2025 Event Reports

Here’s some brief reports from the various Semana Nautica sporting events that are on the 2025 festival schedule.. 

Boecker, Daschian win Half Marathon at Goleta Beach Runs

Hundreds of runners showed up for Goleta Beach Runs, enjoying the beautiful course with distances of Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and 1-Mile.

Under sunny skies, Jasper Boecker (25, Atlanta)was fastest on the flat half-marathon course with a time of 1:26.38. Miranda Daschian (28, Morro Bay) was the top female and 4th overall with a time of 1:32.44.

Evan Moore (42, Santa Barbara - 38:35) and Michelle Haynes (60, Arroyo Grande - 47:55) earned 1st place in the 10K while Aaron Allbritton (40, San Leandro - 16:50) and Hannah Buechner (27, Los Osos - 22:29) were tops in the 5K.

National Record set at SB Masters Swim Meet

The Santa Barbara Masters Swim Team launched the 2025 Semana Nautica festivities in style this past Saturday at Los Baños del Mar Pool, shattering a USMS National Record in the 400 LCM Mixed Medley Relay (100-119 Age Group, 25-29).

 The record-setting relay team featured Joanna Tang (backstroke), Connor Martilla (breaststroke), Kevin Mendoza (butterfly), and Tiffany Ball (freestyle). 

Menichella, Khatamova win SB Open singles titles

The 88th Santa Barbara Open was held at tennis courts at five different local locations. The USTA-sanctioned tournament included various divisions competed for at a high level.

Stefan Menichella and Shakhnoza Khatamova were crowned open singles champions. Menichella defeated Adam Large 6-1, 7-5 while Khatamova beat Marie Weissheim 6-4, 7-6 (8-6). Each final had a $2,400 prize purse, with Menichella and Khatamova each winning $1,700.

In doubles, the top-seeded team of Mathew Berry and Ryder Jackson held off Garrett Patton and Brendan McClain in the final 6-3, 7-6 (8-6). Lucy Lu and Weissheim won the women’s open doubles title, defeating Nicole Buist and Caitlyn Buist 6-1, 6-1.  

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