It’s the time of year when brave — some would say wacky — swimmers take a dip in the chilly Pacific during the La Jolla Cove Swim Club’s annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day. The 2026 event will ...

As a former San Diego lifeguard and firefighter, Aaron Brennan sees learning to swim and prevent drowning as life skills. That’s why he has dedicated the past two years to being race director for the ...

Change is in the water for the upcoming La Jolla Cove Swim, which has a new division, some new event names and a second-year race director. Registration is open for the event — one of the ...

More than 70 weedy seadragons were hatched this month at the Birch Aquarium at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, marking the second time the facility has had a successful ...

A local swimmer believes his perilous encounter with a sea lion off La Jolla should serve as a warning to all swimmers — especially in light of recent “red tides.” La Jolla Cove Swim Club member Steve ...

Thinking about an ocean swim before the year runs out? Think again, as several water contact closures and advisories are in ...

The base of Hillside Drive in La Jolla is again closed for repairs — this time to fix a defective storm drain pipe — following a lengthy project that closed the street for months in 2023. But unlike ...

The La Jolla Shores Association board voted last week to support the La Jolla Cove 10-Mile Relay open-water swim scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 28. La Jollan John Heffner, who co-organizes the event, ...

The La Jolla Village Merchants Association gave its support to two upcoming local events, though one brought some concerns the board hopes will be addressed. LJVMA voted unanimously July 9 to write ...

SAN DIEGO — It's the bark heard around La Jolla. Sea lions gather at La Jolla Cove where people also come to swim and play, but three sea lion pups have been found dead in the last three days. The ...

Despite public commitments from local government officials that beach access at La Jolla Cove will remain open to humans, the La Jolla Parks & Beaches group wants to be more hands-on in the discussion ...

The three-mile Gatorman race in La Jolla Cove is the most prestigious race in the La Jolla Rough Water Swim event, with some of the best in the United States braving the rocks and waves in southern ...