Join Santa Barbara Channelkeeper for the first annual Santa Barbara AQUATHON on Saturday, September 17th, 2016 at Leadbetter Beach from 8am-1pm! In collaboration with Waterkeeper Alliance’s SPLASH event series, this family-friendly, multi-sport, on-the-water event will bring the Santa Barbara community together to raise awareness and funds to protect and restore our beloved ocean. Everybody is invited to dive in, so register to participate or volunteer, help spread the word, bring your family, bring your friends, and most importantly, have fun out on the water!
- SURFATHON - Catch all the waves you can in a soft top competition. Ages 14 and under. Click for details!
- SWIMATHON - 500 meter or 1K ocean swims for all ages (under 18 requires parent permission).
- SUPATHON - 1.5K SUP races for boards 12' and under or open to any size. Ages 18 and over.
- MEGA-AQUATHON - 1K swim followed by the 1.5K open SUP paddle. Ages 18 and over.
Whether you are a serious athlete in training, a water-lover looking to have a salty good time, or a family (or group) with both, the Santa Barbara AQUATHON is the place to be on Saturday, September 17th. Bring your friends, rally your company or club, get registered, (maybe send some vendors and sponsors Channelkeeper's way) and we'll show how truly committed Santa Barbarians raise funds to protect our beautiful beaches, coastline and community.
Registration for the 2016 Nautica Malibu Triathlon presented by Equinox will open on March 1 2016 at 8am.
International Distance:
1.5k Swim / 40k Bike / 10k Run
Saturday, September 17th, 2016
Classic Distance:
0.5 mile Swim /18 mile Bike / 4 Mile Run
Sunday, September 18th, 2016
Sprint and Olympic Distances available
Cancelled due to extremely low water levels.
On and Off Road Sprint and Olympic Triathlons
CHAMPIONSHIP:SWIM 500M - BIKE 23.34K - RUN 5K (BIKE 2 LAPS OVER THE DAM)
TRI EXPRESS:SWIM 300M - BIKE 12.07 K - RUN 5K (BIKE 1 LAP OVER THE DAM)
The Parent & Child Team Distances are the same as the Tri Express Distances.
The So Cal Youth Tri Series Distances Ages (11 to 14) does the same as the Tri Express
The So Cal youth Tri Series Distance Ages (7 to 10) Swim 150M - Bike 12.07K - Run 3.24K
(BIKE1 Lap over the Dam)
Dr. Geoff Gray, DPT will be conducting a Running Form Clinic for our club! He will be covering important drills to improve form, performance, injury prevention, and will instruct on correct running technique to improve efficiency. We'll get to then put it into practice with a light track workout! Excellent clinic for every triathlete. It's Free, but invaluable!! DON'T MISS OUT!!
SUNDAY APRIL 2ND, 2017 (NORTH SHORE)
CHAMPIONSHIP:SWIM 1K -BIKE 33.9K-RUN 8K (BIKE 3 LAPS AROUND THE DAM)
TRI EXPRESS:SWIM 300M - BIKE 11.4K - RUN 5K (BIKE 1 LAP AROUND THE DAM)
For The Parent & Child Team, Click on The Tri Express Category, When registering The Parent is Team Member #1 & The Child is Team Member #2
Nite Moves is a family evening on the Santa Barbara shore of the American Riviera built around a 5K Fun Run. For swimmers we now offer two aqualthon distances / 1K or 2000 meters.
Choose between the traditional 1K swim and 3.5 mile run / Or the new beginners 500 meter swim and 1 mile run.
We have added The 2000 meter Open Ocean Swim.
We also feature a kids Mile and a Soft Sand Sprint for the small children.
Post Race events include live music, food sampling and soft drinks and adult beverages, bib drawing door prizes and a variety of vendors throughout the summer.
Full season registration includes the beautiful and collectible Nite Moves Tee, the shirt loved by SB locals. Nite Moves Tees are also available for purchase at the event for single night registrations.
2017 Paid Club members can use the code below to receive the season for $189
** Paid members will see the code in RED
Member discount code:
To avoid Active.com fees, you can mail your registration to:
Battle in the Sands is our annual Head to Head fun competition against the UCSB Triclub! Bragging rights are at stake!
Help SB Tri Club get back the title! We need YOU SB TRI CLUB MEMBER to sign up for our relay team of swimmers and runners. You can let us know if you'd prefer to swim, run or open to either or both! All levels are welcome and EVERYONE is encouraged to attend!!
The approximate swim distance is 500m ocean swim.
The approximate run distance is a 1-2 mile beach run.
Please sign up to participate (swim, run, both, either, volunteer to help) - HERE
Format of the event: Each club creates multiple 6 person relay teams (all women team, all men team, co-ed team), and the relay works like this: swim to run to swim to run to swim to run (3 swimmers and 3 runners per team). The club that has at least two out of three victories wins the trophy. We need as many participants as possible as we will field as many teams as possible, everyone participates!!
Look for the SB Tri Club tent on the beach in from of East Beach Grill. Help us crush UCSB Tri, then hang with the club, post race snack and beautiful sunshine provided!!
Nite Moves is a family evening on the Santa Barbara shore of the American Riviera built around a 5K Fun Run. For swimmers we now offer two aqualthon distances / 1K or 2000 meters.
Choose between the traditional 1K swim and 3.5 mile run / Or the new beginners 500 meter swim and 1 mile run.
We have added The 2000 meter Open Ocean Swim.
We also feature a kids Mile and a Soft Sand Sprint for the small children.
Post Race events include live music, food sampling and soft drinks and adult beverages, bib drawing door prizes and a variety of vendors throughout the summer.
Full season registration includes the beautiful and collectible Nite Moves Tee, the shirt loved by SB locals. Nite Moves Tees are also available for purchase at the event for single night registrations.
2017 Paid Club members can use the code below to receive the season for $189
** Paid members will see the code in RED
Member discount code:
To avoid Active.com fees, you can mail your registration to: