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 !

“Here is a quick review on the GAFIRS New Year’s Day Swim.
Many thanks to Dave Jenkins for the 1st person view footage.”

The video thumbnail should warn you plenty :-P

(kidding, thankfully we only see them above the waist)

On December 29, 2012, Gary Sredzienski of Kittery, Maine, swam 3.75 miles in 36 degree water to raise funds for the Center for Wildlife in York, Maine.

Also, accordion music. Awesome