Local open-water swimmer Evan Morrison shattered the record for a solo swim from Santa Cruz Island to the mainland in Oxnard on Saturday. Morrison covered the 19 miles from the island’s … [Read more...]
Morrison takes a beating but completes channel swim in record time
Sunday, September 16, 2012 By
Morrison has sights on SB Channel crossing record
Thursday, September 13, 2012 By
Evan Morrison takes full advantage of living near a large body of water. When he isn’t working as a corporate data analyst, the Goleta resident often can be found swimming in the Pacific … [Read more...]
Valente, Warkentin top large field at Reef & Run
Friday, August 10, 2012 By
Thursday's Reef & Run event at East Beach saw 72 complete the 1-mile ocean swim, making it the strongest turn-out since the season-opener in June. Alex Valente recorded the fastest time in 19 … [Read more...]
Antoniuk breaks Warkentin’s dominance in Semana Nautica 1-Mile ocean swim
Sunday, July 8, 2012 By
Konrad Antoniuk and Nicole Antoniuk kept the Semana Nautica Mullen & Henzell 1-Mile Swim in the family as the 2012 victors in the men's and women's race on Saturday at East Beach. Four of the … [Read more...]
Registration info for Semana Nautica ocean swims
Sunday, June 10, 2012 By
Semana Nautica's ocean-swimming events are less than a month away, with a couple of schedule changes to take note of. In a change from years past, the 3-mile swim comes first, scheduled for … [Read more...]
Nite Moves features fastest 5k, ocean swim of season
Thursday, May 10, 2012 By
A pair of season-best times highlighted Wednesday evening's Nite Moves event in Santa Barbara. Josh Stichter recorded the fastest 5k time of the young season at 16 minutes and 41 seconds. Ben … [Read more...]
Sports Figure of the Month: John & Mardi Warkentin
Friday, September 2, 2011 By
EDITOR'S NOTE: Presidio Sports will be unveiling its Sports Figures of the Month for the summer months during this first week of September. Stay tuned for articles on Bill Pintard (July) and Orlando … [Read more...]
Three swimmers go under 11 minutes in Nite Moves 1k
Thursday, August 18, 2011 By
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 … [Read more...]
Braden records fastest aquathon time of season
Thursday, August 11, 2011 By
Chris Braden completed the fastest Nite Moves aquathon of the season Wednesday night, finishing the 1k-swim and 5-k run in 32 minutes, 30 seconds at Leadbetter Beach. Braden, a Dos Pueblos graduate … [Read more...]
Warkentin, Tierney blaze through water in Nite Moves swim
Thursday, August 4, 2011 By
In one of the fastest Nite Moves of the season, U.S. Olympian and Santa Barbara local Mark Warkentin held off Australia’s Heydn Tierney in a blistering 1k ocean swim on Wednesday at Leadbetter … [Read more...]
Warkentin feels right at home with Semana Nautica victory
Saturday, July 2, 2011 By
After a career of competing around the world, swimmer Mark Warkentin has become a homebody. That doesn’t bode well for competitors who aim to win events like the Semana Nautica 1-mile ocean … [Read more...]
Warkentin places fourth at U.S. 10k open-water swim
Friday, June 10, 2011 By
Mark Warkentin of the Santa Barbara Aquatics Club placed fourth at the U.S. Open-Water 10-kilometer championship on Friday in Fort Lauderdale. The event was held in rough water conditions. There … [Read more...]
