Qualicum Beach's Ronald Laidman recently plunged into ice-cold water ... To mark the occasion of the 100th Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver in 2019, Laidman made the trip on his own. The pandemic did not ...

In Vancouver, modern cold plunging took root in 1920 with the very first Vancouver Polar Bear ... original swim started around the dock at English Bay, where there used to be a long boardwalk ...

The swim is free, but pre-check in and waiver signing is required. Polar Bears in the Kelowna area can join the annual fun Kelowna Polar Bear Dip at Tugboat Beach, Waterfront Park at 1 p.m. on Jan ...

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.

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

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