Eclectic: SSTattler - Polar Bear Swim - Just Try It!

John - SSTattler

Introduction

A Dip on January 1, 2013:  Man, that water is cold. If that’s what you say in the summer, then the Polar Bear Swim may not be for you. However, if you like cold water or have a dash of good old Canadian (or USA) insanity, heading to the ocean for a dip on New Year’s Day might be in the cards. Vancouver has a venerable Polar Bear Swim Club that began in 1920, and up to 2,000 registered participants brave the waters near Vancouver on January 1 each year. Other cities in Canada, including Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, have New Year’s Day swim events as well.

Promo

2013 Polar Bear Plunge Promo - Minnesota, USA

Example Canada Cities - Many More in YouTube

Polar Bear Swim VANCOUVER, BC, Canada

Great Canadian Chill Polar Bear Dip OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada

Polar Bear Dip 2012 Dip TORONTO, Ontario, Canada

What better way to start 2012 than with a little dip in Lake Ontario. Thanks again to all the folks that supported the event. Lets plan to do it together in 2013.

Example US Cities - Many More in YouTube

Barb's Polar Bear Plunge 2009 SEATTLE, WA, USA

The Beauties do the plunge into Lake Washington on New Year's Day's in the Polar Bear Plunge.

Special Olympics Polar Plunge CHICAGO, Illinois, USA

Lunatics, Cavemen, Polar Bears and hundreds of hearty souls not afraid of "shrinkage" jumped into a freezing cold Lake Michigan this March in Chicago for the 10th Annual Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics!

Polar Bear Plunge, Coney Island, BROOKLYN, NY, USA

Jan 2, 2012. I'm losing count of how many polar bear swims I've done, but it's at least my 9th. Music is Blue Danube Waltz by the Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan. Let me know if you spot yourself in the video.

One Example of the REAL Polar Bear

REAL Polar Bear Swimming in TORONTO Zoo!

This polar bear was having his afternoon swim. We'd been waiting for him to get down to the water for long, glad it wasn't wasted! After the long wait he jumped down to the water so we could get a closer look at him. But probably that he didn't realize that he's being watched by so many people underwater, lol. (coz' there're many people on the ground level watching him swim there too).