A total 2,461 bathers braved the frigid waters of the Czech Republic's second-largest lake to break a world record for the ...

to take a polar bear plunge. You might think you've been in freezing water before, especially if you've ever taken a swim in the cold crystalline spring waters found in the Florida panhandle.

This record-setting event beat the previous global record of 1,799 participants, which was set in Poland in 2015 during the XIIth Ice Swimmers Convention.

has been recorded swimming at least 74km in one day - and maybe more. This is believed to be the first conclusive proof that polar bears cover such a great distance in the water. Skadi, one of the ...

When the bear slipped into the water, he just waited. 'There was just a flat, world of water and ice and this polar bear swimming lazily around me. I could hear her slow, regular breathing as she ...

A March-time polar bear plunge is not only a freezing dip for a good cause, it’s also a signal that spring is almost upon us. Each year, hundreds of people line up along the shoars of Olcott ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest ... sense of smell they can detect a seal in the water beneath a metre of compacted snow, and from almost a kilometre away. Adults are strong swimmers – they can ...

Wild Facts About The Arctic's Strongest Predator ...

Because polar bears spend so much time on the water, they're classified as marine mammals. Bears have a great sense of smell that helps them sniff out food. There are eight species of bear: the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. New twin polar bears Kallik and Kalu were seen for the first time by the public on March 25, 2025 at the St. Louis Zoo ...

In the Arctic, polar bears are equally at home swimming in the frigid waters or galloping across fields of ice and snow. When they emerge from the water, their fur temperature drops to nearly that of ...

We must also take into account that polar bears have been documented swimming up to 320kms (about 200 miles). A polar bear in the water, even one far from land or ice, is not always a polar bear that ...