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Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz of Spain perform during the preliminary round of Ice Dance Free Dance of the ISU 2012 World Figure Skating Championships in Nice, southern France, March 26, 2012.
Winter swimming event kicks off Ice and Snow Festival in China
Diego Azubel / EPA
A Chinese man dives into a pool cut out of the frozen waters of the Songhua Jiang river in sub-zero temperatures during a winter swimming event as part of the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. The three-month long festival attracts visitors from all over China as well as a number of foreign guests who brave below zero temperatures to see colorful large ice and snow sculptures, ride horse-drawn carriages and enjoy a number of winter activities set up on the sidelines of the festival.
See other winter swimmers from China
Sheng Li / Reuters
The annual winter festival in northeastern China opens on Jan. 5, 2012.
Another swimmer braves icy waters in China for good health
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A Chinese man diving into the Jingpo lake from a frozen waterfall on Mudanjiang, in northeast China's Heilongjiang province.
Another great photograph from China about people swimming during the winter months for the good of their health. The other picture I blogged on the same subject earlier this month can be seen here.
The winter swimming is especially popular amongst the elderly and retired as it's believed to improve circulation and benefit health, and also said to increase the level of mental awareness, release stress, remove aches and pains, increase vitality and keep skin looking younger - and of course, an overall feeling of well-being.
Swimmer braves icy waters in China for good health
Sheng Li / Reuters
A swimmer dives into the icy water of a lake of Beiling park in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011.
In China it is believed swimming in near freezing water during the winter months strengthens the immune system of one’s body.
What do you think?
Competitors take to the skies at the Snowboarding World Championships in Spain
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Australian snowboarder Alex Pullin, right, competes ahead of Tony Ramoin from France, second right, Hans Reichen from Switzerland, second left, and Hanno Douschan from Austria, left, in the Border Cross 1/8 final of the FIS Snowboarding World Championships on Jan. 18 at La Molina in the north of Spain. Pullin won the race.
Manu Fernandez / AP
Australia's Alex Pullin, bottom, competes to win the men's Snowboard Cross (SBX) final in La Molina, Spain on Jan. 18. Seth Wescott of the US, top left, took second and Italy's Luca Matteotti, right, finished third.
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Alex Pullin of Australia, right, takes 1st place during the FIS Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.
Michael Buholzer / Reuters
Austria's Andreas Kofler soars through the air during a practice session for the ski jumping World Cup competition in Engelberg, Switzerland, on Thursday, Dec. 16. The ski jumping World Cup competition takes place in Engelberg on December 17-19.