WASHINGTON, June 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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SATURDAY, JUNE 18: POLAR BEAR SWIM
Profile America - Saturday, June 18th. With summer just around the corner, it's hard to think of a polar bear swim - one of those outings where slightly crazy people, usually wearing strange costumes, plunge into chilly waters in the middle of the winter. But tomorrow in Nome, Alaska, where it will be daylight pretty much all around the clock, the 36th annual Polar Bear Swim is scheduled. Dozens of swimmers will jump into the frigid Bering Sea - if the ice has broken up enough to allow the event. Farther south, swimmers of all ages are enjoying warmer waters across the nation - from lakes, rivers, and oceans to swimming pools. Swimming is our second favorite recreational activity - with 63.5 million people taking the plunge at least six times a year. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2011, p. 327
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2011, t. 1248
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