People run into English Bay during the annual New Years Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 1, 2012.   REUTERS/Ben Nelms 

People run into English Bay during the annual New Years Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 1, 2012.   REUTERS/Ben Nelms 

A man runs into English Bay during the annual New Years Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 1, 2012.   REUTERS/Ben Nelms  

A person walks into English Bay during the annual New Years Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 1, 2012.   REUTERS/Ben Nelms