Courtesy of Bill Perry, Director, La Jolla Rough Water Swim, California. The first La Jolla Rough Water Swim was held in 1916 when it was Charles ‘Chubby’ Shields in 48 minutes. Swims over the years were cancelled due to sponsorship changes (1935), a polio scare (1948) and shark sightings (1959), but for the most part, […]