Photos: Polar Bear Plunges around the world

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Photos: Polar Bear Plunges around the world

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 01: A man dressed as a polar bear walks into the ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day swim on January 1, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club claims to be the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S. and attracts hundreds to the beach for the annual swim in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

People in bathing suits run into the ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day swim on January 1, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club claims to be the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S. and attracts hundreds to the beach for the annual swim in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

A man dressed as a polar bear walks into the ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day swim on January 1, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club claims to be the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S. and attracts hundreds to the beach for the annual swim in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

People in bathing suits run into the ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day swim on January 1, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club claims to be the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S. and attracts hundreds to the beach for the annual swim in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

A man dressed as Darth Vader participates in the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day swim on January 1, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club claims to be the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S. and attracts hundreds to the beach for the annual swim in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

People in bathing suits run into the ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day swim on January 1, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club claims to be the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S. and attracts hundreds to the beach for the annual swim in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

People in bathing suits run into the ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day swim on January 1, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club claims to be the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S. and attracts hundreds to the beach for the annual swim in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

People in bathing suits run into the ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day swim on January 1, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club claims to be the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S. and attracts hundreds to the beach for the annual swim in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

People participate in the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day swim on January 1, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club claims to be the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S. and attracts hundreds to the beach for the annual swim in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Participants run into Lake Ontario during the 31st annual Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville, Ontario, Friday, Jan 1, 2016. (Marta Iwanek /The Canadian Press via AP)

Mounted Vancouver Police officers ride horses in the waters of the English Bay as revelers participate in the 96th annual Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday Jan. 1, 2016. The event, hosted by the Vancouver Polar Bear Swim Club, held it's first swim on New Year's Day in 1920. (Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

Participants take to the frigid waters of the English Bay during the 96th annual Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday Jan. 1, 2016. The event, hosted by the Vancouver Polar Bear Swim Club, held it's first swim on New Year's Day in 1920. (Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

A reveller jumps into the frigid North Atlantic in Herring Cove in the annual polar bear swim in Halifax, Canada, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

A reveller jumps into the frigid North Atlantic in Herring Cove in the annual polar bear swim in Halifax, Canada, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Enthusiasts from the long-established swimming club Les Ours Blancs (The Polar Bears), pose for the camera as they drink champagne during an annual swim in Biarritz, southwestern France, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. Most people were dressed in red, white and blue colors following the latest attacks in France. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

Jeff Dorschner, left, and Mike Filiatrault embrace after taking the plunge during the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Lime Kiln Lake on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, in Waupaca, Wis. This year’s Polar Plunge benefited the Waupaca Fire Department. (Wm. Glasheen /The Post-Crescent via AP)

Lawerence Wydeven, center, leads the crowd into the water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Lime Kiln Lake on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, in Waupaca, Wis. This year’s Polar Plunge benefited the Waupaca Fire Department. (Wm. Glasheen /The Post-Crescent via AP)

Waupaca firefighter Peter Jungers surfaces after submerging himself during the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Lime Kiln Lake on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, in Waupaca, Wis. This year’s Polar Plunge benefited the Waupaca Fire Department. (Wm. Glasheen /The Post-Crescent via AP)

Pam Ulicny, Valley View, Pa., reacts as she makes her way through the 44 degree water back to land during the 7th annual Pine Creek Polar Bear Plunge in Valley View Park in Valley View on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. The event benefits Pine Creek Trout Nursery. (Jacqueline Dormer/Republican-Herald via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Plunge organizer, Jason Stillman, left, and his wife Sarah, take the plunge on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, during the annual Lyons Polar Plunge held at the "Black Bear Hole" of the St. Vrain River in Lyons, Colo. (Cliff Grassmick /Daily Camera via AP)

First timers, Julie Boyle, right, and her husband, Donn Kuntz, get out of the river after a successful jump on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, during the annual Lyons Polar Plunge held at the "Black Bear Hole" of the St. Vrain River in Lyons, Colo. (Cliff Grassmick /Daily Camera via AP)

Dave Sederberg, a Polar Bear Plunge founder, introduces his eleven year-old daughter Whitney to the 38 degree waters in Long Lake Park in Lacey, Wash., as they join around 480 hearty New Year's Day revelers to take their 2016 Polar Bear Plunge on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. (Steve Bloom /The Olympian via AP)

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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 01: A man dressed as a polar bear walks into the ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day swim on January 1, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club claims to be the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S. and attracts hundreds to the beach for the annual swim in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

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