Santa Barbara wins Fiesta Lifeguard Competition

Santa Barbara's Junior Lifeguards triumphed on their home turf on Friday, topping 10 other programs at East Beach at the annual Fiesta … [Read more...]

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...]

John Zant: Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Semana Nautica

He once bumped against her foot and then swam away from her in an ocean race. Trying to keep up with her on a trail run, he took a spill into the … [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...]

SWM: Santa Barbara trumps Buena in home meet

The Santa Barbara boys and girls swim teams both defeated Buena by big margins on Thursday at home. Lexi Gross and Kelly Adams won two events on … [Read more...]

SWM: Both Dons’ squads fall versus Ventura

The Santa Barbara swim team fell short versus Ventura in a Channel League dual meet on Thursday afternoon. The Dons boys team fell by a score of … [Read more...]

SWM: Rhodes, Roderick sweep freestyle events for Dons

An impressive display by Sawyer Rhodes and Alex Roderick allowed the Santa Barbara High boys swim team a gratifying 104-81 defeat over Righetti on … [Read more...]