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The Polar Plunge in Jacksonport set a record New Year’s Day 2014.
“It’s probably the coldest and thus the most rewarding when we’re finished,†said Jacksonport Polar Bear Club founder J.R. Jarosh.
Not for the number of swimmers, but for the coldest temperature for the swim in the club’s 28-year history.
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Swimmer Mark Foster led a team of swimwear-clad models through freezing cold town centres as part of a Virgin Holidays’Â #Tanuary holiday sale.
The tanned bodies were on show for bargain-hunting shoppers to admire on London’s Oxford Street as well as in Glasgow and Manchester.
The holiday company is promoting responsible tanning – having set up a partnership with leading sun safety charity ‘SKCIN’ – as it seeks to get people booking their summer hols early.
Today I launched @VHols_Press @virginholidays #Tanuary sale & responsible tanning. Get your 2014 glow safely… pic.twitter.com/Xro43NXtFn
— Mark Foster (@MarkFosterSwim) January 2, 2014
Between 400 and 500 people began the new year in the northern French city of Dunkirk by braving the cold and jumping into the sea.
Wasatch Front Polar Bear Club swims in the Great Salt Lake on New Years Day 2014.
Yeah, let’s start collecting again, like after Christmas
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Polar Bear Club starts 2014 with icy swim in Coney Island Brooklyn.
http://youtu.be/lUQqzMqO4s8
Milwaukee’s Polar Bear club held it’s annual New Year’s Day swim in Lake Michigan, but shifting winds brought a lot of lake ice to the shores.. making for some tricky footing.
How to improve the strength of your lungs and breath control whilst swimming.
Awesome footage, and a chance to see how it uses its sail.
sailfish and the dredge from Let It Ride 68 on Vimeo.
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