Polar Bear Plunge

On Your Mark! Get Set! BBBRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Erin here from the Aquatics department telling you to brave a dive for water safety! 

The City of Peoria Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the third annual Winter Water Safety Day and Polar Plunge this Saturday, January 8^th.  

The event will take place at Sunrise Mountain Pool

 (21321 N. 86th Dr.) from 7:30 – 9:30 am.

It will be chilly out at this year’s Polar Plunge! Participates from around the valley are coming together to promote that drowning prevention is a year-round task.  Here you will find laughs and fun as individuals of all ages plunge into the icy waters, after eating a free hot breakfast cooked by Peoria Firefighters Charities (yes, did I mention Firefighters will be there??) and receiving a free T-Shirt as a trophy honoring their brisk aquatic battle.

We've got three of our very own who are stepping up to the challenge! Steven McGhee (Aquatics & Community Programs Coordinator), Bill Stouppe (Fulfillment Supervisor) and Amanda Pagan (Health & Safety Director) will be participating in this frosty event by jumping into this unheated pool, with temperatures projected to be near 40 – 50 degrees, and swimming 25 yards as fast as frozenly possible toward warm showers that beckon them at the end!!

Erin Kerger (Aquatics & Community Programs Supervisor)  - AKA: The Smart One – will be manning the Red Cross Water Safety Booth and taking pictures from the pool deck, in a very warm and dry fashion.

Here's the event breakdown:

8:00 AM - High School Relays 

Come cheer on your favorite high school swim team as they race in the cold water.

8:30am - The Big Plunge!

Participants will swim across the 25 yard pool.

8:45am - The Lil' Plunge! 

Younger participants will swim/wade across the zero-depth entry of the pool.

To register, visit the City of Peoria website.  We look forward to seeing you down there!

But… will you be brave enough to enter??