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A refreshing New Year's dip

2016 Polar Bear Swim

Steve Safran took The Plunge at L Street in South Boston this morning.

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lunatic!

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Appreciate the kind word, and am honored to be on Universal Hub. We had a great time. I know people think this is nuts. I did for the longest time. I was a TV producer for years here in Boston at NECN and WBZ and sent reporters on this live shot every year, thinking it was idiotic. Finally, I decided to try it myself. Gotta tell you all - it's a blast. Not what you expect at all. Something to put on your bucket list. My 14 y.o. son came this year. The camaraderie is wonderful, the atmosphere is celebratory and the cold is overrated. I'm not an adventurous sort - and I still say this is a ton of fun and a great tradition. Plus you become an L Street Brownie just by doing it. An honor. Do it.

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I went with my GF and a couple of her friends this year and we had a blast!

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Love it!

For those who grump about this or call it crazy, consider that such New Year swims have now spread from Boston to pretty much around the country. Several of my old swim team friends on the west coast recorded their plunges this morning, as well as people living in various spots on the Great Lakes.

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