Swimmers take Polar Bear Swim (12 images)

New Year's Day revelers prepare to plunge into the cold waters of English Bay during the 100th annual Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 1, 2020.

New Years Day revelers prepare to plunge into the cold waters of English Bay. Photo by Heinz Ruckemann/UPI

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Entertainers welcome people arriving for the Polar Bear Swim. Photo by Heinz Ruckemann/UPI

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A pair of service dogs wearing life jackets line up on shore. Photo by Heinz Ruckemann/UPI

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Roughly 6,000 people participate in the swim, more than 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

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