Walter Scott, an attorney, former Navy SEAL, and member of the La Jolla Cove Swim Club, is on his way to become the second person after Penny Palfrey to swim the 37.7 miles (60.6 km) from Santa Barbara Island to the California mainland. To date, Palfrey has been the only person to complete this crossing […]

Walter Scott, a former Navy SEAL and attorney, will attempt to replicate Penny Palfrey‘s 40-mile (64 km) channel swim between Santa Barbara Island and the California mainland this weekend. To date, Palfrey has been the only person to complete this 64 km crossing. Under horrendous conditions, Palfrey completed the swim in 17 hours 53 minutes