More than 4,000 swimmers welcomed New Year’s Day by diving into freezing waters for the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge.
Many of them wore quirky costumes such as starfish suits and superhero outfits.
The Coney Island Polar Bear Club has been hosting a public New Year’s Day Plunge since 1903. The event raises money to support local charities in New York.
Some believe jumping into cold water on New Year’s Day is a way of saying goodbye to bad things from the past.
Doris Wai
How might this starfish be feeling about its chilly swim?
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