Thousands of people braved frigid waters on New Year’s Day to participate in Polar Bear Swims around B.C. Crowds for the plunge in White Rock, which celebrated its 55th anniversary this year ...

The Texas beach is inviting the public to its annual Polar Bear Dip tradition. The 27th annual Polar Bear Dip will begin registration at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 1, according to Visit South ...

Revelers in costumes get their photo taken before they enter the cold water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. Pat Leonard: With Titans ...

Kristina Casey has a Pokemon way of keeping warm as she prepared to celebrate the New Year during the Polar Bear Plunge Wednesday in Pottstown’s Riverfront Park. (Evan Brandt — MediaNews Group ...

One of Vancouver's favourite New Year's Day traditions — the annual Polar Bear Swim — was celebrated by thousands again on Wednesday, in an event that has now spread across the world.

It’s a chance to keep your first New Year’s resolution of 2025 and maybe raise some money for a worthwhile cause. New Year’s Day Polar Bear Dips are happening throughout Ontario, offering a unique ...

This was the inaugural year for the "Freezin' for a Reason" Polar Bear Plunge, which was spearheaded by local Weston residents Gena and Billy Mann. Proceeds from the Polar Bear Plunge will support ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Several thousands welcomed 2025 with a nice cold dip as part of the annual Coney Island Polar Bear plunge on Wednesday. The event, put on by The Alliance for Coney ...

Some 750 people took part in the Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville., Ont., just west of Toronto on Wednesday. Aiden Peel, who travelled more than 100 kilometres from Innisfil, Ont., to take the ...

A Polar Bear plunge in the icy waters of English Bay has been a community tradition since 1920 for locals who want to rinse away the old year and start the new one fresh. Some wait until the horn ...

This happened at the Polar Bear Plunge. Participants headed to Paradise Inn Bar and Grille on Pensacola Beach, some in costume, to start the new year off with a dip into the Santa Rosa Sound. “ ...

Recently, a new Guinness World Record was set by a woman who completed an ice marathon in record time while wearing a polar bear costume. While the thought of this may be comical, her reasoning ...