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Few sports events give themselves to great panoramic photos. Cathcing a single moment is hard enough in any one direction, but catching several to justify a full spherical panorama is virtually impossible. On few occasions you can count on the crowd providing a spectacle, but often they are not allowed close enough to make them count.
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Gov. O'Malley and the Baltimore Ravens | 2009-01-24

Special Olympics athlete Ben Collins, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and members of the Baltimore Ravens football team take a plunge in the icy waters during the Maryland State Police sponsored benefit event for the Special Olympics.

(The Ravens team members are: Joe Flacco, Adam Terry and Jason Brown.)

Gov. O'Malley and the Baltimore Ravens
Polar Bear Plunge 2009 | 2009-01-24

Let The Plunge Begin!


Polar Bear Plunge 2009
The Shockers Team | 2009-01-24

A quick pose before the plunge.


The Shockers Team
Super Plunge 2009 Begins | 2009-01-23

The two day Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge has gotten under way today. Thse who raised 10,000 dollars in sponsorship may participate in the Super Plunge. That is plunge every hour on the hour for 24 hours before the rest of the plungers get wet.

Super Plunge 2009 Begins
Bike Jam : Mike Steidley | 2008-05-24

it seems impossible, yet Mike Steidley does it in front of your eyes. Jumps up onto a slab of wood 4 feet above the ground, from a stand-still. Or sinks himself from the top of his trailer onto the asphalt.

Oh yeah, i forgot to mention: he does this never leaving his bike.

Bike Jam : Mike Steidley
Polar Bear Plunge 2008 | 2008-01-26

The Polar Bear Plunge takes place in the Sandy Point State Park in Maryland and, in essence, it's a fundraising event for the Maryland Special Olympics. Qualifying participants, those who managed to raise at least $50 in sponsorship dipped into the 36 degree water.

Additional events included HugaPalooza '08, resulting in a new Guinness record by Josh Speigel of local radio station 98 Rock. The germaphobe radio personality hugged 1000 people in an hour.

The event reportedly drew some ten thousand participants and netted three million dollars in all, in no small part due to Ellwood "Bunky" Bartlett, Mega Millions lottery winner's million dollar donation.

Polar Bear Plunge 2008
Josh Speigel's Bonus Hug (with Ellwood "Bunky" Bartlett) | 2008-01-26

Upon setting the new Guinness record, it seemed only befitting that Josh Spiegel hugs Ellwood "Bunky" Bartlett, this year's Polar Bear Plunge's largest donor.

Josh Speigel's Bonus Hug (with Ellwood
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