Graham Kislingbury

Just got back from the annual “Polar Bear” swim at Osborn Aquatic Center in the heart of Corvallis.

I asked a number of the shivering swimmers what their New Year’s resolutions are and if they’re rooting for the Ducks today.

All but one — and some grudgingly, said, yes, they’ll go with the Ducks today. They’re Oregon State fans, but can’t root against a Pac-10 team in the Rose Bowl.

None of that for 14-year-old Maddie Watts./ At the top of the water slide, the 14-year-old Corvallis teen, a fan of the Beavers, said she’s rooting for the Buckeyes.

(I’ll have a video posted tonight on gazettetimes.com in the online version of the Polar Bear Swim story.)

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