TIME.com Pictures of the Week January 12-18

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GOH CHAI HIN/AFP		January 12-18 Our picks of the week's best pictures A team of elderly women winter swimming enthusiasts line up at a reservoir in suburban Beijing, waiting for their turn to swim in the freezing water. More than a thousand swimmers took advantage of the annual winter swimming festival, plunging into a crack in the reservoir's ice. According to local beliefs, icy cold water can postpone aging and revitalize the body. (Sunday, January 13, 2002)

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