Aussies rule in Semana Nautica 3-mile swim

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...]

Warkentin feels right at home with Semana Nautica victory

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 … [Read more...]

Bell finishes 75th in his first U.S. Open-Water 5k

Walker Bell of the Santa Barbara Swim Club placed 75th out of 103  finishers in the 5-kilometer swim at the USA Swimming Open-Water Championships in … [Read more...]

Warkentin places fourth at U.S. 10k open-water swim

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 … [Read more...]

Walker Bell tests the waters at U.S. Open Water Championships

His name is Walker, but at the rate he’s going in open-water swimming, Flipper might be a more fitting name. Thirteen-year-old Walker Bell has been … [Read more...]

Filip joining Warkentin at Open Water Nationals

Laguna Blanca junior Milo Filip will try his hand at open water swimming next month. He will compete in the 5k at the U.S.Open Water National … [Read more...]

Swimmers to learn benefits of high-altitude training

A group of local high school and junior high swimmers will be spending their spring break in the high altitude of Colorado Springs. No, they’re not … [Read more...]

SBSC’s Bell, Brown, Brewer brave Tiburon Mile

Was it the draw of gray frigid waters? Was it maybe the challenge of crossing a cold bay without a wetsuit? Could it be for bragging rights, … [Read more...]