It was frigid temperatures and a steady rain for this year's annual Mosquito Lake Polar Plunge.

From Youngstown State Fraternity members to Champion High School Baseball teammates - nearly a hundred people made a splash to raise money for the Special Olympics of Ohio.

“From polar plunges all the way through summer and winter games is all for the athletes and to see the joy it brings them is unexplainable really,” Brad Ritenour, Special Olympics Chairman for the Ohio State Moose Association said.

“It's a very good cause and go ahead and try it. I did it so other people you can come and do it also,” Minnie Wolfe, a Polar Plunger said.

Wolfe has been rushing in the freezing water for more than 20 years. The 92-year-old started taking the plunge with her friends from the Niles Moose Lodge. Over the years, she's raised thousands for a good cause.

“It's a blessing because it shows that other people take in the consideration what is always being done for the handicapped,” Wolfe said.

This year's Mosquito Lake plunge raised almost $18,000 to put on summer and winter Olympic games across Ohio.

“It's incredible,” Steve Crissinger, VP of Advancement for Special Olympics Ohio said. “Fundraising is not small on any level, a dollar to a million dollars, it all goes to the same cause of supporting our athletes.”

The Special Olympics Ohio will be holding several other polar plunges across the state in the next few months. Crissinger said they're on track to hit their combined goal of $1,000,000 raised this year.