BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Swimmers plunge in icy lake near Olympics
A woman dries herself after a swim in the half-frozen waters of the Shichahai Lake in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. As the Winter Olympics carry on just a short distance away inside the bubble, Beijing residents are enjoying their own traditional winter games by the lake situated in Xicheng district. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A woman dries herself after a swim in the half-frozen waters of the Shichahai Lake in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. As the Winter Olympics carry on just a short distance away inside the bubble, Beijing residents are enjoying their own traditional winter games by the lake situated in Xicheng district. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Feb. 13, 2022 08:10 AM EST
A man dives into the half-frozen water at the Shichahai Lake during a snow fall in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. According to some of the local residents, swimming in the freezing water leads to health. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A man dives into the half-frozen water at the Shichahai Lake during a snow fall in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. According to some of the local residents, swimming in the freezing water leads to health. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Feb. 13, 2022 05:24 AM EST
A man swims in the half-frozen water at the Shichahai Lake during a snow fall in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. According to some of the local residents, swimming in the freezing water leads to health. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A man swims in the half-frozen water at the Shichahai Lake during a snow fall in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. According to some of the local residents, swimming in the freezing water leads to health. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Feb. 13, 2022 05:42 AM EST
A man prepares to dive into the half-frozen waters of the Shichahai Lake in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. As the Winter Olympics carry on just a short distance away inside the bubble, Beijing residents are enjoying their own traditional winter games by the lake situated in Xicheng district. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A man prepares to dive into the half-frozen waters of the Shichahai Lake in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. As the Winter Olympics carry on just a short distance away inside the bubble, Beijing residents are enjoying their own traditional winter games by the lake situated in Xicheng district. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Feb. 13, 2022 08:09 AM EST
Swimmers from the Beijing Houhai Happy Winter Swimming Team cheer with their banner before swimming in the half-frozen waters of the Shichahai Lake during a snow fall in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. The swimmers range in age from 20 to 90. Some come every day, rain or shine, smog or clear skies. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Swimmers from the Beijing Houhai Happy Winter Swimming Team cheer with their banner before swimming in the half-frozen waters of the Shichahai Lake during a snow fall in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. The swimmers range in age from 20 to 90. Some come every day, rain or shine, smog or clear skies. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Feb. 13, 2022 08:13 AM EST