Chris Layton
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Chris Layton is the current world record holder for the Chicago Skyline Swim, along with David Blanke and Marcia Cleveland, set in 2008 in 12 hours and 49 minutes. He also completed a tandem swim across the 12.4-mile Anacapa Channel on 23 July 2011 with Marcia Cleveland from Anacapa Island to Oxnard in 6 hours 0 minutes.
Santa Barbara Channel Half Century Club Members
Of the 53 official solo swims governed by the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association, 24.5% of the swims have been accomplished by these swimmers of the Half Century Club:
- Jim McConica - 12.4 miles (19.9 km) across Anacapa Channel in 2008 (5:26 at age of 57) and 2012 (4:38 and 5:24 at age of 61)
- Emilio Casanueva - 12.4 miles (19.9 km) across Anacapa Channel in 2008 (7:45 at age of 68)
- Dave Van Mouwerik - 12.4 miles (19.9 km) across Anacapa Channel in 2010 (7:00 at age of 52)
- Lynn Kubasek - 12.4 miles (19.9 km) across Anacapa Channel in 2011 (7:08 at age of 53)
- Chris Palfrey - 6 miles (9.7 km) from Santa Rosa Island to Santa Cruz Island in 2008 (2:52 at age of 51)
- Kevin Murphy - 24.8 miles (29.9 km) across the Santa Cruz Channel in 2007 (17:31 at age of 58)
- Ashby Harper - 23.5 miles (37.8 km) across the Santa Cruz Channel in 1984 (16:24 at age of 67)
- Peter Urrea - 12.4 miles (19.9 km) across Anacapa Channel in 2007 (8:15 at age of 67)
- Chris Layton - 12.4 miles (19.9 km) across Anacapa Channel in 2011 (6:00 at age of 52)
- Michael Hird - 12.4 miles (19.9 km) across Anacapa Channel in 2012 (5:48 at age of 50)
- Tom Ball - 12.4 miles (19.9 km) across Anacapa Channel in 2012 (7:39 at age of 52)
