Jeff Ferrell Sportsman Award

noun - The Jeff Ferrell Sportsman Award is an award that is part of the Semana Nautica Sports Festival. It is given to those individuals who support and embody the spirit of Semana Nautica, usually through dedicated years of volunteerism, participation and/or support.

Recipients

2019 — Paul Castleberg
2018 — Sylvia Glenn
2017 — The Kosmo Family
2016 — Liz Boscacci
2015 — Stuart Sato
2014 — Win Collins
2013 — John Brennand
2012 — Ed Smith
2011 — Santa Barbara Swim Club
2009 — Herb Barthels
2008 — John Williams/Francisco Aguilera, East Beach Grill
2007 — Santa Barbara Yacht Club
2006 — Frank Swain
2005 — Scott Hubbell

Namesake

Jeff Farrell is a longtime Semana Nautica board member who won a gold medal in swimming at the 1960 Rome Olympics merely two weeks after an emergency appendectomy. Farrell continues to demonstrate commitment and excellence in athletics, recently winning a national championship at the U.S. Masters Swimming level.

External links

• Grand Finales For the Reef & Run Tonight
• Boat-to-Beach Swim Culminates Reef & Run Series
• Semana Nautica Festival Special Award Winners
• Semana Nautica Festival
• Reef And Run Kicks Off In Santa Barbara
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Reef & Run