Coney Island Polar Bear Club

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Founded in 1903, the Coney Island Polar Bear Club is the oldest ice swimming club in the United States . Every Sunday from October to April, its members swim in the Atlantic off Coney Island . Swimmers from all over the USA take part in the annual New Year's swim (2005: 300 participants, 6000 spectators).

The association became known through a contribution to global warming in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart .

Web links

official website

Footnotes

  1. ↑ [1] Nick Kaye, "Polar Bear Club Swims: New Year Parties (Don't Hold the Ice)," December 23, 2005, New York Times