by Bill Brett | Feb 25, 2024 | Bill Brett Boston
HULL — 300 intrepid souls braved the windy surf of Hull on Saturday, Feb. 24, for the Special Olympics Polar Plunge. More than $200,000 was raised to support the Massachusetts nonprofit. All photos by Bill Brett
by Bill Brett | Jan 5, 2023 | Bill Brett Boston
SOUTH BOSTON — Despite warmer temperatures, the crowd was small for the annual New Year’s Day plunge in South Boston. The ongoing construction at the L Street Bathhouse, the traditional location of the L Street Brownies annual polar plunge, has meant that...
by Bill Brett | Jan 1, 2022 | From the Archives
[Originally posted in 2018] SOUTH BOSTON — The air temperature was about 1 degree above zero when 200 people plunged into Boston Harbor at M Street Beach in South Boston for the annual L Street Brownies New Year’s Day polar swim. Water temperature was 44...
by Bill Brett | Jan 1, 2021 | Bill Brett Boston
REPOSTED ON JANUARY 1, 2021: SOUTH BOSTON — Hundreds of intrepid swimmers, many donning costumes, made the leap into Dorchester Bay outside the Curley Community Center on Columbia Road on January 1, 2020, as part of the L Street Brownies’ annual New...
by Bill Brett | Feb 29, 2020 | Recent Events
HULL — 400 brave souls participated in the Polar Plunge on February 29, 2020 at Nantasket Beach in Hull to benefit Special Olympics Massachusetts. Our own Bill Brett is becoming a leading authority on the best way to photograph these polar plunge events. All...
