Members of the Santa Barbara Swim Club helped close out the 2011 season of Nite Moves on Wednesday with some top 10 finishes in the 1k swim at Leadbetter Beach.Maelyn Adornetto, 14, was the female winner (11th overall) in 13:56 and teammate Olivia Smith, 13, was right behind her in 14:02.Walker Bell, 14, finished third overall in 13 minutes, and Cuyler Gabriel, 14, and Ben Brewer, 13, were sixth and eighth, respectively.FULL RESULTSBell was the winningest swimmer of the NIte … [Read more...]
Organista, Binder, Vigil claim titles on SB Triathlon sprint course
Sunday, August 28, 2011 By 2 Comments
Carpinteria’s Matt Organista stepped up his game at the turnaround point of the swim and pushed hard the rest of the way to win the overall title in the Santa Barbara Triathlon sprint course event Sunday.With his friends and cross country teammates from Westmont College rooting him on, Organista, 22, made a quick transition from the swim to the bike portion of the race and pulled into a lead he would never relinquish. His winning time for the 500-yard ocean swim, 6-mile bike and 2-mile run … [Read more...]
Three swimmers go under 11 minutes in Nite Moves 1k
Thursday, August 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Olympian Mark Warkentin led three swimmers under 12 minutes in the 1k ocean swim at Wednesday’s Nite Moves Series at Leadbetter Beach.Warkentin, who swam in the 10k open-water swim at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, came in first Wednesday in a time of 11 minutes, 38 seconds. Cameron Whiting, 18, a standout prep swimmer from Renton, Wash., finished second in 11:48 and Santa Barbara’s Walker Bell, 14, placed third in 11:59.COMPLETE RESULTSThe top female finisher was local … [Read more...]
Hudson claims Nite Moves aquathon
Thursday, July 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara triathlon veteran Taj Hudson won the aquathon at Wednesday night’s Nite Moves Series at Leadbetter Beach.Hudson, 40, covered the 1k ocean swim in 15:43 and the 5k run in 23:06 for a total time of 38:49. Jefferson Litten, 33, was second in 39:26 and Brian Roth, 36, third in 39:30.COMPLETE RESULTSThe top woman finisher was Lindsay Covington of Ventura in 39:43 (fourth overall).Walker Bell, 14, won his 11th 1k swim of the season in a time of 12:48. Zach Paris came in … [Read more...]
Swim club members tear it up at Nite Moves
Thursday, June 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Walker Bell and his teammates from the Santa Barbara Swim Club were all over the place in Nite Moves No. 9 on Wednesday at Leadbetter Beach.Walker, who recently celebrated his 14th birthday, won his eighth 1k swim in a time of 13 minutes, 56 seconds. Former Auburn University swim star Adrienne Binder was second in 14:16 and Jim West was third in 14:29. The fifth-place finisher and second female was SBSC’s Olivia Smith, 13, in 14:58.COMPLETE RESULTSIn the 5k run, Cuyler … [Read more...]
Bell tunes up for U.S. 5k by winning 5th Nite Moves swim
Thursday, June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The kids swam away from the pack and took the top two spots in the Nite Moves 1k swim Wednesday night at Leadbetter Beach.Walker Bell, 13, won for the fifth time in a time of 13 minutes, 40 seconds, while Alex Valente, 14, came in second in 14:05. Oliva Smith, 13, was the second female finisher in 15:04.Resuts: http://results.active.com/pages/displayNonGru.jsp?pubID=3&rsID=111872Bell is preparing for the 5k swim at the U.S. Open Water Championships on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, … [Read more...]
Widoff keeps Nite Moves streak alive
Thursday, May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cam Widoff made it 4-for-4 on Wednesday, winning the aquathon at Nite Moves for the fourth straight week on Wednesday.Widoff, 41, completed the 1k swim/5k run in 36 minutes and 17 seconds, beating out Norbert Hoehne's race of 37:15. Widoff and Hoehne were the only two with sub-40 minute times.Zach Campbell was tops in the 5k run while Cameron Whiting recorded the fastest time in the ocean swim. Mary Jones cames in fifth place in the 5k run as the fast female.Adrienne Binder, a … [Read more...]
Organista seeks triathlon title in his home town
Thursday, September 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Is it Matt Organista’s time to win the Carpinteria Triathlon?The local resident has been competing in the town’s annual autumn endurance event since he was in high school. Now, at the age of 20, the former Carpinteria High swim star is considered one of the favorites in Sunday’s Olympic distance race.The triathlon begins at 7:30 a.m. at Carpinteria City Beach, at the end of Linden Road. There are two races: the Olympic distance of a 1.5-kilometer ocean swim, 40-k bike and 10-k run, … [Read more...]
Brazelton’s comeback a highlight of Sprint Course
Sunday, August 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
No one was surprised that Michael Smith crossed the finish line first in Sunday morning's Santa Barbara Triathlon Sprint Course competition. The 46-year-old local defending champion bested second-place finisher Max Silva, 17, by nearly two minutes and finished in 36 minutes, 43 seconds.But surprises certainly weren't scarce on the morning... Endurance sports are all about people pushing through the pain and achieving what they never thought they could.At the exact same hour that the … [Read more...]
No one close to Eubank, Organista at Nite Moves
Thursday, August 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Car Eubank didn't have anything to worry about in his rear-view mirror on Wednesday, blitzing the 5k run at Nite Moves in 15 minutes and 17 seconds.That was 2 minutes and 25 seconds better than second-place finisher J.P. Jackson, who was followed by Matthew Preiss.Carpinteria's Heather Allen led all female runners with a time of 20:41, good for 22nd overall.COMPLETE RESULTSAdrienne Binder outswam Carpinteria's Matt Organista by a 17-second margin in the 1k ocean swim. Binder … [Read more...]
