About 300 people braved a frosty morning to take part in the 96th annual polar plunge at St Clair Beach yesterday.
St Clair Surf Lifesaving Club chairman Matthew Bradley said the atmosphere was "pumping".


PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH
About 350 people watched the event from the Esplanade.
Mr Bradley said the conditions could not have been better.

The club raised about $1000 for its day-to-day costs from the event.