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.