La Jolla Cove Swim
About this race
Iconic Open Water Swim held in La Jolla, California the first Sunday after Labor almost every year since 1916.
There are four swim events available on race day.
- 250 Meter kids race "Garibaldi Grommets"
- 1 Mile "Sea Lions"
- 3 Mile "Leopard Sharks"
- 4 Mile "Whole Enchilada" Swimmers compete in both the 1 mile & 3 mile events - there is about an hour between the 2 swims.
All swimmers receive an event t-shirt. All finishers receive a finisher's medal. There are Age Group Medals awarded that follow U.S. Masters Swimming age brackets. For the kids race it is by individual year. 8 year olds will only be competing with 8 years etc up through 12 years of age.
Pick your distance
Swimming
Welcome Swim at the Cove
Sea Lion 1 Mile Swim
Leopard Shark 3 Mile Swim
Whole Enchilada - Combo Swim - 3 Mile + 1 Mile (not back to back)
This event is a bundle of the 3 mile and the one mile events. They will be swum at separate times.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in La Jolla, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:31 AM and sets at 6:59 PM local time (PDT) in La Jolla on September 12, 2026 — 12h 28m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 9 La Jolla events
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