世界各地で1月1日、人々が冷たい水に飛び込んで新年を祝った。北アイルランドのベルファストでは慈善活動を兼ねた寒中水泳大会が行われ、「スーパーガール」の衣装で水に飛び込む女性参加者もいた。
【2015年】新春を祝う寒中水泳大会
New Years Day Swim(01 of30)
CARNLOUGH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JANUARY 1: Swimmers brave the icy waters during the New Year\'s Day swim at Carnlough harbour on January 1, 2015 in Carnlough, Northern Ireland. The annual event on the north Antrim coast supports Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus charities. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (credit:Charles McQuillan via Getty Images)
Members Of Coney Island's Polar Bear Club Attend The New Year's Day Polar Bear Dip(02 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 01: Members of the Coney Island\'s Polar Bear Club attend their annual \'New Year\'s Day Polar Bear Dip\' on New Years Day at Coney Island beach on in New York City on January 01, 2015. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Members Of Coney Island's Polar Bear Club Attend The New Year's Day Polar Bear Dip(03 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 01: Members of the Coney Island\'s Polar Bear Club attend their annual \'New Year\'s Day Polar Bear Dip\' on New Years Day at Coney Island beach on in New York City on January 01, 2015. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Members Of Coney Island's Polar Bear Club Attend The New Year's Day Polar Bear Dip(04 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 01: Members of the Coney Island\'s Polar Bear Club attend their annual \'New Year\'s Day Polar Bear Dip\' on New Years Day at Coney Island beach on in New York City on January 01, 2015. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Members Of Coney Island's Polar Bear Club Attend The New Year's Day Polar Bear Dip(05 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 01: Members of the Coney Island\'s Polar Bear Club attend their annual \'New Year\'s Day Polar Bear Dip\' on New Years Day at Coney Island beach on in New York City on January 01, 2015. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Members Of Coney Island's Polar Bear Club Attend The New Year's Day Polar Bear Dip(06 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 01: Members of the Coney Island\'s Polar Bear Club attend their annual \'New Year\'s Day Polar Bear Dip\' on New Years Day at Coney Island beach on in New York City on January 01, 2015. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Members Of Coney Island's Polar Bear Club Attend The New Year's Day Polar Bear Dip(07 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 01: Members of the Coney Island\'s Polar Bear Club attend their annual \'New Year\'s Day Polar Bear Dip\' on New Years Day at Coney Island beach on in New York City on January 01, 2015. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
"L Street Brownies" Annual New Year's Day Swim(08 of30)
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 01: Several hundred swimmers brave the 24 degree Fahrenheit air temperature to participate in the L Street Brownies annual New Year\'s Day Boston Polar Plunge 2015 at the Carson Beach L Street Bathhouse at Curley Community Center, begun in 1904, on January 1, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Marotta via Getty Images)
"L Street Brownies" Annual New Year's Day Swim(09 of30)
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 01: Several hundred swimmers brave the 24 degree Fahrenheit air temperature to participate in the L Street Brownies annual New Year\'s Day Boston Polar Plunge 2015 at the Carson Beach L Street Bathhouse at Curley Community Center, begun in 1904, on January 1, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Marotta via Getty Images)
"L Street Brownies" Annual New Year's Day Swim(10 of30)
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 01: Several hundred swimmers brave the 24 degree Fahrenheit air temperature to participate in the L Street Brownies annual New Year\'s Day Boston Polar Plunge 2015 at the Carson Beach L Street Bathhouse at Curley Community Center, begun in 1904, on January 1, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Marotta via Getty Images)
"L Street Brownies" Annual New Year's Day Swim(11 of30)
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 01: Several hundred swimmers brave the 24 degree Fahrenheit air temperature to participate in the L Street Brownies annual New Year\'s Day Boston Polar Plunge 2015 at the Carson Beach L Street Bathhouse at Curley Community Center, begun in 1904, on January 1, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Marotta via Getty Images)
"L Street Brownies" Annual New Year's Day Swim(12 of30)
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 01: Several hundred swimmers brave the 24 degree Fahrenheit air temperature to participate in the L Street Brownies annual New Year\'s Day Boston Polar Plunge 2015 at the Carson Beach L Street Bathhouse at Curley Community Center, begun in 1904, on January 1, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Marotta via Getty Images)
"L Street Brownies" Annual New Year's Day Swim(13 of30)
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 01: Several hundred swimmers brave the 24 degree Fahrenheit air temperature to participate in the L Street Brownies annual New Year\'s Day Boston Polar Plunge 2015 at the Carson Beach L Street Bathhouse at Curley Community Center, begun in 1904, on January 1, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Marotta via Getty Images)
"L Street Brownies" Annual New Year's Day Swim(14 of30)
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 01: Several hundred swimmers brave the 24 degree Fahrenheit air temperature to participate in the L Street Brownies annual New Year\'s Day Boston Polar Plunge 2015 at the Carson Beach L Street Bathhouse at Curley Community Center, begun in 1904, on January 1, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Marotta via Getty Images)
"L Street Brownies" Annual New Year's Day Swim(15 of30)
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 01: Several hundred swimmers brave the 24 degree Fahrenheit air temperature to participate in the L Street Brownies annual New Year\'s Day Boston Polar Plunge 2015 at the Carson Beach L Street Bathhouse at Curley Community Center, begun in 1904, on January 1, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Marotta via Getty Images)
"L Street Brownies" Annual New Year's Day Swim(16 of30)
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 01: Several hundred swimmers brave the 24 degree Fahrenheit air temperature to participate in the L Street Brownies annual New Year\'s Day Boston Polar Plunge 2015 at the Carson Beach L Street Bathhouse at Curley Community Center, begun in 1904, on January 1, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Marotta via Getty Images)
"L Street Brownies" Annual New Year's Day Swim(17 of30)
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 01: Several hundred swimmers brave the 24 degree Fahrenheit air temperature to participate in the L Street Brownies annual New Year\'s Day Boston Polar Plunge 2015 at the Carson Beach L Street Bathhouse at Curley Community Center, begun in 1904, on January 1, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Marotta via Getty Images)
New Years Day Swim(18 of30)
CARNLOUGH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JANUARY 1: Swimmers brave the icy waters during the New Year\'s Day swim at Carnlough harbour on January 1, 2015 in Carnlough, Northern Ireland. The annual event on the north Antrim coast supports Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus charities. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (credit:Charles McQuillan via Getty Images)
New Years Day Swim(19 of30)
CARNLOUGH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JANUARY 1: Angela McClements takes the plunge as swimmers brave the icy waters during the New Year\'s Day swim at Carnlough harbour on January 1, 2015 in Carnlough, Northern Ireland. The annual event on the north Antrim coast supports Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus charities. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (credit:Charles McQuillan via Getty Images)
New Years Day Swim(20 of30)
CARNLOUGH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JANUARY 1: Swimmers brave the icy waters during the New Year\'s Day swim at Carnlough harbour on January 1, 2015 in Carnlough, Northern Ireland. The annual event on the north Antrim coast supports Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus charities. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (credit:Charles McQuillan via Getty Images)
New Years Day Swim(21 of30)
CARNLOUGH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JANUARY 1: Swimmers brave the icy waters during the New Year\'s Day swim at Carnlough harbour on January 1, 2015 in Carnlough, Northern Ireland. The annual event on the north Antrim coast supports Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus charities. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (credit:Charles McQuillan via Getty Images)
FRANCE-NEW YEAR-SWIM(22 of30)
People participate in the traditional New Years dip in the sea at Malo-Les-Bains near Dunkirk on January 1, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE HUGUEN via Getty Images)
FRANCE-NEW YEAR-SWIM(23 of30)
People participate in the traditional New Years dip in the sea at Malo-Les-Bains near Dunkirk on January 1, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE HUGUEN via Getty Images)
SWITZERLAND-NEWYEAR-2015-BATH(24 of30)
A man dives from a platform into the lake during a New Years day swim in Lake Geneva in Geneva on January 1, 2015. Around 50 swimmers took part in the 21st edition of the traditional dip to mark the New Year. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
FRANCE-NEW YEAR-SWIM(25 of30)
People participate in the traditional New Years dip in the sea at Malo-Les-Bains near Dunkirk on January 1, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE HUGUEN via Getty Images)
FRANCE-NEW YEAR-SWIM(26 of30)
People participate in the traditional New Years dip in the sea at Malo-Les-Bains near Dunkirk on January 1, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE HUGUEN via Getty Images)
FRANCE-NEW YEAR-SWIM(27 of30)
People participate in the traditional New Years dip in the sea at Malo-Les-Bains near Dunkirk on January 1, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN\n\n (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE HUGUEN via Getty Images)
SWITZERLAND-NEWYEAR-2015-BATH(28 of30)
People embrace after participating in a New Years day swim in Lake Geneva in Geneva on January 1, 2015. Around 50 swimmers took part in the 21st edition of the traditional dip to mark the New Year. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
SWITZERLAND-NEWYEAR-2015-BATH(29 of30)
People swim with glasses of champagne as they celebrate in the 7 degrees waters of the Lake Geneva, during the New Year\'s traditional bath, on January 1, 2015 in Geneva. Around 50 swimmers took part in the 21th edition of the traditional bath to mark the New Year. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
Antalya Celebrates New Year's Eve(30 of30)
ANTALYA, TURKEY - JANUARY 01 : A group of Turkish people calling themselves \'Those who swim in winter and summer\', celebrate the new year\'s eve as they swim at Konyalti Beach in Antalya, Turkey on January 01, 2015. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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