Category: Open Water
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Crazy Polar Bear Swim Coney Island New Year 2013
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 :-)
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Coney Island Polar Bear Club Swim January 1st 2013
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 :-)
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2013 Vancouver New Year’s Countdown & Polar Bear Swim
Vancouver 2013 New Year’s countdown. Vancouver 2013 Polar Bear Swim.
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Atlantic General Hospital’s 19th Annual Penguin Swim
2013 Penguin Swim, Ocean City, MD Also, the Star Wars Theme Song on bagpipes !
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GAFIRS New Year’s Day Swim 2013
“Here is a quick review on the GAFIRS New Year’s Day Swim. Many thanks to Dave Jenkins for the 1st person view footage.”
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Thousands take part in Christmas swim
The video thumbnail should warn you plenty :-P (kidding, thankfully we only see them above the waist)
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Gary Sredzienski’s Winter Swim for the Center for Wildlife
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
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Weird and wonderful ice swimming traditions
For most of us January is full of New Year’s resolutions and doing more exercise is usually at the top of the list. How about an icy swim that is as good for your body as for your soul? http://youtu.be/BsTLWWwVgkY
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