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Chinese swimmers brave icy waters to compete in contest

Hundreds of brave swimmers challenged freezing temperatures to compete in China’s Harbin Ice Swimming contest. With the morning temperature hovering around minus 20 degrees Celsius, locals and tourists were out to withstand the extreme cold.

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Published:7th Jan, 2018 at 7:54 PM

Beijing

Armed with nothing but their swimming trunks, caps, and goggles, around 600 contestants took to the freezing waters of the Songhua River. The contest is part of the 34th annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, which opened to the public on Friday.

The festival is one of China’s most popular tourist attractions during the winter months. Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province that borders Russia, each winter welcomes more than 1 million tourists for the festival.

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Chinese swimmers brave icy waters to compete in contest

Hundreds of brave swimmers challenged freezing temperatures to compete in China’s Harbin Ice Swimming contest. With the morning temperature hovering around minus 20 degrees Celsius, locals and tourists were out to withstand the extreme cold.

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