Vancouver Park Board - Polar Bear Swim

Anyone with heart problems - just watch!
Do not drink - alcohol does not warm you up - it accelerates hypothermia.
Do not stay in the water longer than 15 minutes. Body heat is lost 25 times faster in water than in air.
Do not remove your clothing until swim time.
The swim will be started by a flag and siren.
Entrants in the 100 yard race - meet in the front line on the north side (Stanley Park side) of the enclosure.
First 3 swimmers to touch the marker buoy by the lifeguard boat - give your names to the lifeguard.
Commemorative buttons are picked up after you swim at the large polar bear or at the registration table.
Warm up with coffee or hot chocolate.
Please leave your dog at home
Children must swim and stay with an adult