Amid the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic and the growing threat of the Omicron variant, thousands of eager New Yorkers dove into the frigid Atlantic Ocean for the 119th Annual Polar Bear Club Plunge.

5, 2011. Credit: Kaitlynn Mannino A lifeguard watches over the hundreds of participants who braved the frigid Atlantic Ocean as part of the Polar Bear Club's 12th Annual Sunday Splash in Long ...

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.

Polar Bear Club have announced Tyler Mahurin as their new permanent drummer. “I’m so excited to be playing with PBC. I’ve been waiting to find the right band to play in again and I’ve ...

where since 1903 members of the public have joined the Polar Bear Club in dunking themselves in the icy ocean on New Year’s Day. Gothamist reports that thousands showed up for the event starting ...

there was the Milwaukee Polar Bear Club. And its members didn't just dive into frigid Lake Michigan on the first day of the year. In 1909, a Milwaukee printer named James G. Brazell decided the ...