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Siberian "walruses" swim across Ob River at zero temperature for the first time

Walruses from the Polar Bears aqua-ice sports federation in the Novosibirsk Region swim in the river Ob at the finish line of the athletes who swam across the river when the water temperature was around zero degrees.

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Siberian "walruses" swim across Ob River at zero temperature for the first time

Vitaly Panasyuk, president of the Polar Bears aqua-ice sports federation in the Novosibirsk Region, swims cross the river Ob near Novosibirsk when the water temperature was around zero degrees.

23.03.2014#2401382

Siberian "walruses" swim across Ob River at zero temperature for the first time

Vitaly Panasyuk, president of the Polar Bears aqua-ice sports federation in the Novosibirsk Region, swims cross the river Ob near Novosibirsk when the water temperature was around zero degrees.

23.03.2014#2401381

Siberian "walruses" swim across Ob River at zero temperature for the first time

Vitaly Panasyuk, president of the Polar Bears aqua-ice sports federation in the Novosibirsk Region, left, swims cross the river Ob near Novosibirsk when the water temperature was around zero degrees.

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Siberian "walruses" swim across Ob River at zero temperature for the first time

Walruses from the Polar Bears aqua-ice sports federation in the Novosibirsk Region swim in the river Ob at the finish line of the athletes who swam across the river when the water temperature was around zero degrees.

23.03.2014#2401379

Siberian "walruses" swim across Ob River at zero temperature for the first time

Walruses from the Polar Bears aqua-ice sports federation in the Novosibirsk Region swim in the river Ob at the finish line of the athletes who swam across the river when the water temperature was around zero degrees.

23.03.2014#2401378

Siberian "walruses" swim across Ob River at zero temperature for the first time

A walrus from the Polar Bears aqua-ice sports federation in the Novosibirsk Region swim in the river Ob at the finish line of the athletes who swam across the river when the water temperature was around zero degrees.

23.03.2014#2401377

Siberian "walruses" swim across Ob River at zero temperature for the first time

Assistants help Vitaly Panasyuk, president of the Polar Bears aqua-ice sports federation in the Novosibirsk Region, come out of the water after crossing the river Ob near Novosibirsk when the water temperature was around zero degrees.

23.03.2014#2401376

Siberian "walruses" swim across Ob River at zero temperature for the first time

Vitaly Panasyuk, president of the Polar Bears aqua-ice sports federation in the Novosibirsk Region, left, swims cross the river Ob near Novosibirsk when the water temperature was around zero degrees.

23.03.2014#2401374

Siberian "walruses" swim across Ob River at zero temperature for the first time

Walruses from the Polar Bears aqua-ice sports federation in the Novosibirsk Region swim in the river Ob at the finish line of the athletes who swam across the river when the water temperature was around zero degrees.

23.03.2014#2401375