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In photos: The polar bear swim

On the last day of classes, hundreds of students gathered on Wreck Beach for the Calendar's annual polar bear swim. Here are photos from the catharsis.

Sidney Shaw
Sidney Shaw
A line of people emerge from a dark forest.
The procession down the Wreck Beach stairs.
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A crowd of people fill a sand beach on a cloudy day.
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A person in swimming trunks stands over a bonfire and stares into it.
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A person in a Santa hat sits neck deep in the ocean.
A lone person sat in the water before the plunge had even begun.
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A crowd of people line the shore of the beach.
People lined up at the edge of the water, ready to run in.
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A crowd of people gather at the shore of a beach. Half of them run into the water while the other half watches.
The first group of swimmers run into the water as others from the beach watch.
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A person mid-stride as they run in the water amongst large splashes from other swimmers.
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Two people in bikinis laugh as they smile for the camera. They are in the water.
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A pink person sits neck deep in the water. They smile and gesture to the camera.
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Three people in swim trunks jump out from the water, droplets flying everywhere.
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In the foreground, a person swims to the shore. In the background, people run to shore.
People ran out of the frigid water as quickly as they had run in.
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A person about to dive into the water. Splashes of water surrounds them.
Some people went back in for round two.
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A person holding a black flag that says "the Calendar" runs into the water.
The polar bear swim was organized by the Calendar.
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