2010-01-01 New Years Plunge

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The Polar Plunge in La Jolla and the Penguin Plunge in Del Mar featured hundreds of swimmers braving (slightly) chilly waters of the San Diego coast on New Year's Day.


  • Robe Whittemor dons a swimming cap before the Polar Plunge at La Jolla Shores on New Year's Day.
  • Diego Majewski, Nathan Thomson, Santiago Majewski and Zach Thomson lead the pack at the start of the Polar Plunge at La Jolla Shore Beach.
  • Mike Erlanson and Dr. Dana Ryan stop for a kiss amid the rush to the water during the Polar Plunge at La Jolla Shores Beach on New Year's Day.
  • Pete Pettigrew had his gall bladder removed a week before the Polar Plunge at La Jolla Shore Beach on New Year's Day.
  • Angela and Scott Tomayko exit the chilly water.
  • Andrew Carver and Vincent Carver, 4.
  • Stephen Banister tries to shrug off the cold after doing the Polar Plunge at La Jolla Shores Beach on New Year's Day.
  • A boy jumps with excitement seconds before the crowd of swimmers rushed to the water for the 2010 Penguin Plunge in Del Mar.
  • Reed Ridge
  • Cathy Carruthers recently moved to San Diego from Maryland.
  • Randy Arnayro, a schoolteacher from Temecula, shows a photo on his camera to his husband Chuck Hartley during the Penguin Plunge in Del Mar on New Year's Day.
Created 11 Feb 2010 | Last updated 24 Feb 2010