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Swimmers in La Jolla greet 2021 with pandemic version of the Polar Bear Plunge A group dressed as polar bears takes part in the unofficial Polar Bear Plunge at La Jolla Shores on New Year’s Day. (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Dozens of brave people from across San Diego County gathered Jan. 1 for a scaled-down pandemic version of one of their favorite traditions: celebrating the new year by splashing in cold ocean water at La Jolla Shores. There was no giant group photo and no post-swim potluck lunch. Dozens of brave people from across San Diego County gathered Jan. 1...

There was no giant group photo and no post-swim potluck lunch. Dozens of brave people from across the county gathered Friday for a scaled-down, pandemic version of one of their favorite traditions: celebrating the new year by splashing in cold ocean water at La Jolla Shores beach. While many traditional elements were missing from the annual Polar Bear Plunge, the event — started locally in the 1980s — took place in a less formal way with smaller groups of swimmers practicing social distancing both in and out of the water. Kristin Jensen from Bay Park said she was fine with 2021’s more...