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News Articles & Personal Swim Stories

September 29, 2009 The Palfreys Swim Again - Penny swims another first from Santa Barbara Island in 17:53 and Chris swims Catalina Channel in 10:30. by Chris Palfrey
September 6, 2009 Forrest Nelson Successfully swims to Anacapa Island by Scott Zornig
January 17, 2009 World Record in Lake Taupo, the largest lake in New Zealand by Chris Palfrey
December 1, 2008 The SBCSA 2008 Annual Report is available: sbcsa-2008annualreport.pdf
November 25, 2008 SBCSA Founder Emilio Casanueva is named one of 24 Local Heroes by the Santa Barbara Independent. See full story at www.independent.com.
October 21, 2008 The County of Santa Barbara adopts a resolution honoring the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association.
Palfreys October 2008
The Palfreys and their support team --
Dean, Dan & Brooke (NYC), Emilio, Penny Palfrey, Travis, Neil (Perth), and diarist Chris Palfrey.
October 5, 2008 Palfreys cross Santa Barbara channel 1.95 times by Chris Palfrey
Big Swim 2008
Participants in the 2008 BIG SWIM
October 2, 2008 The Big Swim Charity Event Raises Over $25,000 for National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and Heal the Ocean. See BIG SWIM 2008.
September 12, 2008 The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association receives a letter of recognition from the City of Santa Barbara.
September 7, 2008 Channel Swim. Photos, Santa Barbara NewsPress
September 6, 2008 2008 Santa Barbara Channel Swim 6x6 Relay Race.
By Emilio Casanueva.
July 30, 2008 SHP swimmer sets a record for 12.2-mile channel crossing, Palo Alto Online

Marc Lewis
July 17, 2008. Marc Lewis from La Jolla, California completes the first solo crossing from
Santa Rosa Island to Coal Point in Goleta, a distance of approximately 30 miles or 48 kilometers.
July 25, 2008 Swimming Solo Into The Record Books, The San Diego Union-Tribune

Jim McConica
July 10, 2008. Jim McConica and Kurt Baron with kayakers Mike Shaffer and Michelle Premeau
during Jim's crossing from Anacapa Island to Oxnard.
Palfrey Crossing crew
June 28, 2008. Chris and Panny Palfrey (wearing medals) with support crew, Dean White (left)
Emilio Casanueva, and Marianne Henry, after crossing from Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz.
June 28, 2008 Chris and Penny Palfrey - Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz
October 27, 2007 DVD coverThe SBCSA has produced a DVD, Santa Barbara Solo, featuring two solo swimmers and the 1st annual 6x6 relay race. Copies of the DVD are available for $10. See 6x6 Relay.
October 9, 2007 Swimmer finishes first island-to-island trek, Ventura County Star
September 28, 2007 Making Waves - Indian to Add to His Rcords by Becoming Youngest to Swim S.B. Channel, Santa Barbara News-Press
Kevin Murphy photo
Kevin Murphy celebrates after his Channel Crossing. (l-r) Kris White, Jane Murphy,
Rob Almy, Kevin Murphy, Margarita del Valle, Emilio Casanueva, Dean White.
September 24, 2007 Channel Master - Kevin Murphy swims the Santa Barbara Channel, Santa Barbara News-Press
September 7, 2007 Water Frontier - World Class Distance Swimmers Discover the Santa Barbara Channel, Santa Barbara News-Press
July 12, 2007 Woman first to swim channel - Solo swimmer breaks records, Santa Barbara Daily Sound
June 16, 2007 Ned Denison - Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
October 4, 2006 Ned Denison - Santa Barbara Channel Crossing I
channel swim
October 4, 2006 OceanDucks Swim Channel to Benefit the Santa Barbara Channel Keeper, story and photos by Isabelle Gullo, Blue Edge Magazine
September 8, 2006 Englishman Completes Marathon Swim from Santa Cruz Island to Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara News-Press
October 18, 2005 Peter Attia - Catalina to Mainland. LA Times article by James Rainey. (You may be required to register with the LA Times to view this article. Registration is free. It is a great article with good photos and video.)
September 14, 2005 Ned Denison - English Channel II
July 21, 2005 Ned Denison - English Channel I
denisonblakeslee
Ned Denison and Chris Blakeslee with supporters ofter their English Channel Crossings.
Big Swim 2004
Swimmers getting ready for their relay shift of the
1st Annual Santa Barbara Channel Relay Swim, September 18, 2004.
September 18, 2004 Santa Barbara Channel Relay Swim, By Megan Miley
September 4, 2004 Chris "El Sharko" Blakeslee - English Channel
July 15, 2000 David Yudovin, Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia, San Luis Obispo Tribune article by Kathe Tanner
August 18, 1984 Beau Gatch, First Santa Barbara Channel Relay Swim

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