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    No breaks, no wetsuit: Swimming across the Santa Barbara Channel

    Next week, Santa Barbara open ocean swimmer Rachel Horn plans to swim across the Santa Barbara Channel from Santa Cruz Island to Oxnard - a total of 19 miles.

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    By Larry Perel • Sep 8, 2017 • 4m Listen

    Next week, Santa Barbara open ocean swimmer Rachel Horn plans to swim across the Santa Barbara Channel from Santa Cruz Island to Oxnard - a total of 19 miles.

    Photos: Rachel Horn during last year's swim from Anacapa Island to Oxnard. (Ryan Slattery)

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