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'Excitement with a little dash of fear': Polar plunges ring in the new year with a splash. But what actually happens to your body?
The scene at the Vancouver Polar Bear Swim, one of the oldest polar plunges in the world, is a jubilant one. On Canada’s ...
As a 74-year-old tradition, San Pedro’s annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear swim at Cabrillo Beach doesn’t see a lot of change — ...
It’s the time of year when brave — some would say wacky — swimmers take a dip in the chilly Pacific during the La Jolla Cove Swim Club’s annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day. The 2026 event will ...
There are several polar bear swims taking place in Metro Vancouver on Jan. 1, so if you're ready to plunge, we've got you ...
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Cabrillo ocean closure issued by county health department, possibly canceling new year’s swim
An ocean water closure for Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro was issued by the L.A. County Health Department on Tuesday, Dec. 30.
New Year's Day is coming up fast and so is the annual Polar Bear Swim. For the first time people who face mobility challenges ...
The plunge is set for 10:15 a.m.; if you pay admission to the beach house pool ($10 adult, with other ticketing tiers ...
There will be plenty of family-friendly ways to ring in the new year Wednesday night, along with an icy dip in Lake Ontario ...
The organizer of the 2026 polar bear dip literally took the plunge on Dec. 22 to promote the upcoming event. When The ...
Sixty feet of potentially dangerous floating ice out from the shoreline at Newcastle’s waterfront has forced the postponement of the annual Clarington Polar Bear Swim. Clarington firefighters, who ...
It was amazing. I woke up still a bit drunk of course from New Years Eve. To tell you the truth, I wasn’t excited so much for New Years Eve as I was for the Dip. I met up with my friend Don at the Q ...
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