Group Swims
Oceanducks and the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association offer swimming opportunities and other events throughout the year.
All swims are parallel to the beach so any swimmer can do more or less. All attires are welcome, wetsuit, no wetsuit, fins, no fins, etc.
| Sunday |
9:00 am |
Butterfly Beach followed by a potluck breakfast on the beach. One mile plus or minus (more details below). |
Monday
Wednesday
Friday |
12 noon |
Goleta Beach - meet by the shower - less than 1 mile. Optional longer swims during summer distance training.
(more details below). |
Saturday
Distance Training
(May-July) |
9:00 am |
Saturday morning swims vary in location and distance (3-7 miles). Each swimmer must bring their own kayaker, food, and hydration. If interested, email Emilio, or call 637-8331. See 2009 Schedule for Distance Swim Training. |
- Meet at 9 AM at the last set of stairs. This swim is called "Four Palms to Red Hut".
- We leave from the stairs far from the Coral Casino and swim
along side of the beach to the " Red Hut " and then
back to the " Four Palms "
- We encourage anyone to participate, and because we swim parallel
to the beach, a swimmer can do any portion of the 50 minutes,
until he or she is acclimated to the cold water.
- Swim is about 1.25 miles.
- While the weather is still good and the temperature of the
water decent, some of us start the swim at 8:30 am and go beyond
the red hut (now defunct) to swim a longer course. We still
finish at 10:00 am with the rest of the swimmers.
- During the summer months the City Parks and Rec Dept installs buoys parallel to the beach for a distance of about ½ mile.
- Meet at noon at the beach by the exterior
shower (next to the lifeguard tower).
- The swim is about one mile, perhaps a bit under. Optional longer swims during the summer distance training.
- Buoys are in place in the summer
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