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El Segundo outlines Plunge renovation progress, seeks roughly $4.8 million in fundraising
Summary
City officials and community partners reviewed construction progress on The Plunge, a historic indoor swim stadium, and said the project — estimated at $14.6 million — has $9.8 million in city reserves and a roughly $4.8 million funding gap to be filled by fundraising and partnerships.
El Segundo city officials, contractors and community partners presented progress on the long-planned renovation of The Plunge and asked residents to support a $4.8 million fundraising gap so the indoor swim stadium can reopen in late 2025.
“Allie Mancini, director of Recreation, Parks and Library for the City of El Segundo, said the Eurosari Swim Stadium, affectionately called The Plunge, “officially opened its doors in November 1941” as a Works Progress Administration project and has been a community anchor for decades. Mancini told the meeting the city approved a renovation design in February 2023 and began construction in August 2024.
The restoration matters to longtime residents and to city swim programs because the Plunge provides youth lessons, master swim and other year-round aquatics programs that the newer Douglas Street Aquatics Center does not fully replace. “The plunge is a needed project for…
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