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About 12,000 people attended the Vancouver Park Board’s Polar Bear Swim on Jan. 1 at English Bay Beach, where participants plunged into the cold water to kick off the new year. The event, which turned 104 years old, motivates attendees to dip or compete in a 100-yard race in 6°C water. “I have been participating

People from across Metro Vancouver descended on English Bay beach on New Year's Day as part of the annual Polar Bear Swim, which has run for over a century. Here are some of the best pictures from the event.

How the ritual became a a freezing fixture of New Year’s Day

How the ritual became a a freezing fixture of New Year’s Day

104 years of jumping in the sea on January 1.

A venerable New Year's Day tradition returned to Vancouver English Bay for the first time in three years. 

Thousands of swimmers are expected to take part in Metro Vancouver's annual Polar Bear Swim in English Bay on Jan. 1, which returns after two years.

The annual Vancouver Polar Bear Swim will return to English Bay on New Years Day, after taking a digital format in 2021 and 2022.

Start off 2023 the right way by plunging into the frigid waters of English Bay during the 103rd Vancouver Polar Bear Swim.

For the second year in a row the annual event, a tradition for 101 years, was held virtually