Did a Whatcom County community break a polar bear plunge world record? Thousands of people gathered in Blaine on New Year’s Day for the Birch Bay Polar Bear Dip, braving the icy waters of Birch Bay in ...

Badeglede swimming group organized a record-breaking polar bear dip with 3,134 participants braving 9.9℃ waters at Ølberg beach in December.

It’s 11 a.m. on the first morning of 2026 in Birch Bay, Washington. There’s a sharp chill in the air. Driving down Birch Bay Drive, sporadic groups of people wrapped in towels, robes and sweatshirt ...

Thousands of people braved the cold water on January 1, 2026, in Birch Bay, Wash., in an attempt to break the world record for the largest polar bear dip. To break the record, more than 3,134 ...

Bellingham — Did a Whatcom County community break a polar bear plunge world record? Thousands of people gathered in Blaine on New Year’s Day for the Birch Bay Polar Bear Dip, braving the icy waters of ...

Thousands of polar plungers who took an icy dip in Birch Bay on New Year’s Day just got doused with another blast of cold water. This time in the form of bad news from Guinness World Records. Turns ...