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Posted by Mickey on January 1, 2008, 8:43 pm
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Jan 1, 2008 6:05 PM EST
Swimmers take New Year's Day dip in NYC
AP Photo/Seth Wenig 
(Note from Mickey - I would liked to have heard the words coming from this lady's mouth! True Brooklynese, I'm sure!)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hundreds of hardy swimmers braved the 42-degree Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday for a traditional New Year's Day dip. "It was a fantastic day," said Louis Scarcella, president of the Coney Island Polar Bears Club.
About 300 club members went in the water off Coney Island, raising $30,000 in pledges for Camp Sunshine, a camp for seriously ill children and their families in Casco, Maine, Scarcella said.
Another two dozen members of the Ice Breakers took a dip off nearby Brighton Beach, member Bob Stewart said.
"The cold water clears our minds and bodies so we can experience the new year in a more fresh and relaxed way," he said.
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