Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay this weekend marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. Check out photos from the cold event.

JBLM’s Polar Plunge ‘pushing our limits’ By Allison Hoy, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs March 11, 2025 ...

Though Vancouver claims to be the reason the polar plunge became a New Year's tradition, it isn't the oldest example of the plunge itself. In New York, the cold water dip dates back to 1903.

Many people across the United States and beyond welcome the new year with a run into the water, known as a Polar Bear Plunge. It's a New Year's Day tradition in Canada and the Netherlands.

The Eugene Polar Plunge is an annual event that raises money for Special Olympics Oregon. Special Olympics Oregon provides opportunities for athletes to compete at local, regional and statewide ...

The annual Polar Plunge Chicago, benefiting Special Olympics Illinois and Special Children’s Charities, took place Sunday, March 2, 2025, at North Avenue Beach. Over 4,000 people jumped into … ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Lustgarten’s group – the Coney Island Polar Bear Club – hosted the first winter water plunge in the United States on New Year’s Day in 1903.

Cold temperatures didn’t stop a huge crowd from participating in the 122nd Annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge.

Winter weather helped to excite participants of the 24th annual Rochester Polar Plunge, as more than 900 participants gathered to raise money for Special Olympics Minnesota.

For a certain set of New Yorkers, New Year’s Day involves wading into the icy Atlantic Ocean for an annual polar bear plunge. But for a small, dedicated group of local dippers, confronting the ...

Salem Pond celebrated its 10th annual New Year's Pond Town Polar Plunge with 300 participants. Nazaret Quintanillo and Rigoberto Quintanillo de Maria, originally from Venezuela, joined the event ...