Ventura Deep Six near end of 202-mile ocean swim

The world-record setting Ventura Deep Six Relay Team is the home stretch of its 202-mile nonstop Pacific  Ocean swim. At around 10:30 a.m. Monday, … [Read more...]

Ventura Deep Six fights through fatigue, keeps going

Like the Eveready Battery energizer bunny, the record-setting Ventura Deep Six Relay Team keeps going and going and going in their quest to swim 202 … [Read more...]

Ventura Deep Six beats record for nonstop relay swim

Swimming history was made Friday night as the Ventura Deep Six Relay Team set a new record for the longest continuous open-water relay swim. Jim … [Read more...]

Ventura Deep 6 makes turn at Stearns Wharf

Local dentist Dr. John Chung had the honor of swimming to Stearns Wharf Thursday evening before making the turnaround for the journey to La Jolla … [Read more...]

Relay team aims to deep-six record for continuous swim

Masters swimmers Mike Shaffer, John Chung, Jim Neitz, Jim McConica, Kurt Baron and Tom Ball love the water and have plenty of competitive juices … [Read more...]

Warkentin takes Manhattan race, misses record

Santa Barbara’s Mark Warkentin was on pace to break the record for the 28.5-mile swim around New York’s Manhattan Island on Friday, but wind and … [Read more...]

Warkentin to swim around Manhattan Friday

As an Olympian in marathon swimming, Santa Barbara's Mark Warkentin has racked up a lot of miles. On Friday, he will swim more miles than he ever … [Read more...]

Dockendorf wins butterfly title at Junior Olympics

Recent Dos Pueblos graduate Michelle Dockendorf won the 200 breaststroke at the Southern California Junior Olympics last week in a time of 2:34.44. … [Read more...]