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2023 Polar Bear Swims Around Vancouver

by Taryn Eyton in Events, Outside on December 21, 2022

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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