Category: Winter Swimming
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Vancouver celebrates 100 years of the Polar Bear Swim
Since 1920, thousands of Vancouverites have gathered to take a chilly plunge into English Bay on New Year’s Day. Read more: www.cbc.ca/1.5411094
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Finding our Freedom Under a Frozen Lake
Some of us look at a frozen lake and see an inky blackness that should be avoided at all costs. But there are others who look at that layer of ice and see an opportunity to explore an obscure world, both in the lake and within themselves. After cutting a hole into the surface, these freedivers lower themselves into…
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Cavan Icebreakers 52th Annual Christmas Day Swim 2019 Annagh Lake Butlersbridge Co Cavan
Cavan Icebreakers celebrated their 52th Annual Christmas Day Swim 2019 Annagh Lake Butlersbridge Co Cavan. Up to 100 people attended the event over 70 people took part in the swim.
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Cheltenham’s Sandford Lido Christmas Day Swim
Footage of brave thrillseekers taking part in the annual Christmas Day swim which took place at Cheltenham’s Sandford Lido today (25 December). The water temperature was a chilly 7 degrees Celsius.
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The Isle of Wight New Year Swim
Isle of Wight folk musician Steve Love sings his song about doing the New Year’s Day swim