6000 people sign up for 100th annual Polar Bear Swim in English Bay, Vancouver, more than doubling previous record

New Years Day revelers prepare to plunge into the cold waters of English Bay during the 100th annual Polar Bear swim in Vancouver, British Columbia, January 1, 2020. Roughly 6000 people participated in the 2020 New Years Day swim, over double the previous record, helping make the Vancouver Polar Bear club one of the largest and oldest in the world. Photo by Heinz Ruckemann/UPI