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.

The annual Polar Bear Swim took place at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro Jan. 1, 2025…Between 600-800 usually participate with hundreds more turning out to watch and cheer it on. (Photo by Chuck ...

Participants play and swim in 55 degree water during the 68th annual Cabrillo Beach Polar Bear New Year’s Day Swim on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Ana P. Garcia, Contributing Photographer) ...

Started in 1903, the Coney Island Polar Bears swim in the icy waters of Southern Brooklyn every Sunday from November to April, ... “New Yorkers love nothing more than a challenge and taking the plunge ...

“For a complete Polar Bear Swim, you dunk your head, but if you wade in up to your knees, you’re still plunging,” Dey said. “The real challenge is after the swim, climbing up the stairs.

St Dunstan’s learners, parents and staff plunged into icy water for charity, raising funds and collecting blankets in the fourth annual Polar Bear Swim.

San Pedro ushered in 2025 on Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, in the traditional way — with a chilled splash into the Pacific Ocean. The annual Polar Bear Swim drew hundreds, as usual, for the bracing ...