A Polar-Bear Plunge for Mind

Thousands brave icy waters for annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge in Coney Island
Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge took place on New Year's Day, a tradition dating back over a century. Thousands started off the new year by jumping into the Atlantic Ocean, as others were on hand to cheer the brave souls as they entered the freezing waters.
Coney Island New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge 2025 in pics
Proceeds from the New Year’s Day Plunge go to Coney Island non-profit organizations, including the Alliance for Coney Island, Coney Island History Project, Coney Island YMCA, and the New York Aquarium.
Polar Bear Plunge marks new year at Valley View Park
About 50 brave souls rang in the new year Wednesday by wading into a chilly creek at Valley View Park. The 15th annual Polar Bear Plunge was a fundraiser for the Pine Creek Trout Nursery.
Provincetown Rings In New Year With Polar Bear Plunge
This year's annual New Year's Day plunge raises funds for the Center for Coastal Studies. Here's what to know ahead of the swim.
Long Islanders welcome the new year with 'refreshing' polar plunge
Undeterred by the 49 degree temps that felt like 38, bathers braved the waters of Hempstead Bay off Sea Cliff on New Year's Day.
A Polar-Bear Plunge for the Mind
Under the Radar, Prototype, Live Artery, and the Exponential Festival all administer a series of shocks to the system, like polar-bear plunges, but for the mind. The season’s marquee festival, Under the Radar,
Students organizing Polar Bear Plunge in Columbia
Eighth-grade students at H.W. Porter School are organizing a Polar Bear Plunge to raise money for the Covenant Soup Kitchen. The event will be held at Columbia Lake Beach Jan 5 at 11 a.m. Deputy First Selectman Judith Ortiz encouraged participants to wear costumes.
PHOTOS: Thousands kick off 2025 with Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge
Thousands of participants rang in the new year with a cold jump into the water at Coney Island for the 122nd annual Polar Bear Plunge on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
Hundreds kick off the new year at 73rd Annual Cabrillo Beach Polar Beach Plunge
Hundreds celebrated New Year’s Day with a Polar Bear plunge in San Pedro. The 73rd Annual Cabrillo Beach Polar Beach Plunge kicked off with the Polar Bear king and queen leading the crowd into the Pacific Ocean.
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Considering a polar plunge on New Year’s Day in NYC? These dippers do it daily.
For a certain set of New Yorkers, New Year’s Day involves wading into the icy Atlantic Ocean for an annual polar bear plunge.
Watch revelers jump into Lake Michigan at the New Year's Day 2025 Polar Bear Plunge
Thousands celebrated the 2025 New Year with an icy swim at the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Bradford Beach in Milwaukee, ...
Ring in 2025 with a chill at Austin's Barton Springs Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day
Hundreds of people are expected to take a refreshing dip at Barton Springs Pool to celebrate the start of the new year ...
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Swimmers flock to the Yough for annual New Year’s Day polar bear plunge
Hundreds of brrrr-ave swimmers flocked to Yough River Park in Connellsville to ring in the New Year Wednesday with an icy dip ...
Thousands take part in Vancouver-born tradition of New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim
One of Vancouver's favourite New Year's Day traditions — the annual Polar Bear Swim — was celebrated by thousands again on ...
Newlyweds take New Year's Day polar plunge with L Street Brownies
Two people who participated in the century-old New Year's Day tradition of a polar plunge in South Boston were a bit overdressed. After exchanging their vows on M Street Beach, Matthew McConnell and ...
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Brave Canadians take the polar plunge in icy New Year’s Day tradition
Oakville-based polar bear dip has been running for 40 years and is one of many such events across the country that raise ...