Category: Winter Swimming
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Polar Plunge Returns to Support Special Olympics | Mountain Lake PBS
After a five-year break, the Polar Plunge returned to Lake Champlain, drawing over 250 participants—including local leaders—to raise funds for local student-athletes to compete in year-round Special Olympics events. Here in the North Country alone, there are nearly 650 athletes who benefit from the plunge. Organizers say the plunge raised about 20-thousand dollars for Special…
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Fifteen Brave Swimmers Take 24 Polar Plunges in 24 Hours for Maine Special Olympics | News Center Maine
Participants in Ogunquit’s first-ever “Super Plunge” raised nearly $80,000 to support Special Olympics Maine.
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Polar Plunge Raises Funds for Special Olympics | CBC British Columbia
People across B.C. are plunging into cold water for a good cause. The annual events raise money for Special Olympics B.C. As Corey Bullock tells us, this year’s funds will support athletes who are headed to Italy to compete in the World Winter Games, which start on March 8.
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Polar Plunge benefits Special Olympics | KRON 4
Law enforcement officials were among those making a splash on Saturday at the annual Polar Plunge event. Dozens of people braved the cold weather at Crown Beach in Alameda. The event raises money for the Northern California Special Olympics.
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Sights and Sounds From the Olcott Polar Bear Swim | The Buffalo News
Participants braved extremely cold temperatures and a layer of ice on Lake Ontario to participate in the 56th annual Polar Bear Swim for WNY at Krull Park in Olcott on March 2, 2025.
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Guinness World Record for the Largest Number of Polar Swimmers in the Czech Republic | Sky News
Watch the Guinness World Record attempt for the largest number of polar swimmers. For the record to be valid, there must be at least 1800 swimmers, and the water temperature must not exceed 10 degrees Celsius
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The Finnish Way to Enjoy a Sauna | BBC Global
Heta-Jemina Pudas is the owner of the only public bathhouse in Lapland where people ice-plunge straight in the Baltic Sea, not in a lake or a pool. Pudas reveals all the secrets for a pleasant, healthy, and respectful Finnish sauna and ice-plunge experience, and dives deep into what to do and what not to do…
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Special Olympics Indiana Holds 26th Annual Polar Plunge in Terre Haute | WTWO
Special Olympics Indiana holds 26th annual Polar Plunge in Terre Haute
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As Winter Swimming Gains Popularity, the Benefits and Risks of Taking an Icy Plunge | PBS NewsHour
It’s the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and while it might not feel like the season for jumping in the water, more and more people are finding an icy plunge invigorating. William Brangham takes a look at the world of winter swimming and both its potential benefits and risks.