Venice Penguin Swim VisitVeniceCa January 1, 2018 Loading Map.... Venice Breakwater1800 Ocean Front Walk - VeniceEvents 33.9856149 -118.47276669999997 Date/Time Date(s) - 01/01/201811:00 am Location Venice Breakwater Categories Annual Events Arts and culture Entertainment and Nightlife Featured Event Food and drink Kids' events Sports and recreation Volunteer and networking The Venice Penguin Swim is the best way to start 2018 in Venice! Plunge into the brisk Pacific Ocean with family and friends on Jan 1st! . Here is a message from Swim.net’s Jacki Hirsty . Date: January 1, 2017 – 12:00 noon Location: Venice Breakwater – Venice, CA Activities: 50-yard fun dip or 500-yard challenge Start the year proving your mettle with a quick dip in the Pacific Ocean. Penguin Club, sponsored and run by Southern California Aquatics (SCAQ), will provide you with a cool, fresh start to the New Year. Sign up at Venice Beach at 11:00 a.m., where Venice Blvd. meets the ocean. The Penguin Swim begins at noon. Adults are $10, minors are $5. Commemorative T-shirts will be available for $10 on-site. DIRECTIONS: Take Venice Blvd. to the end and enter parking lot at the beach (parking is $10-15). Walk 100 yards north. Choose (on-site) between two courses: one is a fun dip of 50 yards and the other, for those who are up for a challenge, is a 500 yards swim. Swimmers in the fun course do not have to put their head underwater. The fastest male and female swimmers in the challenge course are crowned prince and princess. We suggest that you start this ocean swim with a warm-up and end with a warm- down. Swimming is usually a safe activity, but it is exercise, and is strenuous, more so on January 1, when it is cold. You are responsible for being physically fit. See your doctor before starting any physical activity and at least annually for regular checkups. For more info: Jacki Hirsty at scaq@swim.net Location: Venice Breakwater…. at the end of Windward Ave. ant the Venice Boardwalk. 1800 Ocean Front Walk. Venice, Ca 90291. . . Check out the 2007-2017 Penguin swim photo galleries by Venice Paparazzi. . Hungry? Check out Venice’s best dining options. . For more info: