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Participants prepare to run into English Bay during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)

Participants prepare to run into English Bay during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)



Participants run into English Bay during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)

Participants run into English Bay during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)



Participants take part during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)

Participants take part during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)



Vancouver Police ride their horses while watching participants run into English Bay during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)

Vancouver Police ride their horses while watching participants run into English Bay during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)



Participants run into English Bay during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)

Participants run into English Bay during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)



Participants take part in the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)

Participants take part in the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)



Participants take part in the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in English Bay, Vancouver , British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)

Participants take part in the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in English Bay, Vancouver , British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)



Vancouver Police ride their horses while watching participants run into English Bay during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)

Vancouver Police ride their horses while watching participants run into English Bay during the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)



Participants take part in the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)

Participants take part in the 96th annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Reuters)



A participant in fancy dress swims in the waters of the North Sea during the annual New Year's plunge event in Ostend, Belgium, January 2, 2016. (Photo by Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

A participant in fancy dress swims in the waters of the North Sea during the annual New Year's plunge event in Ostend, Belgium, January 2, 2016. (Photo by Francois Lenoir/Reuters)



Participants run towards the waters of the North Sea during the annual New Year's plunge event in Ostend, Belgium, January 2, 2016. The temperature of the water was 11 degrees Celsius (51.8 degrees Fahrenheit). (Photo by Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

Participants run towards the waters of the North Sea during the annual New Year's plunge event in Ostend, Belgium, January 2, 2016. The temperature of the water was 11 degrees Celsius (51.8 degrees Fahrenheit). (Photo by Francois Lenoir/Reuters)



A participant jumps in the waters of the North Sea during the annual New Year's plunge event in Ostend, Belgium, January 2, 2016. (Photo by Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

A participant jumps in the waters of the North Sea during the annual New Year's plunge event in Ostend, Belgium, January 2, 2016. (Photo by Francois Lenoir/Reuters)



A participant runs towards the waters of the North Sea during the annual New Year's plunge event in Ostend, Belgium, January 2, 2016. (Photo by Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

A participant runs towards the waters of the North Sea during the annual New Year's plunge event in Ostend, Belgium, January 2, 2016. (Photo by Francois Lenoir/Reuters)
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