Meet the winter swimmers braving the Adriatic for health and tradition

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(4 Dec 2025) ASSOCIATED PRESS Opatja, Croatia - 29 November 2025 1. Winter swimmers putting on their swimsuits 2. Winter swimmer putting on Santa hat 3. Pan as Mario Susanj, medical doctor and president of winter swimmers’ organization, greets tourists 4. Winter swimmers entering the sea 5. Close of swimmers' feet as they enter the sea 6. Swimmers entering the sea 7. SOUNDBITE (Croatian) Mario Susanj, Opatija Seagulls president: “From our many years of experience with winter swimming and from