2 March 24, 2015 2015 Polar Plunge Magazine Lincoln Daily News.com
A warmer than normal
S
aturday was almost a perfect day
for taking a dip in Lincoln Lakes.
The air temperature was hitting the
60-degree mark at noon. The sun was out
and the breeze gentle. The only drawback
was that the water temperature was still
only hitting about 50 degrees. Even so,
it was a far more pleasant experience in
2015 than in 2014.
At the lake, more than 200 people
gathered along the shore with 180
plungers taking the dip while friends and
family cheered them on.
The day began with registration and the
turning in of money at the Knights of
Columbus Hall in Lincoln. The counting
of money began immediately and was still
underway when the plungers returned to
the hall in the afternoon.
Shortly after 11 a.m. plungers and guests
began loading onto school buses provided
by West Lincoln-Broadwell School and
headed out to the lake shore.
After the opening remarks that included
comments from city of Lincoln temporary
Council Chairman, Marty Neitzel, guests
were asked to honor the flag as Lesleigh
Bennett sang the National Anthem.
Then it was the time all had been
preparing for, the plunge. The first team
in the water was the Honorary Plunge
Team of Team Lexie. The team consisted
primarily of staff and employees of Eaton
Corp, who plunge in honor of little Lexie,
who is the granddaughter of Paula Coffey.
The plunge continued with each team
taking the dive. Some were brave and
went “all in” while others chose to wade
out into the water to knee depth and then
come out.
Once out of the water, each diver was
given a clean, dry towel provided by
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and
permitted to change into dry clothing in
the changing tents set up at the lake.
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Story by Nila Smith
