The sunshine did little to warm up the outdoor pool at St. Clair College for the fifth annual Polar Plunge.
About 160 brave souls, which included local police officers, college students and the general public, jumped into the frigid water to raise money for Special Olympics.
The goal is to raise $60,000.
This is the fourth time college student Holly Nicholson has taken the plunge.
"It was really cold but it was a lot of fun," she says. "It shocks you for about 30 seconds but I'm starting to feel a little bit better."
Carlene Frimer also took the plunge with some of her co-workers and says it was actually refreshing.
"I have taken cold showers before so if you imagine that times a thousand, it was cold," she says. "The energy of the crowd gave you some warmth and it was over before you knew it."
In the past four years, the event has raised more than $185,000 with more than 750 participants taking the plunge.
It's sunny but cold for the @windsorplunge @StClairCollege to raise funds for @SpecialOCanada @WindsorPolice @CaesarsWindsor @AM800News #cklw pic.twitter.com/aqldpV6smc
— Teresinha Medeiros (@tmedeiros800) February 15, 2019