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Scheveningen Leads Netherlands’ New Year’s Dive With 58th Edition Today

Registration opens at 10:30 near Beelden aan Zee with a noon plunge into roughly 5°C water.

Overview

  • The national flagship event charges €4 per participant and provides the signature Unox hat and hot pea soup after the swim.
  • Organizers advise arriving by public transport or bicycle, with lockers available at APCOA Parking Nieuwe Parklaan for personal items.
  • TV West broadcasts the Scheveningen dive live, with coverage starting at 11:45.
  • Across Drenthe, several local dips go ahead, including a 14:00 charity dive at Coevorden’s Klinkenvlierse Plas that starts with a cannon and benefits Action Jeugdsportkamp.
  • Other Drenthe plunges are off this year, including Nijeveen due to ice and Kibbelkoele because the lake was recently drained, according to Staatsbosbeheer.