We'd say that the name of this upbeat event is a bit fanciful and that "no polar bears will be present" but that wouldn't be wholly truthful: Pat the Polar Bear, the event's mascot, will be on hand — on paw? — for pictures.

Polar Bear Swim is a New Year’s Day tradition in San Pedro — with crowds running into the sea at Cabrillo Beach.

If you're looking for a refreshing start to 2025, what better way than a frigid jump into the cold waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Thousands of New Yorkers braved the cold weather and water to plunge into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday as part of the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. Hosted by the Coney Island Polar Bear Club since 1903, dippers braced temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s F, with wind.

: A group of hardy souls make an exuberant leap off a dock during the Polar Bear Plunge Monday, Jan. 1, 2020, at the Point Defiance Marina boat launch. Dozens of participants braved the cold waters, saying the annual event is a way to cleanse the soul,

It's a tradition NOT for the faint of heart.Thousands of people descended on Metro Vancouver beaches to take part in the annual polar bear swim.We spoke to a few who took the dip!

Revelers rang in the 2025 New Year with an icy swim at the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Bradford Beach in, Wisconsin on Wednesday.

Thousands across New York and Pennsylvania jumped into ice-cold waters on January 1, New Year's Day in the annual Polar Bear Plunge. The event has been running for over 100 years in some territories,