Special Olympics Penguin Plunge in Hampton Beach
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
- Updated
The annual Penguin Plunge was held at Hampton Beach on Sunday.


Catherine Lanctot, left, of North Berwick, Maine, and Heather Payeur, of Manchester, pose after taking the plunge into the chilly Atlantic Ocean as part of the 2024 Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics of New Hampshire Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
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Catherine Lanctot, left, of North Berwick, Maine, and Heather Payeur, of Manchester, pose after taking the plunge into the chilly Atlantic Ocean as part of the 2024 Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics of New Hampshire Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
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Participants race into the chilly Atlantic Ocean in Hampton as part of the 2024 Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics of New Hampshire on Sunday. The ocean water temperature was around a bone-chilling 40 degrees Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
A couple of plungers dressed as bees emerge from the icy waters at Hampton Beach Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
Bill Jones of Bedford dresses for the 2024 Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics of New Hampshire Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
Catherine Lanctot, left, of North Berwick, Maine, and Heather Payeur, of Manchester, pose after taking the plunge into the chilly Atlantic Ocean as part of the 2024 Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics of New Hampshire Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
Participants line up before the start of the 2024 Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics of New Hampshire Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
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Participants race into the chilly Atlantic Ocean in Hampton as part of the 2024 Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics of New Hampshire on Sunday. The ocean water temperature was around a bone-chilling 40 degrees Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
A couple of plungers dressed as bees emerge from the icy waters at Hampton Beach Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
Bill Jones of Bedford dresses for the 2024 Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics of New Hampshire Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
Catherine Lanctot, left, of North Berwick, Maine, and Heather Payeur, of Manchester, pose after taking the plunge into the chilly Atlantic Ocean as part of the 2024 Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics of New Hampshire Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
Participants line up before the start of the 2024 Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics of New Hampshire Sunday.
- Mark Bolton/Union Leader
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