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Valente wins 100 fly at Junior Nationals

August 7, 2014 by

  Santa Barbara's Alex Valente, swimming for Buenaventura Swim Club, won a Gold Medal in the 100 butterfly at Junior Nationals last week in … [Read more...]

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Reef & Run pays tribute to Nick Johnson

August 6, 2014 by

Thursday’s Reef & Run (Aug. 7) at East Beach is being dedicated to Nick Johnson, the UCSB water polo player and Santa Barbara Junior Lifeguard … [Read more...]

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Four Gauchos competing at U.S. Swimming Championships

August 5, 2014 by

UC Santa Barbara will be represented by four swimmers at the USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships which will take place from Wednesday, … [Read more...]

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Have board will travel: Matt Becker logs miles for SUP, big-wave surfing

August 4, 2014 by

Matt Becker can fill in for the character of Waldo in the “Where’s Waldo?” series of children’s books. The 19-year-old Santa Barbaran has been all … [Read more...]

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SB Junior Guards claim team title at Fiesta competition

August 4, 2014 by

  The Santa Barbara Junior Lifeguards took first place overall in the annual Fiesta Competition at East Beach last Friday. Santa Barbara … [Read more...]

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Gilmore bounces Peterson in U.S. Open quarters

August 2, 2014 by

  Former U.S. Open of Surfing champion Lakey Peterson fell out of contention for another title on Saturday, reaching the quarterfinals before … [Read more...]

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PHOTO GALLERY: Junior Lifeguards Fiesta Competition

August 1, 2014 by

PHOTO GALLERY INTRO:  Santa Barbara hosted its Fiesta Junior Lifeguard Competition on Friday, an Old Spanish Days tradition dating back to the 1970s. … [Read more...]

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UCSB Hall of Famer Hengsteler passes away

July 27, 2014 by

David John Hengsteler, a champion boxer and wrestler at UCSB in the 1940s and a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame, passed away on July 23 … [Read more...]

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