2024 Polar Bear Swims Around Vancouver

Two polar bears swimming

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Vancouverites have been plunging into the frigid ocean on New Year’s Day since 1920. Here are six places to take part in the chilly tradition on the first day of 2024.

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2024 Polar Bear Swims Around Vancouver

2023 Polar Bear Swims Around Vancouver

A polar bear getting ready to go for a swim.

Photo: Hans Jurger Mager/Unsplash

New Year’s Day Polar Bear swims are a Vancouver tradition dating back to 1920. Here are seven places around Vancouver to take a chilly dip to ring in 2023.

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2023 Polar Bear Swims Around Vancouver

Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim Turns 100! Plus 4 Other Places to Polar Bear Swim in Metro Vancouver

Vancouver Polar Bear Swim

Vancouver Polar Bear Swim. Photo credit: Sherwood411 on Flickr

If you’ve never jumped into the ocean on New Year’s Day before, next year might be the time to start. Vancouver’s legendary Polar Bear Swim celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020! Plus, there are four other Vancouver-area Polar Bear Swims happening on New Year’s Day.

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Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim Turns 100! Plus 4 Other Places to Polar Bear Swim in Metro Vancouver

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