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New Year’s Day Polar Bear Splash at Barton Springs Pool

by Chronicle Staff January 2, 2020October 30, 2025

Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.
Locals took a chilly dip on the first day of 2020 as they leapt into Barton Springs Pool to brace themselves for what the year may bring. The annual tradition isn’t quite as extreme as in northern climes, but we salute these “warm-blooded” water-goers nonetheless.

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