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

The annual Rochester Polar Plunge took place Sunday at Ontario Beach ... See all the photos from the event in the gallery – and relive past plunges below. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY ...

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025.

CARL RUSSO PHOTOS: A five inch snowstorm and freezing temperatures didn’t stop one hundred spectators from cheering on dozens of Polar Plunge participants as they jumped or walked into four feet ...

THEY INSPIRED WHAT WE NOW KNOW AS THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE, ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL FUNDRAISERS ON THE ENTIRE EAST COAST. EVERY YEAR, THE CROWDS KEEP GROWING, AND THIS YEAR’S SPECIAL ...

The 25th Rochester Polar Plunge is set to take place on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Ontario Beach Park in Charlotte. Registration for the event, which benefits Special Olympics New York programming and ...

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

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — East Carolina University has brought back their annual Polar Bear Plunge for another year. The first plunge was in 1997 and had 35 participants. The largest Polar Bear ...

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, Feb. 1, marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. The fundraising event, in which individuals pledge $100 or more ...