Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay this weekend marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge.

Colts Neck resident Ed Perrine launched himself into the frigid surf at Beacon Boulevard Beach in Sea Girt on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the fourth annual Patriot Polar ... year, the plunge honors New ...

THEY INSPIRED WHAT WE NOW KNOW AS THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE ... HAVE BECOME SO INVESTED IN THE PLUNGE. SO MUCH SO, THE COOL SCHOOLS PLUNGE IS A TWO DAY EVENT THIS YEAR. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ...

BUT OVERALL THOUGH, AS WE LOOK AHEAD OR LOOK BACK IN THE PAST, FIRST TO SOME EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE MAIN PLUNGE FOR THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SINCE 1997.

The most notable event of the weekend, the Polar Bear Plunge, had a record number of 4416 people running into the Atlantic ...

Those plunging are doing so in support of over 19,000 athletes and Unified® teammates who train and compete year-round ... for the second plunge of the day. The MSP Polar Bear Plunger benefiting ...