The Olcott Lions Club is opening its 2026 Polar Bear Swim to every registered nonprofit organization and charitable cause in ...

Is there anything better than diving into cold water in the summertime? Polar bears love plunging into refreshing water as well. These Arctic animals enjoy swimming just like humans do, and one zoo ...

Lifeguards have been known to scold rascally swimmers for horseplay around the pool. But would they dare blow the whistle for polar bear play? No megaphone at any volume would have been able to stop ...

San Pedro ushered in 2025 on Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, in the traditional way — with a chilled splash into the Pacific Ocean. The annual Polar Bear Swim drew hundreds, as usual, for the bracing, ...

Polar bears swim in icy waters, roll around in snow and slide down hills... all in subzero conditions. But whether swimming or sliding, their fur remains ice-free. Now a team of international ...

After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the annual Polar Bear Swim returns to the City of Santa Monica’s Annenberg Community Beach House on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Most mornings, the Blue Boobies arrive in waves at the Albany Beach parking lot. Some days, they start as early as 6 a.m., appearing in the dark, attaching themselves to lit buoys and venturing out, ...