIVEN
- Where Will Jamie Patrick Stand In The Marathon Pantheon?
- Jean McKensie Cruises To Carpinteria
- Antecedent Attempts At Anacapa
- Laguna Grande Proposed Great Big Cash Prize
- Generosity From Julian, Swimming In Santa Barbara
- When SEALs Stand Up To Sharks
- Quartet Share Their Experiences With General Public
- Carol Hayden Breaks Record In California Channel Islands
- Having The Spirit To Swim In The Pacific
- Whose Record Will Chloë McCardel Break?
- Antecedent Attempts At Anacapa
- California Channel Island Swimming History 1926 to 1968
- Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
- 46 + 8 + 2 + 1 = Catalina Cruising
- Cruising And Camaraderie In Catalina
- Why People Swim Alone No Matter What The Risks
- What Comes Around, Goes Around...Piers
- New Convenience Online Offered In Santa Barbara
- David Yudovin, Ocean Pioneer Extraordinaire
- Observe The Challenge Of Channel Swimming
- Trial Before The Fire
- If There Was A Time To Visit California
- First Attempt Stopped Short, But Future Possibilities Seen
- Driven Featured In Montana
- Swim Camp Catalina III - Search for the Mystical Mermaid
- Lynne Cox Shares Her Passion At Swim Camp Catalina III
- Watery Winter Wonderland In The Northeast Kingdom
- Inheriting And Sharing A Beautiful Smile In The Open Water
- Swim Camp Mexico
- Swim Camp Catalina IV
- Swim Camp Catalina
- Swim Camp Panama Opens
- The Clash Of The Titans At The Boston Light Swim
- Time Running Out On Swim Camp Catalina
- Cork Distance Week Alumni Success
- Assisting Alvarez After Hurricane Maria
- 2016 Marathon Swimmers Federation Award Nominees
- Marathon Swimmers Federation 2016 Awards
- Swim Camp Catalina, Swim Camp Mexico
- The Legacy Of Emilio Casanueva
- 2018 Swim Camp Mexico
- Lynn Kubasek Is Always At Our Side
- Swim Camp Mexico IV
- Touching, Turtles
- Piers Of The California Coast
- Swim For Lynn Ocean Plunge At Swim Camp Mexico
- Lynn Kubasek's Legacy Honored By The MSF
- Scott Zornig, Standing Tall After His Success
