You’ll typically find two kinds of people at the annual New Year’s Day Penguin Plunge in Tiverton — the bold and the not so brave. “I ask people, what group do you want …
The six swimmers line up. They hear, “Take your mark!” They tense on the starting blocks, one foot in front of the other. After a loud whistle, they propel forward into the water and free stroke furiously down the length of the pool. After 46.40.