Czech cold-water swimmers have set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip.
A total of 2461 swimmers were involved in the successful attempt on the Most lake in northwest Czech Republic.
The previous record was 1799 swimmers who participated in the polar bear dip in Mielno, Poland, on the Baltic Sea on February 15, 2015, according to Guinness World Records.
For the record to be recognised, the participants have to be wearing bathing suits, be at least waist-deep in water and stay there all together for at least one minute.
The temperature of the water during the record attempt was 3.5C, well inside the “lower than 10C” mark required.
“Czechs are a nation of polar swimmers,” said David Vencl, the organiser of the event.
Vencl, a freediver, himself set a world record four years ago in men’s swimming under ice when he swam a record distance of 80.9 metres.
https://thewest.com.au/news/religion-and-belief/new-world-record-for-the-largest-polar-bear-dip-c-17898284
