Some 116 brave souls headed for the Elbe River this morning for the 14th annual Dresden New Year’s swim, facing pouring rain and muddy water about 2°C (35.6°F). Organizers asked participants to come in costume and many obliged. Read The Local
Germans do polar bear swims too, here the 14. Dresden New Year’s Swim
By rokur
rokur
Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT consultant, spare-time swimming aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters and a wife. President of the Faroe Islands Swimming Association. Likes to run :-)
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I was actually at Elbe River filming for my dad. He said he would take cold showers every day just to prepare for that event. lol