A man in Northern California led cops on a wild chase on Wednesday, and he really put on a show.  While fleeing, he drove . . . ran . . . biked . . . and swam from the cops before being caught and arrested.

 You could say this guy is the TRIATHLETE of criminals . . . because he can drive, run, ride, AND swim to avoid capture.  To an extent.

A man in Northern California named Michael Oyarzo led cops on a high-speed chase on Wednesday . . . and it was quite a show.

He drove until he reached a dead-end . . . then tore through three separate backyards before his vehicle got stuck.  He got out and ran . . . until he spotted a motorcycle.  He stole it, and rode off . . . but the cops were on his tail.

He hopped off the bike . . . ran to the edge of the Sacramento River . . . jumped in and started SWIMMING across it.  (???)  On the other side, he climbed up a tree.  The police got to it, circled it . . . and he finally came down and was cuffed.

Michael was wanted for questioning regarding an armed robbery that occurred earlier that day.  There aren’t any details on that, but for now, he’s been booked for vehicle pursuit, vandalism, resisting arrest, and vehicle theft.  (Either he’s guilty, or he’s auditioning for a Hollywood reboot of “24”.)