Polar Bear Plunge - Coney Island - 1st Time

[NJHunkguy]

Yesterday, I attended the Annual Polar Bear Plunge 2012 in Coney Island NY the first time as a "spectator". I had been wanted to go each year, but there were always excuses not to go. It was "FUN" !

Yes, there were quite a few men wearing Speedos, some were taking photos with requests from spectators.

[crawler]

Way to go. I did my 11th jump here in Nova Scotia. Great way to start the New Year - almost naked and all that adrenaline pumping through your system. What else makes you feel like that? Exactly!

[NJHunkguy]

It should be much colder in Nova Scotia and much more exciting in that temperature.

As for myself, I did not enter the water, too cold for me. Even though it was quite a warmer day. I only got my shoes and socks all wet when the waves splashed against my feet when I was the least alert while taking photos...

May be next year, I will finally plunge with "speedo".

[NJHunkguy]

Polar Bear Swim, Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY, January 1, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdSsM...yer_detailpage


Me 0:41 in red jacket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d275A...yer_detailpage

[Byron]

Plenty of dogs and female bikinis to be seen in your vid. but where were those speedos - is such swimwear known at all to the men of NYC ?

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

A race brief is the best thing to wear in a polar plunge. You'd think the opposite at first, but all that extra clothing just holds in the cold water... said from experience.

[NJHunkguy]

There were as much as 1 speedo or square cut type for every 30 or so men.
Turn head, you would see one....


This one was not transparent

[Torchwatch]

The majesty of an orbiting space station revolving to generate gravity reduced to celebrate an inflatable octopus and a bunch of chilly New Yorkers.

[NJHunkguy]

Originally Posted by Torchwatch

The majesty of an orbiting space station revolving to generate gravity reduced to celebrate an inflatable octopus and a bunch of chilly New Yorkers.

Let me get it right. "The majesty of an orbiting space station", were you referred to red tower structure in the background ?

Very interesting thought. Sort of like a story in a poem!

[NJHunkguy]

A few photos borrowed from the internet.