Polar Bear Swim Day, or Polar Bear Plunge Day, is a day each year dedicated to taking a polar bear plunge, where participants enter a cold body of water as part of a challenge or for charity.

The Polar Bear Swim is a no-judgment zone with all ages and abilities welcome. Participants can choose to dip their toes in the ocean, take a quick plunge, or go for the 300-yard swim around the buoy.

In a campus-wide email on Feb. 6, the Winter Carnival Council announced that the polar bear swim will be canceled for the 2024 Winter Carnival weekend. According to the email, the cancellation comes ...

The first official Polar Bear Swim took place on Jan. 1, 1953, and it’s been held every year since, with two recent exceptions: The pandemic and a sewage spill caused the swim to be canceled in ...

The annual Polar Bear swim, which dates back seven decades, will take place on Sunday, Jan. 1, after being canceled the previous two years, first because of the coronavirus pandemic and then ...

The annual Polar Bear swim, which dates back seven decades, will take place on Sunday, Jan. 1, after being canceled the previous two years, first because of the coronavirus pandemic and then ...

The Olcott Lions Club announced Thursday night that this year's Polar Bear Swim will be held May 23. The Swim for Sight, as it is officially known, is traditionally held on the first Sunday in ...

Nora’s story was chronicled in “The Loneliest Polar Bear,” a five-part series published by The Oregonian/OregonLive in 2017. She moved to the Rose City permanently in 2021.

ALLEGAN, MI. — The Coldwater Polar Bear Middle School swim team traveled to Allegan this past Friday night for their conference championship meet. Out of the nine teams in attendance, the Polar ...

The bear covered the gap in about 24 hours, giving an average speed of 3-4 km/h -- about as fast as a person walking. The swim probably means that two cubs, with Skadi when the bear was marked in the ...

The annual Polar Bear swim, which dates back seven decades, will take place on Sunday, Jan. 1, after being canceled the previous two years, first because of the coronavirus pandemic and then ...