"Like a Lamb Led to Slaughter" was this year's theme as NPS dispatch was called to put a stop to this year's illegal swimming activity.

       

Year

# of Polar Bears

Air Temperature

Water Temperature

Predicted Super Bowl Vegas Winner

Point Spread Winner

Prediction Record

2002 6 30 degrees 48.5 degrees AFC - New England Paddlers New England 1-0
2003 24 45 degrees 50.2 degrees AFC - Oakland Waders Tampa Bay 1-1
2004 Private party
(only  3)
39 degrees,
snow pellets and 25 mph wind
 46.9 degrees

NFC - Carolina Penguins

 

Carolina

 

2-1

2005 7 51 degrees 50.2 degrees

NFC - Philadelphia Sea Gulls

Philadelphia

3-1
2006 9 41 degrees 50.2 degrees

AFC - Pittsburgh Seal-ers

Pittsburgh

4-1
2007 2 46.8 47.8

AFC - Indianapolis Coots

Indianapolis

5-1

  

 


Do you have the courage to be a Lake Powell Polar Bear?

For More Information
Paul Ostapuk at 645-6577 / 4959 or Jody Gebhardt at 645-1456 / 608- 6035

Life is short:  So Live a little, Laugh a little…Play a lot!
And it’s never too cold to eat ice cream or take a swim in Lake Powell.

 


F.A.Q. - Cold Water Swimming      Entry Forms and Waiver     

2005 Photos    2004 Photos    2003 Photos    2002 Photos  

 Photo Gallery - Cold Water Swimming Images from around the World

Polar Bear Club and Cold Water Swimming Links



Benefits of becoming a Polar Bear Member

    1)  Shocking the circulatory system can produce a warm afterglow and a transcendental
    state that one literally needs to experience to fully understand.

    2)  It is a spiritually uplifting ritual which can surpass any normal level of comprehension.

    3)  It can reduce wrinkles.    Drastic temperature changes and shivering skin
actually exercise shallow sub-cutaneous muscles that firm the skin.

    4)  You become part of history rooted in the European tradition
of saunas and cold-water bathing
.

    5)  Jumping in near-freezing water wearing little more than a pair of shorts
takes a brave
soul.

    6)  Participants build a sense of camaraderie and valued friendships that can last a lifetime.

    7)  It helps mentally by shortening the winter season and lifts bouts of depression. 

    8)  It's a heck of lot cheaper and safer than walking on coals.