Polar Bear Swim
Why this Okanagan woman took not one, but 12 polar bear dips
OKANAGAN - If you thought this week’s Polar Bear Swim participants were nuts, you won’t believe what this Okanagan mom has been doing for the past three months. Along with her sister and 14-year-old daughter, Kelowna resident Mix Hart has been taking a dip in Okanagan Lake once a week for the past 12 weeks....
PHOTOS: Brave souls ring in 2015 with Polar Bear Swim in Kal Lake
VERNON - Roughly 100 brave souls charged into the frigid waters of Kalamalka Lake Thursday as part of the annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim. Participants flung off their towels and jackets in -6 C weather and ran into the icy waters while supporters waited on the beach with towels. Swimmers high-fived and embraced...
PHOTOS: New Year’s Day frigid plunge into Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA - About 100 brave souls walked, waded, ran and dived into the fridge waters of Okanagan Lake at Kelowna's City Park on New Year's Day. The annual Polar Bear Swim not only tested the participants ability to survive in icy water, it was a fundraiser for the Community Recreation Initiatives Society. The icy spash...
Ring in the New Year with a splash at Vernon’s Polar Bear Swim
VERNON - It’s a freezing, and at the same time heartwarming, event. This year’s Polar Bear Swim Jan. 1 at Kal Beach is again raising funds for the Zimbabwe Project, which supports communities through gardening, sewing, carpentry, livestock and other projects. You can ring in the new year by plunging into Kalamalka Lake and getting...
Kick off the New Year with the Polar Bear Swim
KAMLOOPS - You may want to ask for big fuzzy towels and lots of hot chocolate for Christmas if you plan on taking on the Polar Bear Swim this year. The Polar Bear Swim will run on New Year’s Day at Riverside Park. Fundraising organizer Linda Gayfer says the annual event is a great way...