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The Coney Island Polar Bear Club was created by Bermarr MacFadden in 1903. He believed that bathing in the ocean during the winter could help people stay in good health. That's why he created the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States. Members of the club swim in the Atlantic Ocean every Sunday from November to April, but their swim on New Year's Day is very special. About 3000 swimmers and around 6000 spectators take part in this event. The swimmers wear bathing suits or even warm clothes and bathe in the very cold waters of the Atlantic. Members of the Club swim in the freezing cold water not only for health reasons, they also regularly collect money for sick children.

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club was created by Bermarr MacFadden in 1903. He believed that bathing in the ocean during the winter could help people stay in good health. That's why he created the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States. Members of the club swim in the Atlantic Ocean every Sunday from November to April, but their swim on New Year's Day is very special. About 3000 swimmers and around 6000 spectators take part in this event. The swimmers wear bathing suits or even warm clothes and bathe in the very cold waters of the Atlantic. Members of the Club swim in the freezing cold water not only for health reasons, they also regularly collect money for sick children.

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club was created by Bermarr MacFadden in 1903. He believed that bathing in the ocean during the winter could help people stay in good health. That's why he created the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States. Members of the club swim in the Atlantic Ocean every Sunday from November to April, but their swim on New Year's Day is very special. About 3000 swimmers and around 6000 spectators take part in this event. The swimmers wear bathing suits or even warm clothes and bathe in the very cold waters of the Atlantic. Members of the Club swim in the freezing cold water not only for health reasons, they also regularly collect money for sick children.

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club was created by Bermarr MacFadden in 1903. He believed that bathing in the ocean during the winter could help people stay in good health. That's why he created the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States. Members of the club swim in the Atlantic Ocean every Sunday from November to April, but their swim on New Year's Day is very special. About 3000 swimmers and around 6000 spectators take part in this event. The swimmers wear bathing suits or even warm clothes and bathe in the very cold waters of the Atlantic. Members of the Club swim in the freezing cold water not only for health reasons, they also regularly collect money for sick children.

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club was created by Bermarr MacFadden in 1903. He believed that bathing in the ocean during the winter could help people stay in good health. That's why he created the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States. Members of the club swim in the Atlantic Ocean every Sunday from November to April, but their swim on New Year's Day is very special. About 3000 swimmers and around 6000 spectators take part in this event. The swimmers wear bathing suits or even warm clothes and bathe in the very cold waters of the Atlantic. Members of the Club swim in the freezing cold water not only for health reasons, they also regularly collect money for sick children.