Semana Nautica Summer Sports Festival

Semana Nautica Summer Sports Festival Santa Barbara's two-week summertime sports festival with competitions in ocean swimming, beach volleyball, running, sailing, and more

For over three quarters of a century, Santa Barbara has celebrated the Semana Nautica Festival surrounding the 4th of July holiday. The festival originated in 1933 when the local populace challenged the crew of five U.S. Navy battleships, moored outside the harbor, to a series of contests along the beach. Dubbed Fleet Week, the resulting enthusiasm inspired the City Council to charter the event on

a permanent basis the following year and change the name to Semana Nautica in honor of the town's Spanish heritage. Over the years, the sports festival has incorporated hundreds of various events, from the extremely physically challenging to those that welcome participants of all ages and abilities. Spectators may attend the events free of charge and are encouraged to cheer amateur competitors at the many sites in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and Goleta. More than a million people have visited Santa Barbara during Semana Nautica since its inception.

Phenomenal effort from all swimmers at this morning’s Semana Nautica 6-Mile Ocean Swim. Making the journey all the way f...
07/20/2026

Phenomenal effort from all swimmers at this morning’s Semana Nautica 6-Mile Ocean Swim. Making the journey all the way from Goleta Beach to Hendry’s Beach, they face currents, kelp and inconsistent temperatures that make things extra challenging.

Johnathan Dolan reached Hendry’s first taking 2 hours, 16 minutes and 26 seconds. Tesla Profumo was top female in second overall with a time of 2:21.22. David Lederman took third and last year’s women’s champ, Grace Nackers, was fourth overall.

Full results will be posted on SemanaNautica.com tomorrow.

07/18/2026

Semana Nautica Ocean Swimming, Sea to Sky, Santa Barbara Style

Happy to see the King of Semana Nautica Stoke back in action last night. Living proof that smiles are infectious 😎💪Beaut...
07/17/2026

Happy to see the King of Semana Nautica Stoke back in action last night. Living proof that smiles are infectious 😎💪

Beautiful summer night at East Beach with Reef & Run, .band

Quick update for Lobster Jo’s Beach Camp Family Day… Sunday’s (July 19) beach camp has been moved to Goleta Beach from S...
07/16/2026

Quick update for Lobster Jo’s Beach Camp Family Day… Sunday’s (July 19) beach camp has been moved to Goleta Beach from SB. Everything else remains the same! Fun beach activities from 10 am to 3:30 pm, including Mega SUP rides. Just $15 per person or $20 for a whole family.

Use the QR code to learn more about the event or to register.

Santa Barbara’s Summer Sports Festival has been 🔥🔥🔥 so far, so let’s keep the summer heat going to close things out this...
07/15/2026

Santa Barbara’s Summer Sports Festival has been 🔥🔥🔥 so far, so let’s keep the summer heat going to close things out this weekend.

Just a handful of events remain on the 2026 Semana Nautica schedule, but some great stuff still to go!!

The beach volleyball teams of Ric Cervantes-Jonah Seif and Cora Loomer-Mallory LaBreche tasted success yesterday by winn...
07/14/2026

The beach volleyball teams of Ric Cervantes-Jonah Seif and Cora Loomer-Mallory LaBreche tasted success yesterday by winning the CBVA’s Mich Ultra Premier Tour at East Beach.

Cervantes and Seif defeated Kyle Baily and Cole Aidnik 28-23 in the championship match. In the women’s final, Loomer and LaBreche bested Clara Stowell and Chloe Hoffman 28-25.

Each of the winning teams split $2K and the runner-ups earned $1k. Third-place teams also got paid so congrats to all.

Thanks to for putting on a show!!

07/12/2026

This morning’s Mullen & Henzell 3-Mile Swim hits the water with a sprint to the first buoy. There were 54 finishers, so excellent showing for all.

Miles Peck maintained the fastest pace, the only swimmer to break 1-hour with a time of 59 minutes and 15 seconds.

Women’s winner Melina Seider was second overall in 1:05.8, and Kyle Brill was close behind with a time of 1:05.27.

Full results will be posted on SemanaNautica.com tomorrow. Thank you swimmers!!

07/12/2026

Beautiful morning for paddle board races. 1-Mile and 3-Mile are complete, Paddle Sprints still to go!

Jason Smith regained his crown today, winning Semana Nautica’s Stud Ironman race for the third time in the past four yea...
07/11/2026

Jason Smith regained his crown today, winning Semana Nautica’s Stud Ironman race for the third time in the past four years. Tessa Hope was victorious in the women’s comp while finishing in 4th place overall.

Last year’s champ, Kyle Visin, finished second and the 3rd-place competitor was Sawyer Siciliano.

Full results from all our weekend’s beach events will be available on Monday at SemanaNautica.com/results

Melina Seider and Kyle Brill are the 2026 champions of Semana Nautica’s Mullen & Henzell 2-Mile Swim!! Seider was the ov...
07/11/2026

Melina Seider and Kyle Brill are the 2026 champions of Semana Nautica’s Mullen & Henzell 2-Mile Swim!!

Seider was the overall champ with a winning time of 43 minutes and 8 seconds. Brill was just two seconds behind to win the men’s title.

Rounding out the top 5 were Kyle Visin, Jason Smith, and Zachary Zamechi.

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