California Channel Islands swims
The California Channel Islands are an archipelago off the coast of Southern California. This list includes inter-island swims and island circumnavigations (excluding Catalina) sanctioned by the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association.
Santa Barbara Channel and Catalina Channel swims are listed separately.
| Route | Swims | First | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara Island to mainland | 2 | Penny Palfrey - 2009 | Penny Palfrey - 17:53:41 (2009) |
| San Clemente Island to mainland | 1 | Tina Neill - 2012 | Tina Neill - 28:41:58 (2012) |
| Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 13 | Cindy Werhane - 2019 | Amy Dantzler - 04:52:50 (2020) |
| Anacapa circumnavigation (CCW) | 3 | Elizabeth Fry - 2016 | Elizabeth Fry - 06:40:25 (2016) |
| Santa Barbara Island circumnavigation | 1 | Natalie Merrow - 2015 | Natalie Merrow - 02:41:58 (2015) |
| Anacapa Island to Santa Cruz Island | 5 | Scott Zornig - 2007 | Santosh Patil - 02:12:49 (2012) |
| Santa Cruz Island to Anacapa Island | 4 | Lynn Kubasek - 2013 | Jane Cairns - 02:09:00 (2022) |
| Santa Rosa Island to Santa Cruz Island | 3 | Penny Palfrey - 2008 | Penny Palfrey - 02:31:52 (2008) |
| Santa Cruz Island to Santa Rosa Island | 1 | Santosh Patil - 2014 | Santosh Patil - 04:04:15 (2014) |
| San Miguel Island to Santa Rosa Island | 2 | Julian Rusinek - 2013 | Julian Rusinek - 02:25:00 (2013) |
| Santa Barbara Island to Catalina Island | 1 | Kim Hedges - 2021 | Kim Hedges - 22:39:03 (2021) |
| Anacapa circumnavigation + return to mainland | 1 | Peter Hayden - 2014 | Peter Hayden - 12:40:00 (2014) |
| Santa Barbara Island circumnavigation + return to Catalina Island | 1 | Peter Hayden - 2015 | Peter Hayden - 16:48:34 (2015) |
| San Clemente Island to Catalina Island | 1 | Dave Loeffler - 2018 | Dave Loeffler - 15:29:10 (2018) |
| Anacapa - Santa Cruz - Anacapa | 2 | Jane Cairns - 2022 | Jane Cairns - 04:37:00 (2022) |
| Cardwell Pt (S. Miguel Isl) to Campo Grande Pt (S. Cruz Isl) | 1 | Ken Mignosa - 2019 | Ken Mignosa - 35:49:00 (2019) |
See also:
island hopper
| Date | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Route | Km | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Oct 7 | Scott Zornig |  | 48 | Anacapa Island to Santa Cruz Island | 7.3 | 02:18:44 | |
| 2008 Jun 28 | Penny Palfrey |  | 45 | Santa Rosa Island to Santa Cruz Island | 9.7 | 02:31:52 | |
| 2008 Jun 28 | Chris Palfrey | | 50 | Santa Rosa Island to Santa Cruz Island | 9.7 | 02:52:05 | |
| 2012 Oct 13 | Santosh Patil | | 31 | Anacapa Island to Santa Cruz Island | 7.3 | 02:12:49 | |
| 2013 Aug 31 | Lynn Kubasek | | 55 | Santa Cruz Island to Anacapa Island | 7.3 | 05:08:25 | |
| 2013 Sep 21 | Julian Rusinek | | San Miguel Island to Santa Rosa Island | 5.8 | 02:25:00 | ||
| 2014 Oct 25 | Santosh Patil | | 33 | Santa Cruz Island to Santa Rosa Island | 9.7 | 04:04:15 | |
| 2015 Sep 18 | Peter Hayden | | 57 | Santa Barbara Island circumnavigation + return to Catalina Island | 46.7 | 16:48:34 | |
| 2017 Sep 26 | Dan Simonelli | | 51 | San Miguel Island to Santa Rosa Island | 5.8 | 02:30:00 | |
| 2017 Sep 26 | Dan Simonelli | | 51 | Santa Rosa Island to Santa Cruz Island | 9.7 | 04:05:30 | |
| 2017 Sep 27 | Dan Simonelli | | 51 | Santa Cruz Island to Anacapa Island | 7.3 | 02:15:09 | |
| 2018 Oct 8 | Dave Loeffler | | 53 | San Clemente Island to Catalina Island | 36.5 | 15:29:10 | |
| 2019 Oct 23 | Ken Mignosa | | 55 | Cardwell Pt (S. Miguel Isl) to Campo Grande Pt (S. Cruz Isl) | 67.1 | 35:49:00 | |
| 2020 Sep 1 | David Sundius | | 61 | Anacapa Island to Santa Cruz Island | 7.3 | 02:22:12 | |
| 2021 Oct 15 | Kim Hedges | | 43 | Santa Barbara Island to Catalina Island | 39.3 | 22:39:03 | |
| 2022 Oct 16 | Jane Cairns | | 52 | Santa Cruz Island to Anacapa Island | 7.3 | 02:09:00 | |
| 2022 Oct 16 | John McCarthy | | 59 | Santa Cruz Island to Anacapa Island | 7.3 | 02:09:00 | |
| 2022 Oct 16 | Jane Cairns | | 52 | Anacapa Island to Santa Cruz Island | 7.3 | 02:28:00 | |
| 2022 Oct 16 | John McCarthy | | 59 | Anacapa Island to Santa Cruz Island | 7.3 | 02:28:00 | |
| 2022 Oct 16 | Jane Cairns | | 52 | Anacapa - Santa Cruz - Anacapa | 14.6 | 04:37:00 | |
| 2022 Oct 16 | John McCarthy | | 59 | Anacapa - Santa Cruz - Anacapa | 14.6 | 04:37:00 |
Santa Barbara
| Date | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Route | Km | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Sep 25 | Penny Palfrey | | 47 | Santa Barbara Island to mainland | 60.7 | 17:53:41 | |
| 2022 Oct 5 | Jessica Kieras | | 42 | Santa Barbara Island to mainland | 60.7 | 24:07:00 |
San Clemente
| Date | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Route | Km | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Sep 6 | Tina Neill | | 46 | San Clemente Island to mainland | 83.7 | 28:41:58 |
circumnavigation
| Date | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Route | Km | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Sep 3 | Peter Hayden | | 56 | Anacapa circumnavigation + return to mainland | 37.7 | 12:40:00 | |
| 2015 Sep 1 | Natalie Merrow | | Santa Barbara Island circumnavigation | 8 | 02:41:58 | ||
| 2016 Nov 4 | Elizabeth Fry | | 58 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CCW) | 17.7 | 06:40:25 | |
| 2016 Nov 4 | Fionnuala Walsh | | 42 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CCW) | 17.7 | 06:40:25 | |
| 2016 Nov 4 | Ned Denison | | 58 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CCW) | 17.7 | 06:40:25 | |
| 2019 Jul 26 | Cindy Werhane | | 50 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 06:55:50 | |
| 2019 Aug 10 | Meg Omainsky | | 49 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 07:35:00 | |
| 2019 Sep 14 | Jim McConica | | 68 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 05:58:00 | |
| 2020 Sep 9 | Jim McConica | | 69 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 05:33:21 | |
| 2020 Sep 10 | Amy Dantzler | | 56 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 04:58:45 | |
| 2020 Sep 24 | Amy Dantzler | | 56 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 04:52:50 | |
| 2020 Sep 24 | Jake Glick | | 36 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 04:53:10 | |
| 2021 Aug 21 | Alice Ma | | 49 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 08:54:49 | |
| 2021 Aug 31 | Gregg Ogorzelec | | 55 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 06:04:19 | |
| 2021 Oct 10 | Jane Cairns | | 51 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 05:51:25 | |
| 2021 Oct 10 | John McCarthy | | 58 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 05:51:25 | |
| 2022 Aug 2 | Paul Hornyak | | 66 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 09:02:24 | |
| 2022 Aug 28 | Sarah Green | | 58 | Anacapa circumnavigation (CW) | 17.7 | 09:12:45 |