New years day 2013 – The Polar Bear Swim!

“The polar bear swim is a tradition in Vancouver (and in other places as well) to swim in the cold wintery waters of English bay beach on the first day of every new year, as a means of beginning a fresh new year whilst having some unassuming fun.”

New years day 2013 – The Polar Bear Swim! from Yiming Cai on Vimeo.

Another video from the same event

2013 Polar Bears from Paul Tarasoff on Vimeo.