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Top 5 Tips on How to Stay Warm After a Cold Water Swim
by Cynthia Issel
Open water swimmers are those interesting and daring group of people who thrive on a cold water swim with nothing on but a swimsuit and a positive attitude. Scientists say that a cold swim can help with depression, circulation, boots immune system and libido
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2015 Winter Swimming Championships Photo Recap
by Zenon Issel
The Coney Island Polar Bear Club competed in the first U.S. Winter Swimming Championships on Saturday, February 21st, 2015 in Lake Memphremagog near Newport, Vt. The event drew swimmers from around the world to race in icy water that was below 32 degrees F (brrrr!!!). Want to know more? Check out US Winter Swimming Association and of course the…
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Coney Island Polar Bear Club: From Brooklyn to China and back
by Zenon Issel
Meet the Coney Island Polar Bears! They have been putting their Surf-fur waterproof parkas to the ultimate field tests this winter, keeping their club members warm and happy on the beaches of Brooklyn and all the way across the globe in Jinan, China. “You have to qualify to become an official member of our club,” advocated Coney Island Polar…
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