Claire Hilbers, 46, of Chagrin Falls does regular polar plunges and competed in the sixth International Ice Swimming ...

BIG BEAR LAKE, in March, can be cold. Quite cold, in fact, the sort of throw-on-another-few-layers kind of cold, a chilliness ...

Many people don’t know that doing small things like jumping into a freezing cold lake can mean so much for another person.” ...

Samantha Brown, in back, and Mary Li, in front, are all smiles after wading into the roughly 45-degree water of Conesus Lake ...

DeSales University student Justin Rice takes the plunge Tuesday, March 4, 2025, during a Special Olympics Polar Plunge hosted ...

There isn’t anything quite like a dip into the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean on a winter afternoon and thousands of ...

Polar Plunge Chicago, benefiting Special Olympics Illinois and Special Children’s Charities, took place Sunday, March 2, 2025, at North Avenue Beach. Over 4,000 people jumped into ...

Costume contest Polar Plunge emcee Greg Moore, in the blue fuzzy hat, interviews Gary Daniels, center, who entered the event’s costume contest dressed like WKRP’s Les Nessman. Other costume ...

More than 100 people took to the cold waters of Doran Beach in Bodega Bay March 1 to raise money for Special Olympics ...

Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum takes the plunge for a good cause Feb. 24 at Minnie Lake in Avon. The event, sponsored by the ...

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