In Canada, "Polar Bear Swims", "plunges" or "dips" are a New Year's Day tradition in numerous communities across the country. 展开

Polar plunges (the local name) are held at various beaches in New Zealand, usually on the weekend closest to the shortest day in late June. Among other places, polar plunges are led at Papamoa Beach (Tauranga), Saint Clair Beach (Dunedin), and 展开

Polar plunges are held across the United States, including annual events held in Seattle (since 1993); Evergreen, Colorado; New York (the Coney Island Polar Bear Club); Lake … 展开

A polar plunge is also held every midsummer in Antarctica as a rite of passage for scientists and visitors to New Zealand's Scott Base. It is held in late December. 展开

Every New Year's Day around 60,000 people dive collectively into the icy cold sea water at Scheveningen, a Dutch beach resort town, since 1960. In 89 locations on beaches and in lakes all over the country, each year many people participate in this … 展开

In the UK, the majority of winter swimming events take place on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, with many hundreds of people swimming in the sea at the largest events in Exmouth, Lowestoft and Brighton.
An annual "Loony Dook" … 展开

An annual Polar Bear Swimming Contest takes place annually at the Haeundae Beach in Busan, South Korea. 展开