A family braves the 32-degree weather to leap into the waters of DeLeon Springs for the “DeLeon Dunk” on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The event is held every year in the 72-degree springs to bring in the new year. More than 100 people took part in the event. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Kids and adults warm their feet by a fire pit before braving the 32-degree weather to leap into the waters of DeLeon Springs for the “DeLeon Dunk” on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The event is held every year in the 72-degree springs to bring in the new year. More than 100 people took part in the event. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

A baby doesn’t seem to mind braving the 32-degree weather to leap into the waters of DeLeon Springs for the “DeLeon Dunk” on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The event is held every year in the 72-degree springs to bring in the new year. More than 100 people took part in the event. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Kids shiver in the 32-degree weather before leaping into the waters of DeLeon Springs for the “DeLeon Dunk” on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The event is held every year in the 72-degree springs to bring in the new year. More than 100 people took part in the event. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Swimmers wait in the 32-degree weather to leap into the waters of DeLeon Springs for the “DeLeon Dunk” on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The event is held every year in the 72-degree springs to bring in the new year. More than 100 people took part in the event. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Dressed warmly, swimmers wait in the 32-degree weather to leap into the waters of DeLeon Springs for the “DeLeon Dunk” on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The event is held every year in the 72-degree springs to bring in the new year. More than 100 people took part in the event. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Swimmers wait in the 32-degree weather to leap into the waters of DeLeon Springs for the “DeLeon Dunk” on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The event is held every year in the 72-degree springs to bring in the new year. More than 100 people took part in the event. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

A child is bundled up in the 32-degree weather before leaping into the waters of DeLeon Springs for the “DeLeon Dunk” on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The event is held every year in the 72-degree springs to bring in the new year. More than 100 people took part in the event. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

A lone swimmer, dressed in holiday garb, walks across a bridge in the 32-degree weather to leap into the waters of DeLeon Springs for the “DeLeon Dunk” on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The event is held every year in the 72-degree springs to bring in the new year. More than 100 people took part in the event. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Participants in the early-morning mist brave the 32-degree weather to leap into the waters of DeLeon Springs for the “DeLeon Dunk” on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The event is held every year in the 72-degree springs to bring in the new year. More than 100 people took part in the event. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Swimmers smile after braving the 32-degree weather to leap into the waters of DeLeon Springs for the “DeLeon Dunk” on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The event is held every year in the 72-degree springs to bring in the new year. More than 100 people took part in the event. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)