A more than 70-year-old San Pedro tradition will return to Cabrillo Beach on New Year’s Day — with folks celebrating 2024’s arrival by splashing in the frigid ocean waves. The annual Polar Bear swim, ...

OLCOTT, N.Y. — Get ready to cold plunge for a good cause next month during Olcott's 55th annual Polar Bear swim. Those interested in taking a cold swim in Lake Ontario can sign up now until the day of ...

Polar Bear Swim Day, or Polar Bear Plunge Day, is a day each year dedicated to taking a polar bear plunge, where participants enter a cold body of water as part of a challenge or for charity. Although ...

Even the below-freezing temperatures couldn’t keep 68-year-old swimmer Greg Mortimer from taking a chilly dive Saturday morning. “It was my first time doing a pool plunge, but I have done an ocean ...

For many, the mere thought of donning swimsuits and diving into ice cold water is enough to generate a few goosebumps. But for Bill Oswald and his sons, a dip into Blue Marsh Lake on a 40-degree ...

One of San Pedro’s oldest and most popular — not to mention coldest — traditions is set to return next week, with swimmers braving the chilly waters of Cabrillo Beach on New Year’s Day. The annual ...

After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the annual Polar Bear Swim returns to the City of Santa Monica’s Annenberg Community Beach House on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.