Steffen, Schultz finish on top in Semana Nautica ocean swim finale

Taylor Steffen can thank a curious sea lion for giving him a burst of energy as he made his away around the final buoy near Stearns Wharf and headed … [Read more...]

Steffen sets PR in winning mile swim; Weigand takes women’s title

Taylor Steffen followed the lead of Alex Roderick at the start, powered to the front and stayed there to capture the Mullen and Henzell 1-mile ocean … [Read more...]

Roderick rises to occasion, wins Semana Nautica 6-miler in his debut

Alex Roderick had been thinking about doing the Semana Nautica 6-mile ocean swim for a year. He was up for it last summer, but at 16 he didn’t meet … [Read more...]

Reef & Run kicks off its seventh season

  It was beautiful Opening Day for the Reef & Run ocean swim events at East Beach on Thursday. Participants had 61-degree water and … [Read more...]

Smith takes triathlon’s sprint course title

It was short and sweet for Mike Smith on Sunday, as the 45-year-old local won the Santa Barbara Triathlon Co-Ed Sprint Course competition with a time … [Read more...]