# Event Details - **Event Name**: Chris Ballard's THE PLUNGE In-Store Launch And Book Siging - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: The award-winning author shares his immersive, globe-spanning narrative that dives into the hidden world of cold water plunging & swimmingAbout this EventJoin us at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore on Tuesday, June 9 at 7:00 PM when award-winning author Chris Ballard comes to the store to launch his new book The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, an Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water. Chris will sign copies of his book after the event. to preorder a copy of The Plunge.When award-winning Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard receives a cryptic text promising to extend his athletic life, he has no idea it will lead him into a parallel athletic universe—one populated by record-breaking grandmothers, obsessive scientists, rogue visionaries chasing Olympic legitimacy, and everyday people willingly plunging into freezing water together, a realm that subverts the idea of what “elite” athletes are supposed to look like. What begins as curiosity becomes a three-year reporting journey across continents, from the saunas of Finland and seas of Ireland to Norway, England, and Boston.Blending adventure journalism with rigorous research, The Plunge traces humanity’s long relationship with cold water—from the ancient Greeks and Victorian sea bathers to polar plungers and modern laboratories studying stress, resilience, and mental health, a lifeline for those “drowning on dry land.” Reporting from the front lines of emerging science, Ballard explores how brief, voluntary cold exposure can sharpen focus, elevate mood, reduce inflammation, stunt cortisol, and retrain the body’s stress response, creating a rare state of being both calm and alert.Along the way, Ballard introduces pioneers like legendary distance swimmer Lynne Cox, follows Ram Barkai’s improbable quest to bring ice swimming to the Olympics, and charts a global movement that’s surged from fringe ritual to mainstream phenomenon. As his reporting deepens, so does his participation: Ballard graduates from cold plunges to competing alongside Olympians at the Ice Swimming World Championships. Along the way, his body and outlook change in surprising and measurable ways.Unfolding through vivid scenes and unforgettable characters, The Plunge is a story of endurance, science, and human connection, an exploration of why, in a climate-controlled, screen-saturated world, so many people are choosing to seek out discomfort—and what becomes possible when we do hard things together.THIS EVENT is free but registration is requested. Registration ends at 6:30 pm on June 9.BECAUSE SEATING is limited, please register only if you plan to attend.DUE TO SPACE limitations, we may not be able to accommodate every person at an event, so early registration is encouraged.WALK-INS will be accommodated only if space allows.WE ASK that attendees arrive between 6:45 and 7:00 PM for the event.PLEASE leave your non-support companion animals at home.OUR shared restrooms are not accessible after 6:30 PM, please plan accordingly. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/079f5bb0-38e0-11f1-852e-77c5a0b86e79-rimg-w489-h740-dc1461a6-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/berkeley/chris-ballards-the-plunge-in-store-launch-and-book-siging/100001987080876392 - **Event Categories**: Sports, Art, literary-art, health-wellness, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Berkeley - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Mrs Dalloway's - **lat**: 37.8581708 - **long**: -122.25329 - **full address**: Mrs Dalloway's, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Chris Ballard's THE PLUNGE In-Store Launch And Book Siging - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/fb3028edd5a006261aa949c0f49a31e1de2c5f7d61029bcdaa19d2a61f53d6cc-rimg-w1200-h600-dcc2d6e8-gmir.jpg?v=1776267034 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Chris Ballard's THE PLUNGE In-Store Launch And Book Siging being held? - **A:** Chris Ballard's THE PLUNGE In-Store Launch And Book Siging takes place on Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Mrs Dalloway's, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Chris Ballard's THE PLUNGE In-Store Launch And Book Siging? - **A:** Chris Ballard's THE PLUNGE In-Store Launch And Book Siging is organized by Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore a rating of 4/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. 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