One of the beautiful things about the Semana Nautica summer sports festival is the unpredictability of the events. The athletes who participated in … [Read more...]
Smith, Glusac churn out victories in 5-mile biathlon
July 1, 2012 by
The four-mile sand run seemed to be the easy part for the finely fit 24 athletes doing the Semana Nautica 5-mile biathlon at East Beach. The … [Read more...]
Morrison, Weigand conquer 3-mile swim
June 30, 2012 by
Evan Morrison and Courtney Weigand were forced to combat choppy seas on Saturday to win Saturday's Semana Nautica 3-mile ocean swim along Santa … [Read more...]
Smith, Eacret fight through current, kelp to win Semana Nautica 6-mile swim
July 10, 2011 by
If swimming six miles in the ocean isn’t challenging enough, the competitors who took part in the annual Semana Nautica event also had to deal with a … [Read more...]
Aussies rule in Semana Nautica 3-mile swim
July 3, 2011 by
About the only thing missing at East Beach on Sunday morning was the chant, “Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi.” Australians Max Halson and Luane Rowe … [Read more...]
Shaffer takes out 3-mile in under an hour
July 7, 2009 by
Talk about a power hour. Former East Beach lifeguard Mike Shaffer held it down on his old stomping grounds Sunday morning, pounding out Semana … [Read more...]
