Do you want to start the new year fresh? Start January 1, 2024 with a New Year’s dive! In Zoetermeer, the New Year’s dive at the Noord Aa beach has not existed for years. But of course we live very close to Scheveningen! In addition to this seaside resort, there are more New Year’s dives in the Zoetermeer area.
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Do you dare to jump into ice-cold water on New Year’s Day? Natural swimmers from Zoetermeer can go to Scheveningen, Noordwijk, Hoek van Holland, Alphen aan den Rijn, Rotterdam or Vlaardingen on New Year’s Day.
You can dive at these locations near Zoetermeer
Put on your winter hat and swimwear! Unox organizes a New Year’s dive in Scheveningen, at the Beelden aan Zee museum. The warm-up starts at the stage at 11.30 am and at 12.00 pm all heroes dive into the sea.
At 12:00 divers can go to the Wassenaar Battle for the free New Year’s dive. Afterwards there is hot chocolate to relax.
You can also take a New Year’s dive on January 1 in Hoek van Holland, near the Noord Noord West beach pavilion. We meet here at 12.45 pm and at 1 pm a walk starts to the place where you jump into the water.
In Noordwijk there are New Year’s dives at two locations on the beach. Near the lighthouse at the beach of Noordwijk everyone dives into the cold water at 1 p.m. This is possible from 3 p.m Langevelder battle. There are stalls and a DJ with exciting music.
How did the New Year’s Dive come about?
In 1920 Peter Pantages organized the very first ‘New Year’s Dipin Canada. Only 5 people participated, but every year there were more. Forty years later this idea flew to the Netherlands.
The very first Dutch New Year’s Dive was organized in 1960 by Ok van Batenburg in Zandvoort. Five years later, ex-Channel swimmer Jan van Scheijndel also organized an annual New Year’s Dive in Scheveningen. What started with just seven swimmers has now become a massive event with approximately 10,000 participants. In addition to the big dive in Scheveningen, many more people throughout the country are participating!
Source: Nu.nl
To all New Year’s divers: good luck! [link hier naar het agendapunt]