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Records Fall at New Year Cold-Water Swims Across Germany as Ice Forces Adjustments

Organizers reported new participation highs, enforcing safety steps under freezing conditions.

Overview

  • Neufahrn’s Wasserwacht logged 110 registered swimmers, setting a new local record at the Mühlsee.
  • At Seeburger See, DLRG Eichsfeld counted a record 99 participants, canceled jetty jumps due to drifting ice, and cleared a 15-by-15-meter area in advance.
  • Rotenburg’s Bullensee Anbaden drew 130 after volunteers hacked open ice with pickaxes and chainsaws, with new wristbands for entrants and a proven south-shore setup.
  • Hemfurth-Edersee’s event attracted over 350 bathers into water at exactly 0°C, with mobile saunas and heated tubs on site and proceeds benefiting local youth work.
  • Moosburg’s Aquapark saw about 80 participants in 5.4°C water, as organizers at all sites limited immersion times and provided heated shelters with no major incidents reported.