12 Dips in December 2025

The challenge is to complete 12 cold water dips during the month of December, all while raising funds for Pieta.

You can use this challenge tracker, which is also linked in the Facebook Group. Simply note down each day you complete a dip. Don’t forget to post in the Facebook Group here and let us know how you are getting on! 

We’re aiming for 12 dips during the month of December, but feel free to start early, finish later, or adjust the challenge to suit your own goals!

You are welcome to take part in any way that works best for you. We encourage non-experienced swimmers to take the challenge in another way. You can do it in the shower, cold tub, or garden hose, etc., you can be creative, but it's important to stay safe as the weather can be dangerous this time of year.  Click on the following link for more information - https://watersafety.ie/open-water-swimming/

As part of this challenge, you will be asked to set up a ‘12 Dips in December’ JustGiving Fundraising Page for Pieta, where you can post the dips you complete to keep your donors up to date. You can also track your progress on our challenge tracker so you know once you’ve completed the 12 dips challenge.

You can register for the challenge T-shirt HERE.  Everyone who receives one or more donations on their fundraiser will be sent a Pieta t-shirt.

Once you have completed the registration form, you’ll be asked to set up your JustGiving donation page - If you missed that step don’t worry, you can create your fundraiser HERE.

Yes, that is no problem. Once you register and create your fundraising page, you can make a self donation to your page. That way you’ll still receive your challenge t-shirt.

Pieta will only be providing a t-shirt to those who raise one or more donations and a bobble hat to those who raise €350 or more in funds throughout this challenge.

Please allow up to 5-7 working days after you raise each of these amounts in donations for your t-shirt or bobble hat to arrive. This is a large fundraising event, so we thank you for your patience.

Yes, you can complete this challenge as an organisation or work group. In fact, it is a great team bonding exercise and lots of healthy, competitive fun. We would recommend that each individual who wishes to take part registers so that they can qualify for their t-shirt.