“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.
“New Year’s Day Swim at Saundersfoot 2013. Hundreds taking part, thousands watching. Super start to the year. Can you spot the local “Pap” taking photos!”
Now with fireworks !
Saundersfoot New Years Day Swim 2013 from Nick Pudsey on Vimeo.
“For this gig I didn’t shoot flat like I normally do for post grading I wanted the the image to feel cool by pulling towards blue in camera.”
Yeah, and the weather helped too :-)
The Polar Bear Swim from Kadshah Nagibe on Vimeo.
Oh no, the humanity
That’s how the mother of Michael Phelps‘ ex-girlfriend, Megan Rossee, described the split between her model daughter and the most decorated Olympian of all time.
“Michael needs to smell the flowers after having such a competitive career.â€
“They remain friendly,†Susan said, adding: “They were too young.â€
Read Celebuzz
A seaside town’s mayor says a pair of skinny dippers who joined in an annual Boxing Day charity swim spoiled the event for many people. Read and listen on BBC News
“Unfortunately this year two people took it into their heads to skinny dip… which was unpleasant really.
“But the worst aspect of it was that one of them felt it necessary on the way out to extend or embellish his front with what appeared to be a long sock which made it into an even more unpleasant breach of public decency.”
Here is a video from the event … but beware, they are in front and quite visible
Australian Olympian Eamon Sullivan says he is taking a year off competitive swimming before deciding whether he has the desire to have a crack at a fourth Games in Rio de Janeiro. Read for instance ABC Net and news.com.au
No no no, this is not a Polar Bear video :-)
This is the 93rd annual Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, BC. An estimated 2,500 swimmers hit the 44 F water with many cracking open the bubbly in a futile attempt to stay warm.
