The New Year's Day event expected to draw over 4,000 swimmers; the Coney Island Polar Bear Club is the oldest winter bathing club in the United States, dating back to 1903. World’s largest ...

A growing body of research verifies that cold water plunges do provide benefits, particularly for mood and cognitive performance.

A couple kisses as they go into the Atlantic Ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day plunge in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., January 1, 2024. But cold-water swimming has ...

The annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge took place on New Year's Day, a tradition dating back over a century. Thousands started off the new year by jumping into the Atlantic Ocean, as others ...