Scenes from the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge 2024
More than 4000 registered swimmers dove head first into the freezing Atlantic waters to ring in 2024. The event goes back to 1903, and raises funds to support local non-profit organizations in Brooklyn, New York.
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Three people cheer in the ocean with Coney Island Boardwalk in the background
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A woman takes a selfie while taking a dip in the ocean for the Polar Bear Plunge.
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Drummers with FOGUL AZUL, a LGBTQ marching band based out Queens, NY, performs a drumline during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge.
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A group of people play drums in matching outfits
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Friends hit the water for the annual polar bear plunge at Coney Island
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A man without his shirt heads out of the water from the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge
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A man waves an American flag behind him as he walks out of the ocean water
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Rob Gioia and his son, Eddie, join thousands of other swimmers for a plunge in the Atlantic Ocean during the 121st annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge.
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A man in a suit carries his son into the ocean water.
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A group of people in matching outfits takes a dip in the ocean near Coney Island
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A woman heads into the water for the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge
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Two people jump into the ocean water
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A man without a shirt splahes in the water for the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge
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A man stands in the shallow end of the ocean near Coney Island
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B.A. Van Sise and Robin Porter Van Sise, , of Long Island City take a plunge in the Atlantic Ocean during the 121st annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge.
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A man in a suit and a woman in a white dress stand in the ocean.
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B.A. Van Sise of Long Island City join his nephew, Hazard Porter.
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A man and a child stand in the water
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B.A. Van Sise, Lauren Porter and Robin Porter Van Sise, , of Long Island City take a plunge
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Three people get into the ocean water wearing their clothes.
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Thousands of swimmers braved the frigid Atlantic Ocean water for the 121st annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge.
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A person in a pink bathing suit waves.
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Two people wave from the water
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B.A. Van Sise, of Long Island City take a plunge in the Atlantic Ocean during the 121st annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge.
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a man takes a plunge in the ocean with a hat on top of his head
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