Taking the Plunge: San Marcans ring in new year in the river

San Marcos began the new year with the annual Polar Bear Plunge into the 72 degree San Marcos River on Wednesday. San Marcos Swim team members, Ziatia Perkins (green shorts), Sophia Zavala (blue swimsuit), Nina Grandinetti (gray swimsuit) and Isabella Gilmore (in gray shorts) jump into the river. Daily Record photos by Gerald Castillo

James Adamson takes the splash dip with his favorite drink.

Perkins, Elmore, Grandinetti and Zavala try to keep warm before the plunge.