Polar Bears Kick Off Summer Season
Polar Bear crew gathers for a group photo after the swim.
Polar Bear crew gathers for a group photo after the swim.
Jubilation abounds and keeps the cold off.
Jubilation abounds and keeps the cold off.
Swimmers from farther afield join the group.
Swimmers from farther afield join the group.
Swimmers join in on some calisthenics.
Swimmers join in on some calisthenics.
The iconic circle begins to form in the water.
The iconic circle begins to form in the water.
Arms raised high in the morning light.
Arms raised high in the morning light.
Swimmers help each other enter and exit the water.
Swimmers help each other enter and exit the water.
Time to get out.
Time to get out.
The exit begins en masse.
The exit begins en masse.
Polar Bears gathered at Inkwell Beach in a friendship circle for their traditional Fourth of July holiday swim in Nantucket Sound.