One of Vancouver's favourite New Year's Day traditions — the annual Polar Bear Swim — was celebrated by thousands again on Wednesday, in an event that has now spread across the world.

Then they realize the band isn’t playing yet. Someone missed the fine print in the City of Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim messaging, which said the event ran from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., but in ...

1, in the traditional way — with a chilled splash into the Pacific Ocean. The annual Polar Bear Swim drew hundreds, as usual, for the bracing, rejuvenating dip into the sea at Cabrillo Beach.

Scientists have recorded the longest swim ever done by a polar bear. A female polar bear in the Beaufort Sea swam an impressive 687 km. The study looked at 52 adult female polar bears wearing ...

Seven women arrived to the indoor, 82-degree pool around 8 a.m. on Thursday, entering the poolhouse clad in white robes and ...

The first Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver took place in 1976 with 641 people registering for the event. 2:08 Residents south of the Fraser take part in annual Polar Bear Swim ...

Temperatures hovered around 7 C when the city’s official 105th annual polar bear swim kicked off at noon. The event runs for about four hours and includes a more than 90-metre swimming race.

One of Vancouver's oldest traditions is back on Jan. 1, 2025. The city's first Polar Bear Swim took place on Jan. 1, 1920, and almost every year since, hundreds, if not thousands, have gathered at ...

One of Vancouver's favourite New Year's Day traditions — the annual Polar Bear Swim — was celebrated by thousands again on Wednesday, in an event that has now spread across the world.

One of Vancouver's oldest traditions is back on Jan. 1, 2025. The city's first Polar Bear Swim took place on Jan. 1, 1920, and almost every year since, hundreds, if not thousands, have gathered at ...

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