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At 74 years young, Jeff Farrell can swim faster than many people.The two-time Olympic gold medalist finished ahead of 20 swimmers in the 1-kilometer ocean swim at the Reef and Run Series Tuesday night at East Beach. Farrell placed 16th in the field of 36 with a time of 21 minutes, 30 seconds.COMPLETE RESULTSFarrell swam the anchor legs on the U.S. gold-medal winning 4x100 medley and 4x200 freestyle relays at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. At the time, he was one of the fastest 100 … [Read more...]
Jon Clark tuned up to defend his Semana Nautica Biathlon title this weekend by winning Tuesday night’s Santa Barbara Reef and Run Series duathalon at East Beach.Tuesday's event was part of the Semana Nautica summer sports festival.Clark, 50, a multi-time winner of the biathlon, covered the 1k swim and 5k run in 38 minutes, 56 seconds. His swim time of 14:36 was the fastest of the evening.RESULTSThe top woman duathalon finisher was Whitney Bruice (7th overall) in 47:00.The … [Read more...]
Thirteen-year-old Walker Bell won his fourth Nite Moves 1-kilometer swim Wednesday night, churning through wind-waves to finish in 14 minutes, 20 seconds.Walker, who is preparing to compete in the 5k at the U.S. Open Water Championships next weekend in Fort Lauderdale, finished ahead of second-place swimmer Jim West by 39 seconds.COMPLETE RESULTSWalker is an 8th grader at Laguna Blanca School. He will be going to Fort Lauderdale with his coach John Dussiliere, who was the U.S. Open … [Read more...]
Kathrine Warren didn’t know who the king of the biathlon was when she showed up at East Beach Saturday morning to compete in the Semana Nautica 5-mile biathlon.She knows now.Jon Clark flipped on the afterburners in the 1-mile ocean swim and captured the event for the umpteenth time on a cool, gray morning. Clark was nearly three minutes behind the leader after completing the 4-mile run, but made up ground in the water and pulled away to win in 49 minutes, 38 seconds.Warren, a … [Read more...]
The “Dominator” was at it again at East Beach on Tuesday.Jon Clark, who has dominated the Semana Nautica 5-mile biathlon since the mid-1980s, tuned up for this summer’s competition by winning the weekly Reef and Run Series duathalon.Clark covered the 1-kilometer swim and 2-mile run in 31 minutes, 43 seconds. His swim time of 15:46 was the fastest of the overall field.Following his victory, Clark received the honor of Semana Nautica Athlete of the Year for 2009. Clark, 49, has … [Read more...]
Jon Clark has won the Semana Nautica 5-mile Biathlon so many times in the last quarter century he's lost count."I don't know — 14, 15, 16 or somewhere in there," said the 48-year-old former lifeguard after winning Saturday morning's race at East Beach by 58 seconds over Ed Smith, crossing the line in 48 minutes, 10 seconds.Clark wasn't up front after the 4-mile run, as Dos Pueblos High's Chris Braden was well ahead of the pack as he headed into the water. That's where Clark pulled … [Read more...]
