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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...