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

noting about 10 personnel were brave enough to bear the frigid water. The Polar Plunge is an event recognized all over the United States to support the Special Olympics. Proceeds raised go to help ...

WBAL-TV staffers take part in a live dip in the frigid Chesapeake Bay for the 2025 Polar Bear Plunge!

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 ...

More than 1,000 people participated in the Wildwood Polar Bear Plunge last month – a longstanding tradition in the Shore community. The event is a fundraiser for Special Olympics New Jersey. The event ...

Participants flock to the water at the Lewes Polar Bear Plunge, which raises funds for Special Olympics Delaware on Sunday, February 2, 2025.

Intrepid fundraisers will once again plunge into the frigid waters of Lake Superior this spring, in an effort to raise funds for Thunder Bay charities. The 15th annual PDR Thunder Bay Polar Bear ...

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 ...

REHOBOTH BEACH, DE - Communities from across Delmarva participated in the 2025 Polar Bear Plunge in Sussex County on Sunday! The yearly festival benefits Special Olympics Delaware and the plunge ...