Who started the first polar bear club? When?

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Who started the first polar bear club? When?

2007-01-08 05:44:11 · 1 answers · asked by Bud Hunt 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups

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Bernarr Macfadden started the first one - the Coney Island Polar Bear Club in 1903.
"The Coney Island Polar Bear Club is the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States."
http://www.polarbearclub.org/polarbears/index.htm
http://www.polarbearclub.org/polarbears/history.htm

2007-01-09 08:53:00 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ Rum Rhythms ♫ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋