Floating swim platforms are back in place for the summer, giving Santa Barbara County beachgoers a fun spot to swim and gather along the South Coast. Anchored offshore near Carpinteria State Beach and ...

Up and down the South Bay coastline, open ocean swims have drawn large crowds for years, including the iconic Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim, a 2-mile open-water race from the Hermosa Beach Pier to the ...