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Santa Barbara Island
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Santa Barbara Island is one of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California. It is 37.7 miles (32.8 nm or 60.6 km) to Point Dume, or 40 miles (64.3 km) to Point Vicente.
Marathon Swims
- Penny Palfrey pioneered this swim in 2009, finishing at Point Vicente in 17 hours, 53 minutes.
- Anthony McCarley will attempt to swim 28 miles (45.1 km) from San Nicolas Island to Santa Barbara Island on 30 September 2015.
- The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association (SBCSA) supports and sanctions open water swims in this channel and the other 7 of the 8 Channel Islands.
Julian Rusinek Scholarship
The Julian Rusinek Scholarship, funded by American open water swimmer Julian Rusinek, helps underwrite the costs of channel swim attempts by deserving American marathon swimmers across and between the San Miguel Island, Santa Rosa Island, Santa Cruz Island, Anacapa Island, San Nicolas Island, Santa Barbara Island, and San Clemente Island.
Videos
External links
- Régent Lacoursière Talks About Life On WOWSA Live, Part 2
- When Marathon Swimmers Swim With Great White Sharks
- Swim From The Island of the Blue Dolphins
- Round-the-Island Coronado Swim - Pacific Possibilities
- Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
- Will A SEAL Be Able To Follow Penny Palfrey?
- 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
- Follow A SEAL Across The Pacific
- Generosity From Julian, Swimming In Santa Barbara
- A Big Swim Through A Marine Sanctuary
- Anthony McCarley's Unprecedented Swim In The Pacific
- Round One Goes To Mother Nature
- First Attempt Stopped Short, But Future Possibilities Seen
- Out, Around, and Back
- Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
- Tracking The Out, Around And Back
- Old And Cold Relay On Track Between Catalina-Santa Barbara
- Way Way Out, All The Way Around, And Back In 30 Hours
- Expect The Unexpected In The High Seas
- Remembering The Big Swim In Santa Barbara
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- The Legacy Of Emilio Casanueva
