Polar Bear Swims

Photo at right: Adventurous swimmers leap into Lake Washington from Mathews Beach, Seattle. Photo by Carolyn Price

Start the New Year with a splash! Find your nearest polar bear swim, and take a cold dip on Jan. 1. If you would like to add your event, email us.

Washington

Resolution Run and Polar Bear Dip, Lake Padden, www.cob.org/services/recreation/races/resolution.aspx

Resolution Run and Polar Bear Dip, Seattle, www.promotionevents.com/resorun

Polar Bear Dip Renton, www.rentonwa.gov

Polar Bear Dip Seattle, www.facebook.com/polarbearplungeseattle

Polar Bear Dip Birch Bay, www.birchbaychamber.com

Polar Bear Plunge Lacey, www.ci.lacey.wa.us

Polar Bear Plunge Tacoma, www.metroparkstacoma.org

Oregon

Polar Bear Plunge, Sunset Bay, www.traveloregon.com/see-do/events/sports/polar-bear-plunge

Idaho

Polar Bear Dip Coeur d’Alene, www.coeurdalene.org

Great Polar Bear Challenge, Boise, www.idaho.wish.org

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