Members of the Penguin Swim Club line up before plunging into the frigid Pacific Ocean while taking part in the 49th annual New Year’s Day swim at Venice Beach in Venice, Calif., on Thursday, January 1, 2009. Water temperatures at noon were around 54 degrees. (AP Photo/David Zentz)
Members of the Penguin Swim Club race into the frigid Pacific Ocean while taking part in the 49th annual New Year’s Day swim at Venice Beach in Venice, Calif., on Thursday, January 1, 2009. Swimmers competed in a 500-yard race at noon in water that was around 54 degrees. (AP Photo/David Zentz)
Members of the Penguin Swim Club plunge into the frigid Pacific Ocean while taking part in the 49th annual New Year’s Day swim at Venice Beach in Venice, Calif., on Thursday, January 1, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zentz)
On New Year’s Day we went down to the beach to check out the annual New Year’s Day swim hosted by the Penguin Swim Club. The event was somewhat laughable after witnessing the same thing in much colder climates than Southern Calfironia has to offer, but it was fun nonetheless.