Czech cold-water swimmers have set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 took part in the attempt in the Most lake in northwest Czech Republic.

Some of 2461 polar swimmers wait in the water to set a world record for the largest polar bear dip at a lake in Most, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 1,

There isn’t anything quite like a dip into the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean on a winter afternoon and thousands of people came out again to do just that for this year’s Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside Heights presented by New Jersey Law Enforcement.

Polar swimmers in the Czech Republic set a new world record on Saturday for the largest 'polar bear dip', spending at least one minute in a freezing lake.

A total of 2,461 participants were involved in the successful attempt on the Most lake in northwest Czech Republic. The previous record was 1,799 swimmers who participated in the polar bear dip in ...