To date, the group has raised a total of $12,000. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff) The Swimmin' Women take the plunge in their version of the Polar Bear Plunge at Merritt Clubs Eldersburg.

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech cold-water swimmers on Saturday set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 participants were involved in the successful attempt on the Most lake ...

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One of 2461 polar swimmers prepares to get in the water to set a world record for the largest polar bear dip at a lake in Most, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 1, 2025.

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech cold-water swimmers on Saturday set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 participants were involved in the successful attempt on the Most lake ...

The previous record was 1,799 swimmers who participated in the polar bear dip in Mielno, Poland, on the Baltic Sea on Feb. 15, 2015, according to Guinness World Records.