Scott Zorning, president of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association, announced 26 channel swim attempts between the Channel Islands and the coast of Southern California during the 2012 summer season. Most of the swims are from the small volcanic island, Anacapa, that lies about 11 miles from the California, while a few of the marathon swims will
At the Jamie’s Swim Camp 2.0, dozens of experienced swimmers including a number of channel swimmers ranging from Oceans Seven Darren Miller and Marathon Swimmers Forum co-founder Evan Morrison to cold water extremists and Tahoeists enjoyed a long weekend of swimming, eating and conversations ith their fellow swimmers. Conversations centered around the
There is going to be a lot of experienced open water swimmers at Jamie' Swim Camp 2.0 in Hidden Valley Lake in northern California. Besides host and organizer Jamie Patrick, marathon swimming stars such as Gordon Gridley, Jen Schumacher, Evan Morrison, cold water specialists like Karen Rogers, Phil Cutti and Rob Dumouchel, and ultra-marathon athletes
The number of committed marathon swimmers heading to Hidden Valley Lake and Clearlake, California for Jamie Patrick's open water swim camps is growing. Jamie is hosting two camps (Jamie's Swim Camp) in May and July for marathon swimmers, channel swimmers, adventure swimmers, triathletes and anyone else who enjoys the camaraderie of swimming with others. The
Catalina Channel swimmer Lynn Kubasek and her open water swimming friends in Orange County swim year-round off the beaches of Southern California.The famed soap-making Channel Observer with a ubiquitous smile, provided these snowman swim caps to her swim buddies. "My non-demonimational holiday gift, breakfast potluck and jacuzzi bliss after our 59°F (15°C)
The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association awards banquet was held last night, honoring its 7 successful channel swimmers of 2011.br> The honorees include Jim Neitz, Forrest Nelson, Tina Neill, Marcia Cleveland, Chris Layton, Lynn Kubasek and Alan Morrison. Recollections, memories, comments and stories from each of the swims were shared over a
Lynn Kubasek On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Huntington Beach, California. Lynn Kubasek is never far from the water, whether working out, observing others in the Pacific Ocean or at her work. In addition to being a member of the Half Century Club – people over the age of 50 who have done a major channel swim around the world, Kubasek is an
The English Channel has its Half Century Club, an exclusive group of individuals who have successfully crossed the English Channel past their 50th birthday. The Strait of Gibraltar also has its own Half Century Club as does the Cook Strait and Molokai Channel.In the Pacific Ocean, the Catalina Channel has its own Half Century Club, 25 swimmers who have
The founder and inspirational leader of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association, Emilio Casanueva, has resigned and the reins of the Association have now been handed to Scott Zornig with an expanded board."Emilio has recently moved [back] to Chile [his homeland]. We are forever grateful to Emilio for starting our organization and tuning it into what
