Category: Open Water

A seaside town’s mayor says a pair of skinny dippers who joined in an annual Boxing Day charity swim spoiled the event for many people. Read and listen on BBC News “Unfortunately this year two people took it into their heads to skinny dip… which was unpleasant really. “But the worst aspect of it was…

This is the 93rd annual Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, BC. An estimated 2,500 swimmers hit the 44 F water with many cracking open the bubbly in a futile attempt to stay warm.

Video clip of charity swim in aid of Foyle Hospice. This event was held at Magilligan Point, Limavady on 1 January 2013. More bagpipes. In stereo :-)

Road trip to Port Morien to see their first Polar Bear Swim…great to see all those smiling faces.

The Coney Island Polar Bears Club held it’s annual New Year’s Day Swim.More than 2000 swimmers dove head first into icy freezing water of the Atlantic Ocean. It’s tradition that goes 110 years.Love crazy people of New York.Temperature is 28 F , or t.-2C. Billy Idol music and bagpipes :-)

The opening and mad rush into the freezing water of Coney Island on New Year’s Day. Someone should make a Polar Bear / Christmas Swim ‘mad rush’ supercut by now :-)

Vancouver 2013 New Year’s countdown. Vancouver 2013 Polar Bear Swim.

2013 Penguin Swim, Ocean City, MD Also, the Star Wars Theme Song on bagpipes !