The Polar Bears, Doing Their Thing

Image courtesy of Whiskeygonebad Flickr)

Despite the surrounding sponsorship controversy, the annual Coney Island Polar Bears New Year's Day dip occurred as usual. Gothamist has posted some great photos from a couple different photographers who were on the scene, while a few other participants have posted videos of the event on YouTube.

Image courtesy of LornaGrl

Coney Island Polar Bears Welcome 2008 With a Splash [Gothamist]
Coney island Polar Bear swim 2008 [YouTube (ekavet)]
2008 Polar Bear Swim Coney Island [YouTube (fedex1one)]

- post by Ben Nadler